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Chickens sitting on each other - why?
Sorry about title, but I promised to put the question here. S. has two girls now, who have started roosting on each other in an outside corner at night. Is there a Why to this? - or is it just chickens being chickens, as they will. Should he be concerned?
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Novice at sewing - would you try this?
I recently got a sewing machine and am new to sewing. I have managed to make some duvet covers, sheets and pillowcases for kids bed. Yesterday i bought the most lovely suede fabric going cheap and I made some cushion covers for my lounge. I have quite a bit left, and I was thinking of cutting one of my duvet covers in half…
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1kg of mince - best base to use?
Morning all, I've been lurking for a long time (mostly during the day as my job has been keeping me less than busy - but that is another post) and I thought now was a good time to ask for some help! I bought 2 x 1kg of mince last week and stupidly froze 1kg before splitting it. Need to defrost it and get it cooked but…
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OS Daily Thread - Saturday 24th October
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 24th 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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Slow cooker food for a toddler who doesn't like casseroles/stews
Hi everyone I try my very hardest to live the MSE way and do my weekly fruit and veg shop at the local market each saturday morning, spending about £8 a week. I am very busy as I have a household to run, work part time, am at university doing a full time Law degree and I have a 16 month old son aswell. I try and feed him…
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Citric Acid/Ascorbic Acid
Hi, All! Need to buy citric acid to make fizzy bath salts, but can't get hold of it. From posts left in 2006 it seems that CA is one of the constituents of home-made bombs, which would explain its disappearance from shop shelves. I've just checked out the difference between Citric Acid and Ascorbic Acid, and the chemical…
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Trade exchange?
I have heared of a site where "trades can be traded" eg hairdressing for beauty therapy, plumbing for electrics, etc etc.:rolleyes: Has anybody else heared of it or have I imagined it?:confused: Thanks in anticipation Have a good weekend :j
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I bought a chicken & now i need help!!
Hello all! I love reading these threads and was hoping that some of you may be able to help me. Whilst walking around ASDA earlier they were selling whole chickens (1.55kg) for £2 so i picked one up. Then i got home and realised that 1-i have never cooked a whole chicken before (im a student!) and 2- i dont really know…
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OS laundry
I'm sure there must be a thread on here already but I can't find any so here goes... What laundry products do you use in your washing machine? I use 3/4 cap of surf small and mighty, about 3 tbsp (guess) of soda crystals and a capful of white vinegar in the rinse. I use surf because it makes the clothes smell really fresh…
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Cake Advice
After yesterdays cake sale at playgroup (I was still baking at 11am) where I contributed 10 cakes, I thought I would get ahead for the next sale on 17 December.:A I'm making Christmas cake, yule logs and mince pies with brandy butter. The question I have is Can these cakes be frozen once they've been iced? I plan on doing…
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scared old style!
:oi'm in all on my lonesome today (off work sick) and have been getting really scared wondering what the banging noise I was hearing! Finally got brave and went in the kitchen and guess what it was.... MY BREADMAKER!!! :o Well, I'm not usually in when it's mixing the dough! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
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Boxes of Dumpling Mix
Do you think I could just make up the mix and roll it out to use as a pastry lid for a pie? It will be a gravy and meat filled pie so it will be wet enough on the bottom but will it work? I bought the boxes of mix from a local £1 shop and it was 5 for a £1 - I couldnt resist.
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defrosting?
Hi everyone, I am just wondering if you all follow the recommendations for defrosting food-ie defrost overnight in fridge? I always try to, but if I put something in fridge at 7-8 pm, the following night, when I go to cook it its always frozen still. Now this isnt a whole bird or anything-pork chops, mince etc, all stays…
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Runners
Hello all, i have a lot of runner beans i got a few weeks ago which really need to be used up but not sure in what? any ideas? thanks! xx
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Basket obsession. A confession.
Ok, so maybe a weird title to a thread but it is true. I have a basket obsession. It all started when I was young & my Nan had a wicker basket on wheels with a walking stick handle. I used to wheel it round the garden and fill it with fallen apples. I love going shopping with a wicker basket popping into local little…
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Cheap Christmas Dinner?
Once again this year xmas is rolling round and I am wondering how we are going to afford it. We have decided (the adults at least) to focus on the kids for the presents and to have a nice meal together. What I am wondering is how many ideas can we come up with to keep the meal costs down to a minimum. I don't mean having…
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OH sabotage of batch cooking!
So, last night I spent all evening in the kitchen, watching old episodes of Black Books on 4oD and doing some batch cooking. I made a HUGE bolognaise and veg style sauce which I stuffed some peppers with, and a massive ratatouille (well, it looked massive at the beginning but of course cooked right down into two very nice…
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I washed my mushrooms - was this wrong?
I had some mushrooms left in the fridge that I thought would be best frozen. I washed them as they were a bit gritty then left them to drain. However they seemed to have absorbed loads of water - I can squeeze them and they drip out water :confused: Was this the wrong thing to do? Do mushrooms always act likes sponges?
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Friday 23rd October
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Friday 23rd 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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making pasties for the freezer.
when i have loeft over roast dinner i normally mush it all up and make it into psaties... well this time i have a load left over. so i want to make pasties to go striaght in the freezer. it is a combination of roast chicken dinner that's goin in them. It was last nights tea and i'll be making them in the morning when i've…
