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How can I make this chocolate thingy set?
Hi I've made this chocolate thingy I saw on cooking by numbers and it's really runny and I don't know why! The ingredients I used were: 4 eggs 200g chocolate (melted) 5 tbsp coffee I seperated the eggs, whisked the whites and folded them into the chocolate and egg yolks. I've made this before and last time it was thicker…
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Advice Needed :) Masterchef Challenge
Hello All, I was wondering if you could help me. We are doing a 'Masterchef Challange' at work. It lasts for about three weeks and my day is Friday. I have to prepare a meal to serve at Friday dinner. There is a microwave to warm the food up so I would make it on Thursday night. I am stuck on how to keep costs down as I…
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disaster -fridgefreezer defrosted
Electric in kitchen and utility went on Sat eve and DH forgot to plug 2nd fridgefreezer into an extension and we didn't realise until late last night. Have 3 large chickens to cook and some puff pastry. The obvious thing is a chicken pie I suppose but have you any other suggestions. DH threw everything else in rubbish bin…
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Bland food for a 18 month old with tummy bug...
my LO has had a tummy bug for the last 24hrs that has got worse, spoke to nurse at gp to get advice , because if it was me I would starve myself, but LO's dont like that, anyway advice was plenty of fluids, no dairy and bland food. Any suggestions with the bland food, as he is quite normal in himself at the moment he is…
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Is there a food value of peanut husks
I bought a large bag of roasted peanuts in their shells the other day and when biting open the husks thought how "peanutty" they tasted. It caused me wonder idly whether there is actually any food value in them. I can't honestly imagine what I would do with them, apart from putting them on the compost heap, but just…
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Sweet nuts?
does anyone know how to make the warm sweet nuts (sorry dont know if thats what they are called) you buy off sellers on the street? is it just sugar and some spices?
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Deep Fat Fryer Help Needed
Whilst in ASDA's yesterday I saw they had deep fat fryers for £10, I decided to get one becuase it seemed such a good deal but now I'm not sure what to cook in it :confused: I suppose buying it before figuring that out wasn't very MSE of me :rotfl: Can anyone give me any ideas of the kind of things I can cook in it other…
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An interesting question about HM wine
OK, so I know you are not allowed to sell HM wine. We are a charity and propose to GIVE AWAY a glass of HM wine with the Christmas dinners we are selling in our cafe (which is run by people with learning disabilities). Can anyone see any problems with this? And would we be pushing our luck in giving away further glasses,…
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tuna mayo
Hi can somebody advise whether I could freeze my left over tuna mayo? I made a batch up last night for todays lunch but wont need the rest until thursday lunch. Would it keep in the fridge that long or could I freeze it? Thanks, Hayley
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Going from one person to 5 people over half term
Next week I have 4 children coming to stay in my one person household. Can anyone suggest meals I can prepare now in readiness? Pref cheap - really cheap! It's years since I had to cook for more than a couple so my mind has gone blank. Spag bol and variations on that are about the limit to my monday-morning imagination at…
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Oooooooh, my nuts! Update - nut-cracker recommendations, please!
Good morning, and apologies for the eye-catching title ;) :p I've been given a big bag of mixed nuts in their shells. Rather than have them hanging about, I'd like to shell them all, and use them in my Festive Baking :D Any idea how I can crack a whole load of nuts quickly and easily, please :confused: TIA, Penny. x
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OS Daily Thread - Monday 19th October
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Monday 19th 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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nairns biscuits
Has anybody got these biscuits ? Where do you buy them? Has anybody got a recipe for a HM version of them? Mixed berry with cranberries, or ginger, or fruit and oats. TY ! Low or no sugar.:D
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making curtains.. help please!
Hi all, we have a big patio door in our lounge and its getting really cold in here. I cant help feeling it would be warmer if i had some thick curtains up for the winter.. looked in the shop and looked on ebaby but they seem very expensive for heavy ones, so was thinking it may work out cheaper to buy material and get MIL…
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what do you do with cassia bark?
picked a bag of it up today for 25p and have no idea what it's used for :confused: just liked the idea of cooking with bark :D
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Old t-shirts...patchwork?
I have a load of tshirts and tops that I don't wear anymore, some haven't sold on ebay and some are in too poor condition to even bother! I have about 15, mostly plain but a few patterned. All made out of the same tshirt type material. Now I have enough dusters and cloths, and I could take them to the charity shop but you…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 19th October 2009
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! Following requests to start things steadier for…
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Washing a d/c only jacket
Just a bit of advice please for any of you laundry experts! I have a d/c only jacket which is white and rather grubby, its 97% cotton 3% elastine with 100% viscose lining. Would this be ok to put in the wm on say a short 30c wash or should i really take it to d/c? Thank you! louboutingirl
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measurements
Hi I have a recipe that requires 90ml of honey. Does anyone know how many mils are in a tablespoon so that I could measure it out that way? I was hoping one of you very clever old stylers might have the answer! Thank you Hayley
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Huckleberries
Hi all, I had an old packet of huckleberry seeds. Only one plant took, which was a nice surprise and I now have a two foot high plant covered in berries which have gone a lovely black colour. I have no idea when to harvest them or what to use them for! I guess there must be about a large cupful on the plant. Anyone grown…
