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Jams & Chutneys
Hi all, I've never been to this forum before, so i hope I'm not repeating an old question! We have ever decreasing funds, so have been thinking about making jams & chutneys for christmas presents, I like the idea of making them too.. as i love chutney! i have found some recipe websites, but I have no idea where to get the…
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help - £40 to feed 1 person for a month!
Hi guys, I just wondered, things are going to be Verrrry tight for me and the maximum i can spend on my groceries next month is £40. Regardless of what I have stashed away (plenty of pasta and chopped toms) - what would you say is a must to buy for that budget? I'm thinking: Milk Flour (to make bread) Mince Potatoes all…
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Breakmaker - wish me luck
I have came across my breakmaker in a cupboard. I remember putting it away after a disaterous attempt at making a granary loaf with a packet mix. I`m now attempting to make a wholemeal loaf using a packet mix. Couldn`t remember how to use it and can`t find the manual. I`ve just put all the ingredients in together and…
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Meal planning help please
Hi I've recently become single after living with my partner, and I'm struggle to get back into cooking for one - tbh I've been living off ready meals since we split! I don't have much in my cupboards at the moment (I'll make a list for you) and can't get motivated to do a 'big shop' although I know I need to. I need to…
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Can you freeze muffin batter?
Title says it all really :p I'm a great of muffins, but I don't always have the time to make them fresh from scratch it week. Would it be possible to make a large batch of muffin batter once a month, then freeze it - so that I can take out a portion once a week to defrost then just plonk it in cases and bung it it in the…
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Learning to Sew
I may be going slightly mad, but I really want to learn to sew ( hand and machine ) and im not sure how to where to go to learn. We desperately need some new curtains for the lounge, and thats a challenge I need to tackle. Does anyone here sew? Be it clothes, couch parasites, Draft excluders, clothes etc Is there a…
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OS Daily Tuesday 25th August
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Tuesday 25th August! It 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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Os Moneysaving on a Limited Diet
Hi all, It's taken me a while to post here, I am a now redundant(ergh) wife, and mother of 1 son. My son and I eat a normally well balanced diet with a few treats here and there, put something in front of him...he will eat it. The issue here is my OH, who lives on a very limited diet (ma in law has a lot to answer for!)…
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Yeast Free Bread in Breadmaker
Has anyone tried making yeast free bread in a breadmaker. I have been advised to cut yeast out of my diet for health reasons and have noticed a big improvement after only 1 week but I really miss having a piece of bread or toast. I used to eat quite a lot of bread since buying a breadmaker and making my own and just wonder…
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Coloured Grout
Hey everyone Can you help? I have black tiles in my bathroom and I had the black grouting put in and it looks great although it always has white dust all over it any tips for getting rid of it?
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can i reheat fresh sardines?
Good evening everyone, just a quick query, i had a pack of fresh sardines which were use by yesterday, ive cooked them today as they looked and smelt fine but i dont want to eat them right now just had to get them cooked, save wasting them as they couldnt be refrozen. Will it be ok to reheat them tommorow? I figure i must…
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protein powder best before date
If you had some of this unopened after the date would you still use it? If so,once opened,how long would you carry on using it? (Mine is the unflavoured pea protein isolate). Thanks.
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Food processor help
I have just filled my main bowl of my food processor and it won't switch on. I use it nearly every day so I'm pretty certain I must be doing it right. However, the blender attachement does seem to be working. Has anyone got any ideas for what I can do to check it out as I can't find the manual. Just in case anyone else has…
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cheese rind
Hello I have a bit of goats cheese here...it has a sort of waxy rind layer round the outside, what is this? Is it edible? Was wondering if I could chop it up and put it in my pasta but don't want to if it will ruin it!
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Rosemary - How to turn it into a gift?
There's a couple of BIG rosemary bushes near where I live, so I was wondering what I could do with it to make into edible prezzies? Thanks! :money:
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Freezing dates
Hi i stopped of at local spa on the way home annd got large pack of mushrooms for 20p best before date is aug 24 can i freeze these and leave them for a few days or weeks?
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Freezing and defrosting extra portions
Hi everybody this is my first post so hope its ok. I am planning on starting making double portions of things i cook so i can freeze a portion my question is if i where to make say a sausage caserole and freeze it how would i defrost and cook it? Also how long do you keep them in thr freezer for before you wouldnt eat it?…
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Wash feather pillows or buy new ones?
Hello everyone! I have a question about feather pillows that I'm hoping someone can answer. I'm 23 and money wasn't an issue until I had my first baby 4 years ago and I would have just brought a new one but now things are tighter I wanna try to save them if I can. These pillows are my fellas. He's had them since before I…
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Dye Issues
Have dyed some curtains in the machine using Dylon, followed the instructions to the letter. The curtains have turned out great. However, the machine is dropping navy dye onto clothes, 8 or 10 washes later, despite a couple of empty drum washes at a higher temp, cleaning all the seals I can get to and so on. So, 1. how can…
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Storing jam tarts
Hope someone can advise me! I made LOADS of plum jam yesterday and actually ran out of jars to put it in!! So decided to make a load of jam tarts to use it up. My freezer is now full so I was wondering how long they would keep in tins for - provided I kept them away from OH and the kids - otherwise it would be about 2…
