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OS Daily Thread - Sunday 6th December (19 days to go)
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Friday 4th December.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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Freezing Buffet Food
Hiya All Now that xmas is getting nearer I am planning on making buffet food for xmas tea and freezing it. Should I prepare it, then freeze it or should I cook it first then freeze it. I will be making stuff like cheese savoury swirls using puff pastry, mini toad in holes, mini quiches, mini pizzas etc. Thanks
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Curtain advice - I need a 'mum'
Hi all, Hoping you practical lot will be able to advise. I'm currently moving into my first house and need to borrow a mum for a mo - mine passed away seven years ago, and dads are no good with soft furnishings! ;) I have two big bay windows - front lounge and upstairs bedroom. Both measure about 330cm/129inches wide. Now…
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Sizing rib of beef for Christmas Dinner
Hi, What weight per person should I buy when on the bone? There will be three of us with big appetites. Will be served with usual Christmas trimmings. Thanks
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Don't know where to start
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, but everyone here has been so helpful in the past when I needed advice. I just need to un-burden tbh, but mods, please feel free to move or delete if you feel appropriate. OK, here goes. I was made redundant at the end of September and decided to start my own small business,…
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Omid Djalilii gave me dinner!
God bless him. The man has been filming an advert for an insurance company around the corner for the best part of a week in freezing cold weather. (what a trooper/Star) The setup was a market and after it shut down they let us take as much fruit and veg as we could lay our hands on. MY stash will feed me for a week. I seem…
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Raspberry recipe to FREEZE
I got some whoopsie fresh raspberries last night (2 boxes) from MrT & I would love to make some sort of sweet something from them for over Christmas. Maybe muffins, cakes, buiscuty things... I'm not too fussed! However, they need to freeze for a couple of weeks. Does anyone have any recipes for me, please? I've been…
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Pretty bottles
Hi everyone! I've tried everywhere to find some pretty, smallish bottles so I can give some of our homemade sloe gin as gifts this Christmas - ones with little corks / stoppers would be good. Even Ebay doesn't seem to be much good, and 'homebrew' type shops don't seem to stock pretty ones - any ideas?
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What to do with the chicken juices?
Hi, I have just cooked a chicken in the oven but I'm not really sure what to do with the juice to save wasting it? When I put the chicken in the oven all I did was put a bit of salt and pepper on and avery small amount of oil to help the skin brown... Got about an inch of juice in thebottom of the pan, and I don't want to…
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OS Daily Thread - SATURDAY 5th December
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 5th December.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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Boring coloured dishcloth question!
Hi, First-time post in this forum :D Can anyone recommend a place to buy non-white dishcloths? The type of knitted, stringy ones that are common everywhere. Green or blue would be preferable, but anything other than white would do. John Lewis used to stock green ones but they've been discontinued. For various reasons I'd…
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Homemade Food Gifts for the Holidays
Homemade Food Gifts for the Holidays Whip up a gift from your kitchen to show family and friends you truly care. These are some fantastic ideas you can make it yourself and not spending money for them. http://www.parents.com/holiday/christmas/gifts/homemade-food-gifts-for-the-holidays/?psrc=SS9114SS70_food Hope you like it…
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No gas at home!
I have no Gas in my home at the moment and have no one coming until next WED:mad: I have my slowcooker as I can't use my hob as it's gas but my oven is fan assisted. I'm getting fed up with chips and so on cooked in the oven and would prefer to use my S/c but what can I cook in it. I can't do any browning of meat or fry…
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Another use for left-over egg white
If ever I make custard or home-made ice cream I always use fresh egg yolks, not Bird's powder. Unfortunately this leaves me with several egg whites left over. The usual suggestion for these is to make meringue. I found a recipe today which is quick and which uses only the white of the egg, so I thought I'd share it with…
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query about chicken?
sorry to put this query to you but tried to google it to no avail, so wondered if you can help? I am jointing a fresh chicken for 'rubber chicken' meals and on removal of the two breasts there seems to be a small area of what looks to be 'cooked' chicken in each breast- in that it has that 'texture' and those patches are…
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Should kilner jars be waterproof?
Well should they? I've just bought 2 1 litre kilner like jars from Asda, when I washed them out and shook them, all the water came out from around the seal. Also when I have used a couple of old proper kilner jars with new seals, they have also done this. Maybe I'm expecting more of them than I should.
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making cotbed fitted sheets
hi to the sewing gurus! in a bid to save money and recycle some old flanellette sheets, can anyone advise how you make the elasticated bottom of a fitted sheet? I am thinking…
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Novel recipe, best crisp crusty bread that you've ever tasted.
Novel recipe, best crisp crusty bread that you've ever tasted. No knead bread. Takes only five minutes mixing. Have a look at this beauty I made today: http://yfrog.com/6e2009120510002j I have changed the link, sees it works now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_kmSalsNgM If you like me you love continental style, crisply…
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OS Daily Thread - Friday 4th December
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Friday 4th December.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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Welsh lamb
Can anyone tell me when welsh lamb is in season, please? Also where can I buy it, preferably in England, having said that I'm definitely not adverse to going into Wales to buy it. :o
