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OS Daily 13 July
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 11th July! 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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Using Parsley
Hi Does anybody have any recipes to use up big bunches of parsley? Was thinking something along the lines of Pasley Peso if such a thing exists and is remotely edible :) It's something that I have in the garden, and seems a waste to just let it go to seed. Thanks
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Weekly Flylady Thread 13th July 2009
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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Watch battery waste of money
I have a casio digital watch that cost £20-25 about 8 years ago. The battery has gone is better to get a new watch or replace the battery?
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for the knitters amongst us
wilkinsons is selling off most of their funky wool yarn (not the plain stuff)at just 25p a ball instead of £1 yippie so unfortunatly most of the maidstone branch has been emptyied
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Tesco breadmachine recipe
Hello, I have looked on other breadmachine threads, however Im still struggling with the recipe for a 900g loaf in my tesco bread machine. I have tried adjusted the quantities from the 700g loaf, however the 900g loaf has a "doughy" texture. My recipe is 1cup wholemeal flour, 3cups white flour, 1tbsp oil, 1 1/4tsp salt, 2…
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Need to clean untreated pine TODAY without the aid of Stardrops please
Hi all, I have had a peek at most of the threads from here (via a selection of searches) as I have some pine chairs that really need to be cleaned before they are collected. They have grubby fingermarks along the back, but have been stored in garage and attic also so are really in need of a good scrub to get the grey…
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HELP! Dye has run in wash - how to get it white again?
I washed my baby's nappies for the first time today and popped their storage bag in with them - not realising that the cord it ties with was green and the dye has run and made all my nappies and babygrows mint :( OK, so mint is not the worst colour in the world but I've just sobbed my heart out over them and really want…
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Freezing chicken
Hi I bought 2 packs of chicken breasts that were on offer on Wednesday night. A combination of being ill and forgetting has meant that they weren't frozen until last night (I know, I'm stupid). I've frozen them now and have been looking for info on the internet. Do you think they'll be ok? Thanks Gwenx
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freezing home baking
Hi I am after some advice. I love baking but i am unsure on what i can freeze ? Any tips ? Thanks
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unsure what to use these for?
hi, have just joined mse.. Put a post on yesterday about tin crab i have and got some lovely ideas for it, . Crab salad wiv crusty bread tonite (thanx pink) anyway, was hoping that if i posted a few things down that i have in cupboards, maybe sum of u would put ur ideas forward- cheeky, i know! So here goes... Sage & onion…
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Drying washing quickly to stop it smelling musty?
Hope this is in the right place, please feel free to move if it not! Recently our washing machine broke down, which is fine as we rent a fully furnished flat. Rang the landlord and he got us a new machine, which was great - apart from the fact that he brought us a washer to replace the washer-dryer we'd had previously! As…
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OS Daily 12th July 2009
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 11th July! 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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The shabby, shabby thread
Yep this thread is dedicated to those of us who really don't mind what our furniture looks like, as long as our wardrobes hold our clothes and our table stays up when we eat... we never turn down a free item of furniture, and while we may think about painting it, its still the same in 5 years time... Skips are shopping…
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Trying to make a meal out of what's in the cupboard - will it work?
Hi, I hope someone who is a little better at cooking than me can verify if this has potential before I waste some food. I am thinking of doing - lamb steaks marinated in mint rosemary and garlic and olive oil served with polenta, feta and mushrooms. I have never cooked polenta before, I thought I might try frying it in…
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Sterilizing fluid question-Help please!
Could any one help and advise me? A couple of days ago my anti-bacterial kitchen spray (the clear stuff) ran out, and like a good little money-saver I refilled it with half a diluted own brand baby steralizing tablet I had left over from the baby years.Then I remembered that the box says discard after 24 hrs, so my…
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How to clean a washing machine?
Hey, that rhymes. :) Anyways pulled the washer and fridge out today to clean behind/under *yuck* and am now looking at the washer. I've taken the drawer out which I'm soaking in Cillit Bang or whatever it is, but the inside of that is gross. What can I clean that with? Also inside the door trim is pretty rank, all mouldy…
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Free Printable Menu Planners
I have posted this on the Freebies board, and would not normally double post (honest!) but felt like these would be very useful for we OS's :D There are two styles of meal/menu planners HERE and there is also a Weekly 'Chore' chart HERE all are free for your own use, but this is a private blog so please leave her a comment…
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Hairspray off mirror?
Has anyone had experience trying to get hairspray off a mirror? I have tried with glass cleaner but had no luck whatsover. If anyone has any ideas I would be very grateful! With thanks
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peperonata antipasto, low fat version?
I've got a good housekeeping recipe that calls for a jar of this. http://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Sacla-Peperonata-Antipasto/26815011 But I would like to try & make a lowfat version of it. I've found a recipe http://www.thegiftofoil.co.uk/recipedetail.asp?RecipeID=8&Cat=6 & this…
