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Brinjal Pickle recipe please?
Hi Title says it really, I love the Pataks stuff and am growing some aubergines this year so would love to make some of my own but can't seem to find any recipes. Any one tried this? Thanks, Sarey.
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Lentils, what's the difference
I saw in Morrisons they have red and green packs of lentils. I've always had red ones for my stews and soup and wonder what the green ones are like and what they're used for? I don't want to buy 2kg and find they're no good to me?
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Cast iron kettle
Hi all I am really really hoping someone can help me with this problem. I have a large cast iron kettle that goes onto the stove top or open fire, it is very old but in perfect condition. How do I stop it rusting ? As it is used for boiling water it comes into contact with water which is the one thing cast does not like, I…
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How to tackle blackberry stain?
Does anyone know a way to get blackberry stains out (it's stained white cotton)? I've caught the stain early and have scrubbed at it using a nail brush and Fairy household soap - this seems to have got the worst off. I've now got the item soaking in cold water. I can't use bio powder due to allergies:o Can anyone help?
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How do you make Dahl?
I watched Saturday kitchen this week and they had a lady making sweet Dahl which looked lovely it had coconut in it. I can't find the recipe any where on line, I have never cooked anything like this before. I just wondered how you make your Dahl? Many thanks
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How to clean cat poo stain from Upvc please?
My cat seemed to have missed the carpet (grr) and poo'd a bit on my Upvc patio door surround (double grr), any idea how to best get rid of the stain please? Thanks rigs
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OS help to fill my chest freezer please?
We have just ordered a chest freezer! I have been watching offers and this one is a good price, energy rating and has 197 litres of storage. Up to now we have just had a couple of small drawers so if I do even a small batch cook I struggle to keep it. It will be going out in the garage and I want to maximise it's use so…
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Hand-me-downs - for adults?
When my kids were younger I used to get given clothes for them which I always appreciated - in fact DD still gets a few garments from her older cousins. But hand-me-downs for adults? Last week I was gifted 4 pairs of sandals from my mum's friend (I'm the only one with the same size feet as her; mum and sisters all have…
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OS Daily Monday 9th August
off to get the sticky Hi there! This is the Old Style Daily Thread for Monday 9th August 2010. 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…
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Any smallholders on here?
anyone keep pigs? or lambs? Chickens?
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Weekly Flylady Thread 9th August 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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Honeycomb, how do I use it?
I've been given some honeycomb straight from a bee hive, what do I do with it, can you eat it like honey?
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knitting help please!
I've done so well on my first cardigan - with the button holes and pockets but i've now reached a stumbling block with the sleeves. Can someone translate the following for me: I currently have 23 sts on the needle and I've hightlighted the figures I have to follow for size required. Inc 1st at each end of next and foll 4…
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White Fluffy Things Floating In White Vinegar
I just took a bottle of white vinegar from the back of the cupboard to wash my windows with and it seems to have little white fluffy things floating in it. I am guessing it is some sort of bacterial growth but I have never seen anything like it before, does anyone have any idea what it is?
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what to do & when with a laden pear tree
hi,any suggestions please , we moved house last year and have got a large pear tree in the garden laden with 150+ pears when will they ripen& what can i do with them,last year they never really ripened on the tree & as we've alot of work to do on the house i didnt have time to spend experimenting on how to ripen them. also…
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OS Daily Sunday 8th August
Hi there! This is the Old Style Daily Thread for Sunday 8th August 2010. 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…
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WD40 as a stain remover?
My brother claims that WD40 is a good stain remover. He had a red wine stain on a dress shirt and apparently a good skoosh of WD40 before it was washed removed the stain. Has anyone else used it for this purpose, and if so, what did it remove?
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How could i/is it possible to keep jacket potatoes warm for a few hours?
We are having a party in a community hall next saturday,and along with the rest of the food we are making id like to make jacket potatoes (a cheaper way to fill them all up),the venue has a fridge we can use so the pasta salad/potato salad/rice salad/meats and cheeses will stay chilled but how would i be able if possible…
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please suggest punishment for OH!!
I'm so cross! I made a cider chicken and mushroom casserole for tea, with mash. When we'd finished there was a lot of sauce left and some mash, I said to OH "please don't throw the sauce away I'm going to freeze it and use it with pork or something, I'll freeze the mash too." I specifically asked him to pour the sauce back…
