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Help! Sliced apples, how do I stop them going brown?
Tomorrow is DS last day at school and they are having a little party. As usual they put up a list of food asking parents to sign by what they would like to bring in. By the time I got there the only thing left was apple slices. Now I don't have a problem with doing them, far from it, but I am worried that if I cut them up…
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Apples For Healthy Snacks
My daughter wants to take an apple as her healthy snack for school which is fine, but she wants it cut up! Wont it go all brown if i cut it up and put it in a container? Is there anything i can do to stop it going brown?
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Storing cut apples
Is there any way of storing cut apples without them going all brown and nasty? I think my new parakeet will like apples, but she's only tiny so I doubt she'll eat a whole one. And I can't afford to buy loads for her to only have a few beakfuls of each one!
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Sliced apples in lunchboxes
Hi. I want to put sliced apples in my kids' lunchboxes but having no luck keeping them from going brown. Have tried fresh lemon juice but it leaves a strong taste. What am I doing wrong? On the same note, what 'liquid' do I put in fruit salad, again to keep it fresh and add to the flavour?:confused:
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Freezing hm baked treats in individual portions
Hi all :hello: In an effort to lose weight, save money and continue baking delicious treats for myself and the family, I was wondering... Which hm cakes and biscuits (etc) freeze well in individual portions? Cheesecake freezes well And muffins / un-iced fairy cakes..... anything else?:confused:
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Can I use these eggs?
I hard boiled 2 eggs last night when making ds tea ready for my lunch today (they were supposed to be out of date on 13th Jan but did the float test and seemed fine) anyway I accidentaly left them out overnight in the kitchen instead of putting them in the fridge... Do you think I can still eat them? I hate to waste them…
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OS Daily Thursday 17th January 2008
Aloha everyone :j I'm back - was I missed :D We landed from Hawaii yesterday about 1.30pm, and my body clock is all messed up (Island time is 10 hours behind us). Still I'll be back OS'ing with a vengeance - WM is on, TD is on, BM is on. Hawaii is beautiful - and hot - it's so cold back here - brrrr! Tonight's tea is…
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How long does it take to get used to fruit?
I've bought loads of differnt nuts and dried fruit and have been drinking a glass of orange and lemon juice in the evenings (made from 2 or 3 large whole oranges and 1 whole lemon). Lovely jubbley! The nuts and dried fruit is for the mornings (because I dont normally eat breakfast) and afternoons to avoid eating buscuits,…
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Chocolate tart recipe - I can't find the thread!
A few days ago someone posted a thread with a yummy looking chocolate tart recipe, but I can't find it now. I've gone back over the previous 20 pages, done a search and still can't find it. I can't even find it on my subscribed threads any more. I didn't write the recipe down and want to make it at the weekend. Can anyone…
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Frozen Polock Fillets
Cant resist a bargain. Bought some frozen pollock fillets from Lidl - £1.99 down from £2.99. Just one thing, how to I prepare and cook them? Anyone got any ideas? I've got plenty of crusts off loaves in the freezer so could possibly breadcrumb them?
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How to secure a tablecloth?
Hi everyone, I need your help please;) I thought I had read somewhere on this site about my query but no luck in the search. I am looking for a way to secure a tablecloth to a table(kiddies party upon me). I am positive I read somewhere from one of you about a nifty and cheap way to do this. i.e. something I already had at…
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can it keep til the weekend ?? help please !
hi i have just made broccoli and cauliflower cheese and have kept the water to make soup. i want to know will the water keep in the fridge until saturday or should i freeze it then defrost it ?? if i do freeze it can i then freeze the soup after as i'm making lots ? sorry for all the questions :rotfl:
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£5 M&S voucher for your old M&S clothes!
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who has the best chocolate fondue receipe?
I am after the best chocolate fondue receipe out there. I am treating my husbands family to a birthday dinner and want to do this for pudding. They are definately milk chocolate type people! Any receipes would be gratefully received.
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Its run in the wash HELP
My Mum has put her white cotton bathrobe in the wash with a dark blue towel. Its turned light blue. Is there anyway to get the colour back to normal?? Think she was doin a white wash and bless her its gone a bit pete tong. I know the people on this board know lots of magic tricks, so hope you can help THANKS.
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Old book smell
Now I quite like this old book smell it's lovely (but then I am a bookworm) but my hubby is threatening to make me box up my lovely collection of hardbacks collected from Readers Digest about 30 years ago that my grandma gave me when my grandad died. I love these books but I have to admit they do have a fusty book smell…
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Food mag????
I have read a few posts by ???? about a magazine she buys(I am really sorry i have forgoten both the posters name and the name of the mag the poster mentioned) All i remember is that it is due out on the 16th of this month can anyone help me find which mag it is.
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Lakeland yoghurt maker
I have one gathering dust and want to put it into service. Does anyone use their's to make sweetende/fruit yoghurt? If so, how do you do it without making it lumpy? Do you add the sugar at the beginning? A kind replier on another thread said she used sweetener from the beginning, but I would like to sweeten mine with…
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Things to use up
Hi I have some things to use up, you know, those things you buy for something, then you don't do it, then it's OOD. Tin of condensed milk I was going to make Millionaires shortbread originally, but think we could do without such rich cake right now. Don't like Banoffee stuff. Any other recipes for less rich cake stuff?…
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sewing question - shortening posh trousers
Hi - a sewing question. Couldn't find sewing in the Indexed collections, though I'm sure it must be there somewhere. Any experienced sewers out there who could help? My OH got a v expensive new suit and to save money I want to try and shorten the trousers for him but am scared of mucking it up. They need about 3 or 4…
