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Roast Pork! Help please lol
hiya, got a boneless joint of pork cooking in the oven but it's the first time I've ever cooked a joint of pork... I've put it in a glass roasting dish with foil wrapped round the meaty part to catch the juice, and scored and salted the fat to get crackling. Is the juice from the meat safe to use for the gravy? Also how do…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 30th November 2009
WOOHOO IT IS :xmastree:.....DECEMBER..... :xmastree: 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…
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gutted- pressure cooker question..
my mum has just bought me a pressure cooker (yay!) but it says it cant be used on halogen hob :mad:, does anyone know why, or what would happen? i dont want to use it and find it doesnt work.. is this common with all pressure cookers? gutted... :-(
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Granary bread help please!
:hello: Bought this not because I needed it, but because it was cheap. :rolleyes: I've got plenty of bread, and it won't stay fresh long - it's already a bit hard. I can't eat all of it, so is there anything creative I can do with it? If not, then what can I use it up in? Has anyone made bread & butter pudding with granary…
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Stop top of bake browning - no foil
I'm making a sort of potatoes dauphinoise, but with root vegetables - the recipe says 40 mins at gas 4 with foil on top, then 20 mins without the foil - but I've just looked and I haven't got any foil! :eek: Tescos is shut, so any ideas on what to do? I don't have a casserole dish or anything with a lid, the only thing I…
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Baking - what did i do wrong?
I am not a baker, but I try ;) I made choc cake last night, but when it had been in oven about 10 mins i looked in and......... the sides had completely risen over the tin and oozed out into the oven and the middle has sunk completely flat :eek: It stayed that way when it finished baking. THe recipe called for quite a bit…
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OS Daily Thread - Sunday 29th November
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Sunday 29th November. 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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Hob scraper where to buy or substitute
Hello there, I was watching How clean is your house, and Kim and Aggie were cleaning the glass on the oven door with Bicarb of Soda and washing up liquid. They made it into a paste and put it on the glass, left it for a little while, and then scraped it off with a hob scraper. Ive never heard of one of these before, anyone…
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Cadbury Flake Recipe - old recipe needed
Hi all I remember from when I was a child the small recipe cards that came with the mini flakes that Cadbury made. Does anyone have the card/recipe with pics that they could scan in for me that shows the little house that has the mini flakes for its roof? Or do you know where I can get it from on the net? I have tried…
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Dried Peas Help
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. I have been kindly given a stash of food from someones food cupboard clear out and I have been given a massive pot of dried peas. And I am completely clueless as to how to use them. Do I just add them dry to something and they rehydrate during the cooking or do I have to "soak" them.…
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URGENT help really needed, baking question
I have just been an total idiot. I'm baking these muffins for the school fair today: http://www.chocolate-source.co.uk/chocolate_recipes_muffins_chocaholics_dream_muffins.htm and used plain flour! Argh! I have not yet put them in the oven is there any way to rescue them? The ingredients cost a bit so don't really want to…
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Luxury canap!s etc on a budget!
Hi all! Just wondered if anyone is hosting any Christmas parties this year on a budget? We are hosting a family party in a couple of weeks, but my in-laws can be fairly snobbish so we want to dazzle them without blowing the budget. (not just for their benefit obviously, for our own too!) We are doing a buffet/canap!s type…
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shiny stainless steel sink?
Morning all, I have a stainless steel sink which is only about 3 years old. I clean the draining board with white vinegar which always brings it up nice and shiny. The bowl however is always dull. I give it the occasional bleach to stop the drain from smelling. Is there anything I can use to make this shiny again? I…
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OS Daily Thread - Saturday 28th November
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 28th November. 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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1960's/70's cocktail party snacks? Any suggestions?
Hi all, Just before Christmas we are having some friends and their small children round for mulled wine with 60's/70's snacks. I decided to do this after reading some mouth-watering Margueritte Pattern canape recipes in the back of a cocktail book. Things like bacon wrapped around dates/cheese cubes/pineapple/olives etc,…
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December 2009 Grocery Challenge
Hello everyone, Welcome to the last Grocery Challenge of 2009. :hello: If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your November budget, then keep on posting in the November Grocery Challenge. As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you…
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Stewed fruit
Can anyone help me please? I have some plums that need using up and thought that maybe I could stew them and have with some ice-cream. The problem is...I don't know how to do it, is it as simple as simmering them?
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christmas pudding help!!
hi guys, i'm making my xmas puds today but its turned into a bit of a nightmare!!! i've ended up with 4 small ones (serve 2-3 people) and 2 big ones (serve 4-6 people) but only have room to cook 1 big and 2 small. The 2 small are currently in one of those veg steamers and 1 big in my slow cooker. ANy ideas roughly how long…
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'typically English' snack for 25 children? Help!
Hi all - I really need some inspiration please. We live in France and at my 4 year olds school the parents supply the mid-morning snack on a rota basis. This is great, each month we are basically told what to provide for all 25 kids. Anyhow for December the teacher has decided I can take in something 'typically English,…
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OS Daily Thread - Friday 27th November
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Friday 27th November. 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…
