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Probably an odd question but is there anything i can do with.....
Probably an odd question but is there anything i can do with polystyrene chips? Having been on this forum people try and make other uses for anything they possibly can but i am at a loss. I have put them on freecycle but no-one seems interested. I have 2 black sack fulls and seems a shame to go to the tip with them. I…
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Making a dress with a zip into a laceup back
Hi there, no sure if this is in the right place! I have just been to my sisters and had her try on her bridesmaid dress and it fits great apart from the zip won't go all the way up at the back. I really don't want to pay for alterations and I have a sewing machine which I am capable of using, but was wondering if someone…
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Help forgot to salt my beef!
Been lurking around here for ages and ages taking advantage of the wonderful cooking advice which has taken me and my OH from eating ready meals to home-cooked meals at least 3-4 nights a week (starting sloly and building up). I bought a slow cooker and been using it to make curries but I got a bit of silverside that was…
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Clip top preserving jars
Okay silly question time - but....er......I've just gone to put the lid onto a clip top preserving jar and realised I dont know how to:confused: Does the rubber ring thingie go on the base of the jar or the lid? Does the "sticking-out bit" (ie like the "ring" is "sticking its tongue out" IYSWIM) face the hinge end of the…
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Getting the best out of a stove.... ideas
Hi all, We have had multi fuel stove fitted this week. While its burning (we will mainly be using wood) I was wandering if anyone had and ideas how to get the best out of it. We have already thought of proving bread, airing clothes and drying sprigs of lavender/mint but there has to be more! The stove has a curved top so…
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Cheese Twists anyone??
I know how you OS'lers love a puzzle (thinking Tiger Bread topping here) so thought I'd see if anyone else has solved this one... Has anyone else come across the yummy cheese twist pastries that Tescos, Co-op & Somerfield sell? They're usually with the fresh bread rolls, croissants, cakes etc... made from puff pastry which…
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Are these Sloes? Or something else?
Sorry the pic is massive! My niece has picked these for me because she knows I like making jam. She was told they were sloes, but I'm not much good with the hedgerow stuff yet - so I'm not sure.:confused: Are they sloes? If so have they been picked to soon to make gin or jam? If they are not sloes - could they be damsons…
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wheat free bread making in machine?
Hi All, Have had my new breadmaker a week and have made a great first loaf but as i`m wheat intolerance i`d like to make some bread for me ,anyone have any good recipes? thanks Sue :lipsrseal
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help needed please !
hi im having a really bad week this week, first x didnt pay csa so realy skint, then yesterday my goergoe forman and my oven broke, and now i just gon into my chest freezer to find its defrosed and all food gone of boy does it smell so got rid of food and now need to no how to clean and get rid of smell with out buying…
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Bread machine
Ok i have tried the recipes in the book with the morphy richards fastbake machine and tried recipes from the breadmaking page but i stil cannot find the perfect bread! i want a soft inside loaf with a crusty crust, but nothing ever comes out right so have ended up using mix packets but these are too expensive to do all the…
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Quick marmalade help!
I need a bit of advice please, i`ve just made a batch of lime marmalade and it wouldn`t set no matter how long i boiled it for. I reached in the fridge for my emergency bottle of pectin and added half and have now bottled up the marmalade and it`s cooling in the kitchen. I started to clear up the dishes and read the recipe…
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OS Daily Thread - Saturday 22nd August
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 22nd 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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baking trays
hello I have some non stick baking sheets that were bought for cookies etc but have ended up being used for chips and the such like so are now covered in baked on grease. What can I use to clean these to get them looking like new? PS something easy if it exists because I have a very demanding 6 month old baby who doesnt…
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Does this sound edible? Any tips?
A couple of my friends are coming over tomorrow - we never have anything fancy to eat, usually pasta. I am hoping to make an all in one pot meal as last time we all got rather drunk and my neighbour had to finish the cooking. :o I was thinking of making cauliflower and brocolli bake, as I have some cheddar that was frozen…
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can you please work your magic on these...
Hi I am moving house in a couple of wks and have just done a freezer inventry. I have found some frozen value prawns, some red and green chillies and half a can of coconut lurking in there. does anyone have a recipe to use them up? curry maybe? thank you xx
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Stains on White shirts, what can i try next?
My H has some work shirts that he has curry stains on (Friday night ritual) and ive tried everything to get them off, the only thing ive not tried is bleach! Can you put a tiny bit of bleach in the washing machine to try and get rid? Im not bothered if it ruins the shirts as it looks like i will have to throw away if i…
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Red Pepper Plant
I bought a red pepper plant the other week. It's been quite windy here and the peppers have been blown off but they are still green. What I am wondering is, is a green pepper merely a red pepper that hasn't ripened?
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cracked egg and pork question
sorry folks if this has already been answered elsewhere, did a search but couldn't find it. In my box of eggs last week there was a cracked one:mad:, can I use this? also..... took pork mince out of the freezer and cooked it yesterday, 2 batches are back in freezer - is it okay to use them - they have been frozen twice but…
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Chocolate bean sugar????
I was in B&M today and noticed jars of "Chocolate Bean Sugar, with crushed cocoa beans" on the shelf at 10p per jar. It was from the Antony Worral Thompson's range so not rubbish and anything that includes the word "chocolate" in it is interesting, yup? So I went wild and bought two jars. Now I'm sitting here with a jar…
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breadmaker instructions needed!
Hi everyone! I have been given a breadmaker but not the instructions. Cannot find them online anywhere!! Does anyone else have a Delta XBM538 please?? Thanks! Looking forward to making my own bread....used to years ago but have arthritis and can't knead :(
