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from dfw been refferred here! please help!
Hi, am new to this site, am struggling in debt at the moment, finding it really hard. I currently live with my boyfriend and our 2 and a half year old. We both work him 40 hours a week and me 30 hours a week. I need to find a way of getting throught the next few weeks with as little spend as possible. My dp eats breakfast…
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sweaty head/yucky pillows!
HELP! my DH has a sweaty head, and within a few days his pillow cases look horrible - all greasy & stained. i've tried soaking them in a variety of things, but they seem to need a few days to soak each time! and short of changing & washing his pillowcase every 2 days, i can't see a way round it! we have just bought new…
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OS Daily Thread - Saturday 11th 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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question about freezing bread
hi I have a loaf of bread that has been frozen when bought and defrosted to use this wk. however, we are going away and have only used half of it. could the remaining half be re-frozen to use another time? has anyone ever done this? will it be ok, seems a shame to waste it. thanks. hayley
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housework rota?
i used to have a carer who came to clean for one hour a fortnight, this went arm in arm with me doing what i could as i passed it due to limited mobilty. i have been known to trow bundle of wet ones on floor and shimmy around room on crutches using my slippers to waddle about cleaning as i went. now i know this is not a…
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Cake that will keep
A work colleague has a birthday on Wednesday and I want to take cake in to work to celebrate. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, but the problem I have is that I need to be able to make it over the weekend. So, it needs to keep really well or be freezable. Banana loaf springs to mind as I can freeze it, but I wonder if…
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Food for 2 weeks for lazy 18 year old!
Hi what would you stock up on for 2 weeks food for a lazy 18 year old. We are going away on holiday and our son will be at home. He is a typical 18 year at the moment and the world revolves around him and he has no concept of the effort people put in for him. Last time we went away I filled the cupboards with 'easy' food…
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broad beans
just podded and peeled my broad beans, I have too many for tonight, will the peeled beans keep in the fridge for a couple days? :confused:
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Uses for cotton scraps?
I've got some bits of old sheeting left over from my sofa cover project which are basically just bits of rags. Are there any possible uses for them? Will anyone recycle them? Or do I just have to throw them away?
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White Patio Chairs
Anyone have a good trick for getting white patio chairs white again? I've tried cif and bleach with limited success so I think that I'm in need of some help please. Thanks
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Minted lamb burgers
Hi have just bought some whoopsied lamb mince & would like to have a go at making minted lamb burgers, all suggestions gratefully recieved.
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A stupid question about pastry
I'm shortly to be moving out of home and living on my own (Awwww!) and want to make my own pies etc as I think it will be much cheaper than buying pies that are full of additives and god knows what else. I'm going to get some individual pie dishes to make them. When I make the pastry can I just roll it out to fit the dish,…
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Advice for my sister
Hi all, -long time since I posted on here!! I was after some advice for my sister. Her finances are very very ummm low (best way to describe?) and so for her the cheapest possible food is what she buys, which we all know is not really very good for her or her family... i know you can eat healthily for not very much money…
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vegetable cakes
Hello all might sound daft but as anyone got any good recipes for cakes that uses up veggies recently went to the good food show in brum and saw a stand that had veg chocolate cake on it -- claiming to be made from vegetables only so if anyone has any good recipes please :D
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MealPlans WB 13th July 2009
Hi Guys! I think most of the chilfren are off by next week or already broken up, so mealplans may be a little harder than usual. We will try though:D We are away for a few days next week but this is what we have planned to eat: Fri-HM Lasagne & Salad Sat-BBQ (Burgers/Hotdogs/Salad/New Pots) Sun-Chicken, Roasties, Stuffing,…
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OS Daily Thread - Friday 10th July
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Friday 10th 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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wine with no demijohn and elderflower champagne help
elderflower... I managed to pick the last few okish heads as I wanted to give it a go, but didn't pull my finger out fast enough and also bought a nice new bucket and slom bottles from ikea.. followed the 'hugh' recipe and it says if no foamy stuff after a couple of days to add some yeast, so I bought some youngs brewers…
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'musty' clothes
Hi all Hope someone can help me - do you know if there is a way of getting rid of that 'musty' 'damp' smell that clothes sometimes get? I'm thinking particularly of woolies, and second hand clothes. Normal washing just doesn't seem to get it out.... I buy quite a lot of second hand clothes off e-bay and wonder how some…
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Panasonic Breadmaker £72.90 delivered
http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_19247_460377_-1 Thought this was a good price and might be of interest here. There is a 10%off code and free delivery code needed to get it down to £72.90
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Mildew and lino
Hello! I am a bit of a lurker round here but I am fascinated by this board, try to live very old style myself and am hoping someone can help me with a problem. We have just come back from a week away in our caravan to find that the pipe under the sink has leaked and water has dripped steadily under the lino in our kitchen…
