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Has my frozen meat gone off or does it have freezer burn?
I've done a search, but couldn't find anything - sorry! I have had some Asda speciality pork sausages in my freezer for some time. I got them out to defrost last night and noticed they look wrong... The top layer of sausages look cooked and the bottom look raw. Could this be freezer burn or is the meat off? Also, if it IS…
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Cooking pasta & rice in an EasiYo container
I recently saw advertised in one of those gadget magazines something which looked like a glass tube with a lid and an insulated jacket into which you put pasta etc, covered it with boiling water and the lid and it cooked your pasta in ten minutes. It seemed to operate on the same principle as the EasyYo produces yoghurt…
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Frozen chicken stock question
Hi I have a batch of chicken stock in my freezer and I want to defrost it and make soup from it. We wouldn't eat all the soup in one go but would it be safe to refreeze the soup bearing in mind that the stock had already been frozen once? Can anyone help? Thanks Heldun
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Chocolate mousse boxes
Given that the past 2 months of married life (coincidentally the first 2 months of married life!!) have been mainly catered for by recipes from this board I thought I should share one that I discovered myself while experimenting a few years ago. It's chocolate mousse served in little boxes made of chocolate. Always…
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What can I do with used stamps?
Sorry if this has been posted before - I've done a search & can't find anything... My friend's Dad used to have all my used stamps from me & take them somewhere (?) but he sadly passed away in July... What can I do with them? - I hate throwing something away that someone else can make use of....
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Storing avocados
Hi all, i did a quick search but couldnt find my answer.. what is the best way to store avocados please? I just bought a bag of them for 29p, but i'll never eat them all in one go... can they be frozen? can you preserve them any way? can anyone think of anything else to make with them except guacamole? :confused:
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Need help from someone with UK size 5 feet!
Sorry for the probably very weird thread! I'm knitting some socks for my mum's birthday pressie and am not sure how long to make them. She's a size 5 and I wondered if some kind OSer would mind measuring their foot for me! What I need is the length of your foot from heel to the tip of the toe (preferably in inches). I…
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Whitening School Polo Shirts
How do you guys get your whites back to white? I dont want to go and buy Vanish or other gimicky things really. I have hot washed them with a colour catcher but no luck. What can i use to get them all back to white??? :confused:
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MealPlans WB 2nd November 2009
Hi Guys! Can't believe we are in November already. This week we are having: Mon-Organic Sausages, Mustard Mash, Cabbage & Petit Pois Tues-Quiche, Baked Spud & Salad Wed-Chicken, Roasts, Yorkies, Cabbage, Peas & Parsnips Thurs-Egg, Chips, Beans & HP Sauce Fri-At friends party Sat-Sirloin, Colcannon (sp), Corn On Cob & Onion…
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how much ironing do you do?
do you iron everything or just the bits people see. for instance do you iron towels, bedding, underwear? i personally iron day wear, sleep wear, vests and bedding. that tends to be it lol. just wondered how many of us iron everything.
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OS Daily Thread - Thursday 29th October
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Thursday 29th October. 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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pub/school dinner style lasagne
Hi, Does anyone have a recipe for the sort of lasagne you tend to get in pubs? By that I mean the kind that is meaty and greasy (in a nice way!) and not very tomatoey, with very little sauce! they are usually quite deep too... I can't stand sloppy tomatoey ready meal style lasagne, but love the other kind, unfortunatley…
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Getting stains out of clothes
Got what looks like maybe ketchup on a couple of tshirts. :o Well it's a faded kind of red anyway. I've tried rubbing washing up liquid into them but it's not removing it. :( Anyone got any ideas what I can do/use? :confused:
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Converting evaporated milk to condensed milk.
How much sugar do I need to add to one 410grm can of evaporated milk to convert it to condensed milk please? Do I just chuck it all in a saucepan and boil it? Anything else I need to add? Thanks I can't see it in the old style recipe lists. :)
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Smelly cupboard?
Help! We're living in a terraced cottage which we've been in for a few months, but have avoided tackling the dreaded cupboard under the sink as it really smells! Its quite a musty smell - god knows what the people before kept in there! We keep our cleaning stuff in there and every time I open the cupboard I get a whiff!…
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Beef Roast
Got one of these beef joints they have on special in Asda. I never usually have a roast so am not sure what to do with it. :rolleyes: There's only the 2 of us so I'd like it to last a while....any suggestions as to how to cook it and how to divide it into 3-4 meals ?
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Flapjacks gone wrong!
I made some flapjacks this afternoon, something obviously went wrong and they are dry and crumbly. Has anyone got any suggestions as to what I can use them for? or mix them with to make them a bit more moist? Carter
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O/S Energy Boost?
Reading all of these lovely O/S threads I'm in awe and shock!!! Awe because of all the amazing and wonderful things you guys seem to get done in the day and Shock because, I feel like I never stop running around and feel completely exhausted all of the time at the moment and I hardly do any of the things you do!! So a few…
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breadmaker ingredients help!!
so i got my breadmker today and just looked at the recipes,,i dont have and sunflower oil and also dont have any milk powder,,what will i do,,any tips would be great !!thanks in advance
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hm christmas presents
i've decided to make some hampers for family this christmas, i'm going to do a sweet one with jams and marmalades in and a savoury one with chutneys and stuff. i have a breadmaker and was thinking of making a loaf to put in each, does anyone have any nice recipes for either of the hampers? i want something with some…
