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Trousers wearing out, hems rubbing on heels
My OH walks a lot and the hems at the back of his trousers are continually wearing out as they scuff & rub on the heels of his shoes . As he has different coloured trousers can anybody suggest where I might be able to get some all purpose clearish type I can sew onto the inner side of the hems to prevent this wear and…
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rummikub rules
Good morning, my sister has bought a rummikub word game from a jumble sale for £1 but there are no rules, does anyone have any or know where I can get some. My sisters are 80 and 83 and we enjoy rummikub numbers, we hope it is keeping our brains active. Thanks, Maggie
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OS Daily Thread - Monday 29th March
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Monday 29th March.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 already.…
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Cake Tasted of Diesel ... Why?
I bought a slice of cake today. It was carrot cake and looked gorgeous. Within the sponge bit there were a couple of tiny dark spots, which it was suggested by my companion might be dates. Then I bit into it. It was weird. But I had another bit, it tasted of diesel, or petrol. So I gave a bit to my companion and they…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 29th March 2010
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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Jam/chutney recipies which will keep!
Hi I'm a jam and chutney newbie but im determined to make some to give as christmas presents this year! Anyway I have a weeks holiday at the end of april and would love to have a go at making something thats fairly easy and cheap and will keep for a long time! Thanks guys xx
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Expired Balsamic vinegar - will it be OK?
I'm having friends around later in the week and was going to make some strawberry and balsamic vinegar ice cream (a delia recipe - not tried before). Have gone to my cupboard and my unopened balsamic expired in oct 09 (oops!). Will it be ok to use, seems a bit of a waste to go and get another bottle - I obviously don't use…
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Caustic soda and vinegar - recipe for disaster?
Please save me from myself...... My shower plughole is really slow in emptying and I want to stick a caustic soda solution down to clear the gunk - if I do this, how long should I wait before I can use vinegar to clean the glass and tile surround? I want to soak the tray in vinegar to remove some limecale but don't want to…
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OS Daily Thread - Sunday 28th March
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Sunday 28th March.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 already.…
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what can I feed 3 boys for lunch tomorrow?
I'm looking after my friends 3 wee boys, aged 9, 6 and 4, and I'd like to feed them something good for lunch tomorrow before they go home. I want to try to avoid the usual sausages, pizza, etc as that's all they get at home (although did give them a kfc tonight, whoops :eek:) anyone got any good ideas? they're normal wee…
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Moving in with boyf, but can't actually cook!!
Hello everyone on the OS Thread. :D You all helped me out a couple of weeks ago when I asked for your help in making spag bol - well, I was hoping that some of wouldn't mind helping me again. My boyfriend and I are having a test run of moving in together and I really hope it works. Anyway, I love cleaning and making the…
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Urgent help needed in identifying a piece of meat....
Hiya, hope someone can help with this stupid question... :o I have defrosted a piece of meat believing it was lamb but it actually also could be beef... The colour is not really helping and nor is the smell... Dinner will be different depending on what meat it is and I dont really want to cook it to find out... Does…
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Save pounds on tea making
Using a cheap filter coffee machine to save money. If you drink a lot of filter coffee, this may not be useful but if you also enjoy a good cup of tea, it would be worth investing in a second machine. Use loose tea, costs much less than bags in the long run and lasts ages.I had several packets of loose tea, was running out…
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Black eyeliner on cream carpet!
Hi All! As title says really! Any quick tips for getting black liquid eyeliner out of a cream carpet??? Also may require tips for getting blood out when DD gets home! :mad: :rotfl: TIA x
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Out of date chicken ?
I got some chicken drum sticks last night reduced to 60p says should be eaten by the 26th march , today is the 27th so its 12 hours out of date. Do you think its ok to eat ?
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Tinned peach oatie cookies recipe
Some time ago during one of the posts where a poster only has xx amount for the month someone posted a recipe for like a peachie (tinned) oatie biscuits I rememeber they had oats, lots of syrup, butter and tinned peaches complete with juice in them and im sure the butter was melted I cannot find the recipe now and would…
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How do I store 15 bags of strong white bread flour? UPDATE
I would like to try the Wrights bread flour my fav bakery (rarely use now)uses for my breadmaker. Its in boxes of 5, 1.5kg bags. You have to buy 3 boxes for free P&P, P&P is quite expensive, so well worth buying 15 bags. So how do I store 15 bags of strong white bread flour? Will prob last at least 4 months.
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OS Daily Saturday 27th March 2010
Hi there! This is the Daily Thread for Saturday 27th March.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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charity come dine with me - recipe ideas
We are doing a "Come dine with me" to raise money for charity (for donkeys in Gambia) and wondered if you could help me with my ideas so far. Pudding is always easy as I love baking and making sweet stuff - so I thought I'd make banoffee pies or cheesecakes in ramekins. I was thinking of cooking something inthe slow cooker…
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Does anyone have a decent belgian buns recipe?
I would like to make some belgian buns, but can't find any instructions anywhere. Does anyone know how to make them? Pretty please, with icing and cherry's on top:D
