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christmas pudding in electric steamer?
Can i steam a christmas pudding in my tefal steamer,i know i`ll have to keep and eye on the water level but thought it maybe easier? Thanks Sue
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My cake won't cook!
Has anyone ever made this...... http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jan/14/allegra-mcevedys-swedish-apple-cake It's been in the oven and hour and a half now and the knife still doesn't come out clean! Do you think it's one where it just isn't supposed to do that?? I thought all cakes did!
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Part-faded suit-should I dye it?
I have this purple dress & jacket suit that I put away in the spare room on a clothes rack last spring so I'd have more room in my wardrobe for other stuff. Anyway, when I wanted to wear it a couple of days ago, guess what? the right sleeve of the jacket and the right hand side of the dress where it shows below the jacket…
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Oven temps for fan assisted
Hi all :D I just made banana cake and it was overcooked, the oven temp was 180c, i have a fan assisted and it never had a time for that. so is there a rule of thumb for fan assisted temperatures , ie drop it down by 20c or something?
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OS Daily Saturday 20th Nov 2010
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for today. 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. Everyone’s…
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dried fruit cheesecake
i'm sure i remember seeing on here a recipe for a cheesecake where the only ingredients were biscuits and butter for the base, and cream cheese and dried fruit for the topping.... anyone help please?
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christmas spiced marmelade
Having had some success this year since my first foray into jams and preserves, i thought i would try to make some christmas marmelade. As I havent time or energy for too much faffing, I have a tin of MAMADE as my starting point. I want to add christmas spices, cinnemon, mixed spice, that kind of thing, but I can only fine…
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quantities of 3-2-1 biscuits????
i have made biscuits using the 321 method before but i just can't remember what the quantities are?? can anyone help?
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olive oil is there a cheaper alternative ?
as the title says is there a cheaper just as tasty alternative to olive oil for cooking with - what does everyone else use ? or does anyone know the cheapest place to buy olive oil ? i seem to use a lot and its becoming very pricey and sugestions ?
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washing / cleaning a down jacket /sleeping bag
sorry if there is a thread on this already did make a search i have a duck/goose feather down jacket which is in need of a freshen up are there any tips on how to wash / clean it, would the cleaning methods work too for my down sleeping bag ? have had that dry cleaned but that is an expensive buiseness i do use a liner in…
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old style daily friday 19 november
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for xx (add date). 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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Baking cakes in other types of metal tins
I was given the idea from someone on a craft site to bake mini cakes in tins, the small baked bean type tins,for children to ice ,decorate and give to their parents,i don`t have time to collect these tins but i do have some new shiny tins meant for mini pot plants,they are very solid and strong if i line them do you think…
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Meal Planning Advice Needed
I'm sure there is a bette place for this question, but I wasn't sure where so please move it where it best fits. Thanks. I used to meal plan reasonably well, but now my mother lives with us (for the past year) and we have completely different tastes in food. I don't really want to get into cooking different meals for us…
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Rag rolling hair for curls!
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Pudsey bear biscuit recipe please
DS has been making Pudsey bear biscuits at school to sell for CIN He has tonight let me have a quick bite of one hes made and yum yum yum there fantastic I know theyve been made to the recipe that CIN give out with the free Pudsey cutters in the fundraising packs I dont suppose and members happen to know the recipe and…
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Soap Flakes in Washing Machine?
I have just picked up a box of soap flakes for general cleaning. I had been planning to put some in the soap tray in the washing machine with vinegar in the fabric conditioner tray. I realise there are some recipes around for laundry using borax, soda crystals etc, but I wasn't planning on adding anything else to the…
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Chick peas - do I really need to soak them?
I hope it's OK to post this here. I thought you lovely people would know. Is it really necessary to soak chickpeas for 8-12 hours? Am I likely to be OK if I ignore that I just go ahead and make the falafel that I really fancy eating. :)
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'Gone Off' Vegetable Suet!
I've got a vegetable broth in the slow cooker and really want dumplings to go with it. I found some vegetarian Atora light suet in the cupboard... but its best before date is January 2010. The packet inside has been opened but it's still in the box and there isn't any obvious smells... but still... I don't know. Would you…
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Making cushions
Hi all :) Apologises if posting in wrong place! Basically I bought some lovely curtains for my DD bedroom but they are way too short (my own stupidity!) and can't return them as out with return time.So I would like to make some large cushions with the material but I don't have a clue how to go about it! Nor do I have…
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Help! My DD1 wants presents for all her friends for tomorrow!!
