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how to remove super glue
its on my fingers,its dried now but have tried nail varniish remover and hand cream,no luck so far any ideas anyone ?
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My cookies dont look right!!!!
Okay so this morning I decided to start my baking. Ive got in the oven cookies with choc chips, raisins and porridge oats. The recipe says they will take roughly 10 -12 mins to cook. The bottom edges of the cookies look brown, but the top of the cookies are soft and gooey!!!!!!!:confused: Will they harden up at bit if I…
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Has anyone got a Vita Mix dry blade container
I invested a few months ago in a vitamix and was thinking of getting the dry blade container. Is it much different than using the normal one.
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help cleaning dinning chairs
Does anyone have any tips for cleaning dinning chairs the seat on mine are filthy i have tried upholstery cleaner but it isnt getting rid of the marks.
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Daily Thread - 2nd December
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 2nd December. This 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 already.…
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Hummingbird Bakery cupcakes help
Hi. Does anybody have The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook? I have tried to make the vanilla cupcakes several times and have stuck to the recipe rigidly but they come out dense, sticky and taste eggy. They don't rise vey well either (I don't think there is enough for 12 cakes but again I wanted to stick the recipe). What I…
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What a mess. Please help
I tend to percieve this board as the font of all knowledge. If anyone can help with this I know it will be one of you old stylers. How do I get printer ink (probably black) off a white quilted throw? :mad: :eek: The ink has already dried and I haven't tried anything yet because I'm worried it will make it worse. Please…
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Freezing Soup. Sounds easy but I have a problem!
Hi everyone, I love making soup and then freezing it in 1 portion batches for lunches, emergencies etc. I usually put each portion in a sandwich bag with a seal thing. The only problem is that when you put them in the freezer they either 'lock' onto each other as they freeze - resulting in a 20 portion mountain of soup -…
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New flat; food help...
Hey! me and boyfriend move into our new flat next week! For the 1st month we are only going to have about £40 for food etc. And as were going to need all the basics and freezer stuff, etc etc. I just dont know how im going to do it!! Any help on strectching my budget to its limit would be greatly apreciated!! Thankyou x…
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11" sponge quantities?
I want to make a large deep 11" sponge cake but i am not sure what sort of quantities i should be doubling up to can anyone help should i be looking at maybe an 8 egg or a 12 egg mixture? Thanks also whats the best way to keep the middle from mounding and keeping it flat?
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Help! - what is Rice flour?
I am hoping some one here can help. I have been trawling through a few cake recipe books and on a couple of them it asks you to use rice flour either white or brown.:confused: I have scoured the shelves in the supermarkets to no avail in the bakery isle and googling has drawn a blank. So does anyone have a clue what this…
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Fireplace help
I don't know which forum I should post this into, but hopefully someone here will be able to help. I want to use our fire, but can't get it lit. I'm sure there should be something above the fire inside the chimney - there's a constant draught down it, and from my vague recollections there should be something which I can…
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hinari hb174 breadmaker
can any one point me in the right direction for a recipe book for this breadmaker. i was given the breadmaker as a gift from someone who didnt want it (can you believe that??? but thank you, thank you) but there was no paperwork with it. i have the basic instuctions that i have printed off from the internet but cant find a…
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Crocheting a jumper without a pattern
Is this advisable? I can't find a pattern I like. I don't want anything fancy, just a plain jumper made up in double crochet. I usually wing it when knitting or crocheting, patterns confuse and bore the hell out of me, and I never get the same yarn as they reccoment. I have made bags and mittens without a pattern by…
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Cooking questions from a novice!!!
Hello everyone, I've just started using this site esp the OS forum and have been amazed by all your knowledge, so i was wondering if you can help me with a couple of cooking questions. 1. If i make home made pastry today using one of the recipes on the GC, will it keep in the fridge until tomorrow or will it go hard? 2. I…
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Best way to re-whiten faded underwear ?
Any ideas folks ? Thanks
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help! too much braised cabbage!!
so i followed the recipie, bunged it all in the slow cooker and it is delish. :D BUT there's way too much!! I think I could feed the whole street! Can I freeze it? It's 1 red cabbage, 1 onion, some raisins, chilli, a little stock and balsamic vinegar. Sorry if this should be in S/C quick questions. I don't really fancy…
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Irn Bru stain on the carpet
Hi, My DD has spilt some Irn Bru on the upstairs landing carpet. I've tried to shampoo it with just ordinary carpet shampoo but its not budging! Does anyone know of anything else I could try? Its a wool carpet(70%) if that makes a difference TIA
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Explosion in the freezer
I have done a very silly thing. :o Yesterday I put a can of coke in the freezer to cool off. I forgot about it and went to bed. The can of coke froze and then exploded - forcing the freezer door open. This morning I closed the freezer door (and cleaned up the mess). But some of the food at the front of the freezer had…
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Daily Thread - 1st December
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 1st December. This 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 already.…
