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Channel 4 search for Britain's proudest penny-pincher
Received this e-mail from freeconomy today: DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL I've been sent an email from a woman called Claire who works for a TV production company who have been commissioned to do a programme for Channel 4. I think the programme has more financial motivations than philosophical / ethical ones, but I said I…
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A question about soup
I have got a gammon joint which I am planning to boil up tomorrow, use some for sandwiches & make soup with the rest. I only have red lentils in the cupboard & was wondering if they would work just as well in the soup (as peas) ? I've never made a ham soup before so I'm not sure. Thanks all Trigger
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Other uses for Orange Glo
Hi Have just dicovered this site which is fab for loads of hints and tips on saving money. We are in the process of having a major declutter and listing loads on ebay. While decluttering the cleaning cupboard, found a half used bottle of Orange Glo wood cleaner and polish. To be honest, didn't really rate it much as a wood…
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November 2008 Grocery Challenge
Hello everyone, Welcome to the eleventh Grocery Challenge of 2008. :hello: If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your October budget, then keep on posting in the October Grocery Challenge. As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you…
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Preserving poppies!
Ok, so there's always a discussion about when it's to early to wear a poppy - but to cut a long story short I always buy mine as soon as they start to appear about this time of year. The trouble with this is they get battered and tatty so quickly. I usually buy at least two, partly for this reason and also so I don't have…
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OS Daily 27th October
Hi, this is the OS Daily thread for Monday 27th October . It is an 'over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome,…
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how to store tuna?
i have been given a catering size tin of tuna fish and am planning a tuna pasta bake tomorrow night with tuna mayonnaise sandwiches the day after but what do i do with it then i cant feed the family tuna sandwiches all week so any suggestions on how to store the rest of the tin?
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Weekly Flylady Thread 27th October 2008
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! Following requests to start things steadier for…
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Removing wonderweb from wrong side of material
:confused: Not one of my better days. Have managed to turn up 1 leg of trousers inside out :o . Any idea how I can remove it - it is mostly still 'white'. DK where it was bought from but it was a lot thicker than usual. Trousers are 100% polyester (DD's £5 bargain :rolleyes:) Please rescue me from dog house :o
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Anybody tried Keepeez?
I've been thinking of buying a vacuum sealer and in the course of my googling came across these. http://www.bestdirect.tv/product-Keepeez-KEEUK.htm Anybody have any views? I've never heard of them before but wondered how effective they would be as a cheaper and more eco-friendly alternative to the machine. They certainly…
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recipe help please?
hi all i was very kindly given 3 ducks and a huge leg of venison along with venison steaks and i really dont know what to do with it lol!!! i also recieved salmon steaks which are going to be for tonights tea!! luckily my feezer is just about empty but i would like to use this up soon as possible and not just put it in the…
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OS meet up?
Edited on 31st December 2017 for news of next meetings (see below): Our meetings are open to all (not just the usual suspects!). Very friendly, low-key OS events, where we meet to have a meal or tea and cake (sometimes a shared picnic, sometimes a bought meal but always very reasonably priced - we are OSers after all!) and…
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Help please
I cannot find the recipe for Yoghurt Cake :( I have looked in the old dtyle collection butcan't see it. It is the recipe where you use the pot to measure the ingredients. TIA T xx
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Jug blender - Which? report
My old Moulinex jug blender has just packed up and i'm looking to buy a new one (with mill attachment). I've noticed that Which? has done a report on jug blenders and was wondering if anyone knew which one came out on top? I was originally looking at the Kenwood BL330, but it gets rubbish reviews. Has anyone got the BL440,…
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butchers who deliver
I have noticed quite a few of you have boxes of meat delivered from butchers to stock the freezer up. I am interested in doing this so has anyone any recommendations for who they use. many thanks claire
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How do I remove the smell of sick (milk) from carpet?
My 2yr old daughter has been really poorly and has been sick on our carpet. It was milk (cow's) and nothing much else. I cleaned it straight away with carpet cleaner then have tried Vanish and the wet vax with shampoo but nothing has worked :confused: so I thought I would ask here instead as there must be something that…
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OS Daily Thread - Sunday 26th October
Hi, this is the OS Daily thread for Sunday 26th October . It is an 'over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome,…
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Recipes to use up cointreau?
Hello I have been given nearly 3/4's of a bottle of cointreau that a family member required for a recipe and I don't know what to do with it myself! Any cake/dessert recipes that use it? Not a fan of the stuff as a drink! cheers Burp x
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replacing sugar with honey in applesauce?
I've got a fair few apples waiting to make apple sauce with, has anyone had any success with replacing the sugar with honey in an apple sauce recipe :confused: I don't know how much to use? The recipe I have calls for 4 apples, 180ml water, 50g sugar and 1g of cinnamon...will be doubling or possibly trebling this recipe…
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What to do with a tin of chilli beans?
I picked up a tin of chilli beans a couple of months ago by mistake. It is basically a tin of kidney beans flavoured with chilli spices etc. If I was to add this to left over bolongnaise would it make it into a pseudo chilli con carne? Would it be hot enough? Any other ideas to use the tin up? TIA
