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Urgent pastry help please!!
I'm just about to embark upon making Jamie Oliver's Cornish Cowboy Pasties and in the recipe for the pastry it calls for 1tbsp of sea salt to 500g of flour - pastry is really not my forte, but that seems like an awful lot :confused: Does it mean 1 tsp? Gonna make a start on the filling and hope some lovely person on here…
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Are those portable halogen heaters expensive to run?
Does anyone know if these are expensive to run? I was thinking of using one to take the chill off the kitchen and bedroom to save putting the heating on.
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Ruined cake :(
Hi all. I made this cake which is a Nigella recipe. It's completely sunk in the middle and cracked so badly on the top that any icing would just fall through the cracks to the centre of the cake. It's just no good. Does anybody know why??
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Old Style 1900's
I've just been googling for tips on hanging washing in the wind (it's blowing a gale up here) and found a lovely website about the 1900's (apologies if it's already been posted). It's childhood recollections of everyday life in a working class family in the early 1900's, written by the owners mother. It's a lovely read for…
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Caramel help?
My husband likes galaxy caramel cake bars, but I've stopped buying them as the pack of 5 is gone by the time i wake up the day after shopping! And they are not exactly cheap!! So anyway I have made chocolate sponge buns, cut a little hole in and filled with the caramel recipe from the side of the condensed milk tin, topped…
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What happened to 'Easy Iron' Fabric Conditioner?
A few years ago you could buy 'Easy Iron' fabric conditioner, that made ironing clothes easier, but also made it so ironing was less neccessary (iyswim). As far as I can tell you can no longer get this. Is there an OS method for firstly reducing creases in clothes when washing and secondly making ironing easier/quicker?…
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Seasaoning cast iron pan
I have searched, but can't find a thread to help. Please move if necessary. I have bought a cast iron casserole dish which I plan to use on the sstove top as well as in the over, and know you have to season it before use. Can some kind person please help with how? Also, the best way to look after it please?
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Rubber Chook vs Meal Plan
Hi guys and girls. I made a meal plan this week as we're not going to be around much from Wednesday due to family commitments. Anyway, my meal plan was meant to look like this: Yesterday: Roast Chicken stuffed with minced pork (my version of sausagemeat) with brussels, homemade y puds (which DH thought were amazing, he was…
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Soup from leftovers
Yesterday I made my first soup since last winter. I had some boiled potatoes, mashed potato and leftover baked beans in the fridge as well as some mushrooms. I fried an onion, garlic and added the above with some chicken stock, heated and blitzed. I added some cream and a little cheese and if I do say so myself it tasted…
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Sudocream help!
Any ideas how to get sudocream out of hair? My 2 monsters 3 & 1, have covered themselves in it from head to toe, bathed them which got it off the skin but they have it in there hair which looks very greasy and white! Good job they are blonde, looks like they have been bleached now tho! iv'e washed their hair a number of…
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Another increase in postage costs?
Time for heavy users to start stocking up again? The Royal Mail are planning another large hike in postage costs in April 2010. I've just read that they've applied for a 3p rise in First Class postage,(from 39p to 42p) and for a 2p increase in Second Class, (from 30p to 32p.) Apart from anything else, this will just about…
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Have I left chickpeas soaking for TOO long?
Hi all, I put a 500g packet of chickpeas to soak on Wednesday night as I needed the equivalent of a 410g tin for a recipe on Thursday. Got up on Thurs morning & a lot of them were on the floor as I'd put them in a jug that was too small :o .....oops.... Anyway - used what I needed for recipe & I still have loads left so I…
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Alternative to White Wine Vinegar??
Am just following a recipe for Tomato and Pepper Relish and it lists White wine vinegar, which I don't have....I do however have, cider vinegar, balsamic, malt (brown) & distilled (white) - would any of these be suitable? Thanks.
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OS Daily Thread - Saturday 3rd October
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 3rd 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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A question for jam makers
I like to make jam but unfortunately don't have any fruit bushes or trees so am reliant on getting reduced price fruit from shops, unless, like last week, I get some brambles for free. I usually manage to get whoopsied fruit but this year haven't been lucky. I wondered if it would be possible to make jelly using sugar free…
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Knitting... again!
Can someone help me out? I am looking at a knitting pattern (at Kepms) for a funky little bag that I have seen and the pattern says 'balls of wool required 3/3' http://www.kempswoolshop.com/pattern_details.aspx?selectedItemID=-83544652&picture=patons3181&desc=Coast/Aran 3181 Does that mean 3 balls of one wool and 3 of…
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Tinned Peaches
I have some tinned peaches and would quite like to make a cake with them, is this possible with tinned peaches, does anyone have any good recipes for peach cake? Than you
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Got a stain ? stain removal tips from Tefal
As said, Tefal have this list I found on their website. Haven't checked them but I think the company is ok. http://www.tefal.co.uk/Consumer+service/Hints+and+tips/hints_home.htm?DdlFamily={95F47650-8C79-4042-BD24-117AF8EE243C} Too long to publish in long form
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what to do with quince tree fruit?
Hi ! I have a tiny little quince tree in the garden (inherited from the lovely lady who lived here before us) Last year I tried to make quince jelly and miserably failed - which is a shame. Any ideas what else I can try to make with the fruit this year? Any fool proof - easy recipes? I don't want it to go to waste. TIA!…
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Ziplock bags
Hi all I've just bought a load of stuff from CostCo including ziplock bags. They are great quality, so I was wondering what everyone thinks of washing and re-using the ziplock bags, even the ones used to store meat/fish/poultry. Is it any different to washing out a plastic storage box or will bacteria reside? Thanks!
