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Scrapstore
I visited my local scrapstore for the first time yesterday and it was great. I spent £5 and bought a huge basket full of card, ribbons, postcards, vintage wrapping paper, ohhh allsorts. Had to pay a £6 annual membership but can now visit as often as I wish. They have fabric, wood, electronic bits and bobs, anything that…
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How unhealthy is gravy?
Since going OS to try to eat more healthily and save some money, I am managing to eat a lot more veg than I used to - admittedly it is mostly frozen, but it's a start. However, I only really enjoy it when smothered in quite thick gravy. Swede, broccolli, cauliflower, carrots, peas etc. I all find to be quite unpalatable…
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Skirt problems!
I have a cotton skirt that's supposed to be creased (the girl in the shop told me to tie it when I washed it) but now it just looks enormous. I don't want to waste it, so does anyone know how I can make it crease properly? I end up with lumpy bits.
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some advice please
hi everyone. i have very little left in my store cupboard , dried herbs and 200g pasta, my cleaning cupboard contains 2 falling apart sponge scourers and a cup of washing up liquid. i have no veggies. cereal that has only got 3 days worth left. my freezer is empty and im totally stuck.:eek: can anyone advise me on how to…
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Caesar Dressing?
Hi I have just opened a bottle of Bramwells Caesar dressing bought from Aldi. I checked how long it would last and it says only 2 days after opening! Would you use it after that or would it be possible to freeze it? I will neve use a whole bottle by tomorrow! Thanks
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cleaning the hard to reach outside of your windows
If you cant reach them to clean them, what do you do apart from ask a window cleaner. Is there any device that you can buy that will reach up for you and clean the outside of the upstairs.
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Australian Mse / os websites?
I'm hopefully moving to oz in the next couple of months and whilst I will still be posting on here I just wondered if there was any websites like this one in oz so I can find local bargains? Any help would be fantastic Thanks Pix
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Housework rota
My wife has started work full time and we are struggling keeping on top of the house. Has anyone got a suggested chores rota so we can try and get on top of things? We seem to spend all our time in the evenings doing housework/cooking! Had a look at flylady, but can't make head nor tail of it!
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OS Daily Wed 13th May 09
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 13th May. 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. Everyone’s…
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Hydrogenated fats and home baking
Has anyone researched what is the best fat to use in home baking to avoid hydrogenated fat. I always assumed that Flora for example was best for this as it is a polyunsaturated marg, but noticed that it has mono-diglycerides of fatty acids. Are we back to butter, not because that is saturated. Has anyone succesfully…
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Low carbs
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Pork hocks
I am new to 'hocks' and bought one recently as it was so cheap. :j I soaked it overnight (not sure if I needed to as not sure if it would be salty??) and then put it in sc. I cut the meat off the bone make up a gravy and ate it with veg and my cabbage mash potato. Then I boiled up the bone again and made the most amazing…
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Duck breast ideas?
Was going to do duck fried rice, but whenever we have rice DH likes a sauce with it. Anyone have any ideas what I can do?
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Trousers worn away
My suit trousers have worn away in the crotch area - can these be fixed? Before I have just given them to a charity shop.... Thanks Liam
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Wales: School Dinner menu recipe Needed
Hi does anyone have any idea how they make the "Homemade chicken casserole" All my children love it and based on their description it's just chicken in some creamy white sauce..:confused: I would love to be able to re-create this for them as I'm having difficulty cooking for them they all hate my cooking :o Any idea would…
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Best way to cook my pasties please
just a little advice on how best to cook/store my Cornish pasties. After reading all the lovely recipes on this site, I decided to make my own. I cooked all my ingredients first (potato/carrot/suede /onions and mince) then placed it all in the pastry, folded over and sealed. I then brushed with milk and baked them in the…
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Shiney new freezer (freezer management tips needed)
Just married, and we bought a shiny new freezer with some John Lewis vouchers given to us by friends. It should get to us either today or tomorrow. Now I know what I'm like, so I'm being tough with myself. I don't want our new freezer to end up as a last place of rest for all my "bargains" that I never use, so I need some…
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ideas for broccoli & cauliflower
Hi all .. got salmon tonight with cous cous for me and left over spaghetti from yesterday for the boys. Got a whole cuali and broccoli and wondered what i could do to flavour it. no cheese left in the house otherwise i would have done a cheese sauce...........................
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I've just made hot Weetabix with nothing but milk...
.....and it was vile. Growing up when I was a kid my parents couldn't afford shed loads of milk so my weetabix (always hot NEVER cold) was made by pouring boiling water over the weetabix and adding a spash of milk and sugar to taste. I know this is odd (had some right funny looks at work when I used to make it) and I…
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OS Daily Wed 12th May 09
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 11th May. 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. Everyone’s…
