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keeping chickens - bedding??
Hi, is it ok to put cross cut paper shreddings into the nest box of the chicken coop? also do B&Q sell wood chips for the run floor? are these expensive and do they need changing very often? I know lots of people go to timber merchants, but I do not think we have one locally around here. may thanks
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How to Prepare
Im a single mum and struggling financially, have been for a while truth be told. I'm in debt but managing to keep my head above water thanks to the wonderful help of this site and the idea's of the wonderful lady's and gents. Im pretty much fully old school foodwise / cleaning wise .. the slow cooker is my lifeline as a…
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Gelatine
Hello Everyone, Could someone help me? I want to make a jelly but not sure how. I have some gelatine and strawberries and raspberries. Could I liquidise the fruit and add the gelatine to make a jelly? Would this work? And another question anyone got a simple recipe for custard? Thankyou Jolene
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frozen corn?
Hiya, I have some frozen corn on the cobs (small ones-half the length of proper corn) and I want to have them with dinner tonight. I usually wrap in foil and bake, with a tiny bit of water in there so they steam. Can I just wrap these in foil and bake-maybe for longer than fresh? I usually give the big fresh ones about…
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Cosy, sweet-smelling bed linen.
Do any of you know an inexpensive way of making bed linen sweet-smelling and cosy? I have this memory of staying at somone's house when I was a child and sliding into a heavenly sweet-smelling bed and falling blissfully asleep.
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Stale pitta
We had a bit of a do on Sunday and I've just discovered an entire open packet of pitta at the bottom of the breadbin...all hard as boards! Why open it if you aren't going to eat it!!!!:mad: Anyway....anyone got any ideas as to what I can do with these apart from croutons or bird food?
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Smelly Mattress
Any ideas on how to make it smell a bit fresher?
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Coping with Food Intolerances
Hi, I have just found out that I am intolerant to various foods including: Cows Milk, Eggs, Yeast, Haricot Beans and Lentils. There are others but as I have been following OS principals and bulking out mince etc with lentils and beans I thought I'd mention those two. What I am really having problems with are the milk, eggs…
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OS Daily thread - Wednesday 8 April 2009
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 8 April 2009. 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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drying Onions
Can you make dried onions at home without a dehydrator ?
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Urgent help please.....
Hi everyone, this could be in the wrong place so apologies if it is :o My friend is getting married on Friday and text me last night to ask a favour involving sewing. No problem I can sew etc etc... She never said what it involved. Today she came with 2 x teddy bear oufits (wedding dresses) from the bear factory. She wants…
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Gorgeous trousers - but itch my skin
I changed the name of the thread in case people thought I was asking a question of a very different nature. :eek: I got a fabulous suit from ebay. Fits me perfectly, really flattering. It's wool and the trousers are really itchy. (I have quite sensitive skin). Any ideas on what to do? They are dry clean only, although not…
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baby bel casing trod in carpet
hello my 3 year old dd has trod on one of those red waxey outer casing thingys of a baby bel cheese into my cream bedroom carpet:eek: it has left a horrible waxy red mark. ive had a look on the indexed threads but couldnt find any suggestions to help me:confused: can anyone give me any ideas how to get rid of this please?…
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Bread book (making by hand)??
Hello Just wondering if anyone could recommend a good baking book? I bake my bread by hand. I had a look at amazon and there are so many! The last one I got from the library wasn't bad - but it had a lot of US measurements. (I'm naughty and don't measure anything). I'm trying to ring the changes with different flours and…
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can i freeze birthday cake with marzipan/fondant covering if no how long will it last
hi hoping someone can help me! Its my sons birthday next weekend and he wants me to make his cake - no isue here! Becasue of work etc i wouldnt have time to make it next week so would need to make on sunday - but his party isnt til the following saturday...how can /is it possible to keep the cake fresh for almost a week? I…
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bluemould on the buggy help pls
Hi all I was going to sell my buggy until I saw the dreadful state that it was in! Its been in the garage longer than it should of and its now full of mould :eek: Any ideas to remove it would be very welcomed. Thanks
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OS Daily Thread - Tuesday 7 April 2009
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 7 April 2009. 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 already.…
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Mascara Brush for cleaning.
I know there was a quick tips thread somewhere but cannot find it. I was just chucking out a mascara the other day, when looking at the brush I thought hmmm, that is a nice little brush - it must be useful for something. It is! It is great for cleaning round the sides of the taps especially if you spray with a bit of…
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Raw Pecorino
In my local supermarket (Pemmuwuy in Sydney, NSW) I found a product called 'raw pecorino'. It looks like unmatured pecorino to me - it's about the same colour as whole milk and has a springy feel to it (inside a vac-pac anyhow). I'm used to pecorino being very mature like parmesan. Anyone know what to do with it or if it's…
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Making a slanket - Has anyone tried it?
Dh bought me a slanket ( fleece blanket with arms in it:rotfl:) as an early birthday gift as I suffer from RA and am always frezzing. There is not a lot to it and I thought about making some for gifts ( for children) Has anyone made one - It does look very straight forward but not sure if cost effective or not - Not sure…
