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HELP emergency, ink removal needed.
OK as I type this I am trying my best not to PMSL, I have one very panicky 16 yr old dd sitting here almost in tears. Today was her last day in school so they all took sharpies (permanent markers) in to write all over their school shirts.....while still wearing them. Does anyone know how to remove permanent ink from skin?…
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Food for a rallying trip
We quite often go away to rallies with about 12 people to feed. I tend to make twinks hobnobs and millionaire shortbread. Was going to make some toffee crispy bars and buns. Is there any I can prepare say this weekend and freeze? The other thing is we have a DF grill, microwave and kettle. At the moment I pre cook the…
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Veggie meal plan on a budget. ANy pointers?
Hi all, I have spent a frustrating few hours trying to find a thread on finding a vegetarian meal plan on a budget. I am also trying to lose weight so there's an extra challenge. I am not so keen on SW or WW - more interested in the back to basics idea of home made food. I have used a Tesco diet plan in the past which lost…
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Some Questions on Bulking up Bolognese and Butcher Cuts - please help!
Hi All, I have been avidly reading my way through "Sneaky ways to save the pennies" - on page 26 now! - but I have a few questions as I wanted to put some of the ideas into practice this week. I hope I have done the right thing by posting this here, I'm quite new! I tried asking the questions on the original thread but I…
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Banana cake....
Hi all, Got some very ripe bananas this morning (very cheap!) and want to make a banana cake,however can I make individual ones as I have lots of paper cases and it will be easier for the kids to help themselves,rather than me having to cut it up. Will it be okay to make them this way and just not cook them for so long?…
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antiques
Hi does anyone know a good website that you can post pictures of antiques, where someone will tell you if they are valuable or not thanks
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OS Daily Fri 15th May09
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 15th 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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getting sorted
well here we go after light bulb moment finally we need to go os!! so we need to be meal planning n saving where we can but what else can we do, i mean how do we cut right back? it's not an easy time at the mo but this has to be done.In a way i'm actually looking forward to it although the oh isn't but they'll have to get…
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Can I wash Cotton on a Synthetics wash?
Hi Might be a stupid question but my washing machine has 3 settings. Cotton, Colours and Synthetic wash. I usually do towels and bedding on a Cotton 60 degree was and everything else on a 30 coloured wash and have never thought to use the Synthetic wash. I have a mountain of washing to get through and want to speed things…
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Jam maker. Hints, tips and recipes
My jam maker arrived this morning and I have already made the onion confit, which looks and tastes good. I also decided to make lemon and lime marmalade which isn`t as good as my os homemade in a maslin. I spent ages slicing the rind and it has all remained tough, it is edible but the rind will have to be spat out. Using…
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Mum bought a mini donut maker
And i need a recipie for it please. Tried the one in the instructions it was ok just wondered if you wise peeps have any other suitable recipies :D Thanks In Advance
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Tchibo Electric Donutmaker
Hi :) I just bought a Tchibo Donutmaker today, one of those electric thingummyjiggys, trouble is it only come with german, russian and polish instructions and I only speak english. (I assumed since the box was written in english along with these languages there would be english instructions too.) I just wondered if anyone…
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Doughnut maker
Has anyone got one of these??? i picked up one from currys today for £10!!! makes 7 small ones! the booklet comes with 3 recepies but just wondering if anyone has any others to give a go???
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Help me make my donuts turn out right!!
I've just borrowed a friends donut maker for my daughter's American High School themed birthday party this Saturday, and used the recipe given in the instruction book, but they have come out just like sweet yorkshire puds. Is that what they are supposed to be like? Anyone have a link to a recipe that would actually taste…
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Rubbish Question!
I was wondering what everyone does with their kitchen scraps? I found out recently that although the council collect GARDEN waste we can't put kitchen scraps in it so now I'm in quandry as to what to do with it all. I don't have the room for a compost bin in the garden but I produce a lot of vegetable/fruit waste in the…
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on the hunt for good oven trays
Hi all i need to replace my brownie tray , 2 roasting traysa and multi purpose tray I have looked at lakeland and was going to get the "my kitchen" stuff but some of the reviews were not that great I need some i can put in dishwasher and use on the hob top too for making gravy etc can anyone recomend anything ? of course…
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MealPlans WB 18th May 2009
Planned meals for this week (w/b 11/05/09 and so far going great, planning shopping list for w/b 18th may and I WILL stick to list. MONDAY - SPAGBOL TUESDAY - SAUSAGES, MASH & PEAS WEDNESDAY - S/F CHICKEN & CHIPS (ASDAS' OWN S/F CHICKEN) THURSDAY - ROAST CHICKEN, POTS, BROCCOLI & CAULI FRIDAY - SCAMPI & CHIPS (ICELANDS'…
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SAHM Filling my day?
I used to be a SAHM before my boys started school but then returned to work. I now find myself a SAHM again aka unemployed and am finding it hard to fill my day. I try to be old style but find that there is only so much cooking/cleaning I can do in a day.Plus looking for a job! I spend too much time on the boards and the…
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OS Daily - Thursday 14 May
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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What fish?
Can any one recommend some moneysaving white fish fillets with a good flavour? I'm cooking a baked fish dish for 14 people this weekend that needs either cod fillets or another white fish. Any ideas?
