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leather scuff marks
hi i have some leather scuff marks on my wall does anyone know how to get these off without bringing off the paint on the walls?
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Alternative to milk to make a decent cuppa?
Hi all, though the oldstyle board would be the best place to post this as you all seem to know the most about food!! If in the wrong place, mods please move. My bf works at a well known chocolate manufacturer and his office is very near where they make the choccies, so there is a blanket ban on dairy products to stop any…
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Birthday Cake Decoration Help - first tin using shaped tin?
Hello It's my son's 3rd birthday and I was given a lorry shaped flat tin. It should come out great, my only problem is how to decorate it. Obviously the sponge will come out shaped, so how do I decorate it? I would love to know the best way to decorate and keep the shape made in the sponge by the tin. Hope this makes sense.
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Cold remedies
I have a horrible cold - sore throat, runny nose, ear ache, aches and pains... (and I'm a massive wimp... I'm not massive just my wimpy-ness is, well glad we got that sorted... :rolleyes: ) I'm not a massive fan of paying ridiculous amounts for medicine like Day/ Night nurse, Lemsip etc... Do you have any cheap cold…
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Cleaning drinking glasses, living in hard water area
Hi, I live in a hard water area and I am looking for some tips to help me clean drinking glasses (pint, wine glasses etc) which lose their lustre from being subjected to limescale, just from normal day to day washing up. I don't own a dishwasher & any advice/tips on returning the glasses to a near new condition would be…
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OS Daily - Shrove Tuesday 24th February - PANCAKE DAY
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 24th February. This is an 'Over the garden fence' type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved…
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Sainsbury's Fresh Freezing Chicken Fillets 1kg
Hi, was going to buy these for £9.99. Thought they can be stretched, but does anybody know how many fillets you actually get? Thanks guys x
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Second hand Aga or Rayburn - advice please!
Firstly - I'm hoping this is in the right area, I ummed and ahhed over where to post it (having also done a search first too :D ) We live in a mid-terrace railway cottage/house, and I've always fancied an Aga or Rayburn for our house. A new Aga would cost in excess of £7,000 and that really isn't realistic. I know…
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How to store water
Can anyone advise on storing tap or bottled water? I'm thinking of storing some in my shed, if it gets hot in the summer will the water be safe, is there a way to bottle tap water and store it? Any tips/advice?
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Turkey meat - free range or factory farmed ?
Sorry if wrong board but does anyone know if supermarket turkey meat is factory farmed or free range..? Have changed my egg and chicken purchases to free range and just wondered about turkey meat as we do like it... Thanks............
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Freezing Gratin
Hello :) I have found a recipe for a parsnip, potato and spinach gratin in my Sainsbury's booklet today that I'd like to try, but I'm only one in my house and wondered if anyone had frozen this sort of thing successfully before? :o I've heard that potatoes have a grainy texture if they're frozen! Do you reckon cooking the…
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What to do with my bay window?
Our lounge has a large bay window with radiator beneath. I previously had curtains that were slightly longer than sill length. On winter nights I would draw them and tuck them behind the radiator to stop heat being trapped in the bay. I am now redecorating and would ideally like full length curtains. This would mean losing…
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`Improving ` value washing powder?
Hi I have used `value` washing powder with limted sucess and was thinking of how it could be improved? I have 2 primary school aged boys so lots of stains about. Thinking about mixing it with soda crystals and a powder stain remover ? Do you think this would be an ok mix? Or would I be better off going for a more expensive…
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Help me comic relief bake sale ideas
Hi all, I am doing a bake sale for comic relief and was wondering if anyone had any cheap recipes for buns etc that I could make. So far I have got jammy buns (thankyou sainsburys recipe card), buns with icing and cherry on top and homemade jammie dodger type biscuits with a face iced on so it looks like jammy bit is red…
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Around the World in 80 dinner parties - Ideas please.
My neighbour and I take turns to host a dinner party with a different countries cuisine each time. So far there has been: Moroccan - Me Chinese - Her Indian - Me French - Her Italian has already been bagsied for the summer by the neighbour! It is my turn March and I have used all my trump cards! I don't eat fish of any…
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Anyone use a hot rock to keep food warm?
I bought a granite Hot Rock microwavable hot plate from a charity shop this morning and was wondering if any other members use one, or have I bought another cupboard filler!
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tinned roe - help please
:confused: I bought tinned roe for the first time (princes) and there are no instructions on the tin, anyone know what i do with it please? Cheers:o :o
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Making bread in a bread maker- dairy free ?
Hi I have the panasonic breadmaker which I bought a few years ago.Unfortunately I have been unable to use it as I became dairy intolerant. In the reciepe for making bread panasonic recommend adding milk powder.Can anyone suggest an alternative to this so I can make bread again.I can substitute the butter for margarine its…
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Turtle Mats
Hi :) I have a few turtle mats in my house which are wonderful at trapping dirt. I've only washed them a few times and always done as it says and washed them on a 30 wash.. Only now I'm sure my cat has had a sneeky wee on one of them and I'd really like to wash them on a 60.. do you think they'd be ok on a 60 wash?
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non-food uses for rice, all suggestions welcomed!
Hi there,:beer: after a store cupboard hoarding frenzy, I realised the importance of putting things in boxes with lids on, and discovered 3 x 1kg bags of rice which have definately been nibbled by mice. :eek: The hole is big enough for them to have gotten in, and as mice are incontinent, I'm going to have to conclude that…
