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(Indoor) SURVIVAL cooking and heating
(I have already posted this in 'in my home' but it strikes me as something much more suited to Old Style. Mods please do whatever you think best for it.) I have put together, finally, an emergency store of equipment and food in case the lights go out big time this winter - i.e. for a considerable period measured in weeks…
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Using up apricot compote
Hi OSers :) Long story short... Big jar of runny compote Use within 3 days, blah blah... Well it's been weeks and I just had to pick mould out of it. But I think it's otherwise fine ;) There's lots left (the large part of 600g) and it's a shame to chuck it - anything I can use it up in? Maybe something I can freeze? I do…
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wrong sugar for marmelade
Have just started boiling grapefruits to makle nigellas grapefruit marmelade as described here http://www.foodforfriendsyeah.co.uk/2010/03/03/pink-grapefruit-marmalade/ but realise i dont have preserving sugar. Do you think it would set with ordinary sugar? Thanks
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Stewing Beef...How To Make Tender
Lurking in my freezer are some small bags of stewing beef. I`m a lousy cook, in general, but given our extreme financial circumstances, have to make the best of this. There are about half a dozen bags of beef, small bags, but the OH isn`t so keen on beef stew mainly because every time I make it, the beef is so tough,…
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OS Daily Wednesday 8th December
Hi, this is the Daily thread for Wednesday 8th December 2010 . 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…
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Visitor from USA - English food idea?
Hi we have a guest coming from Texas tomorrow evening and she will be staying for supper. I very much want to cook her something typically English, but we will be out for the evening and hoping to eat on our return. So I need an idea for an English meal that can be slow cooked - I am trying to avoid Beef (since she is from…
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Will popcorn 'keep' for 2 weeks in sealed jar?
I am trying to think of a imaginitive way to wrap a gift card, and was thinking of 'hiding' it in a big jar of popcorn. I need to exchange gifts this weekend so the popcorn will need to last 2 weeks + before it is openned. Dont want to poison them on christmas day with rancid popcorn! What do you think? ALternatively i was…
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Old Style Daily Thread Tuesday 7th December 2010
Hi, this is the Daily thread for Tuesday 7th December 2010 . 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…
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almond meal - where on earth can i get it?
I was hoping to bake macarons this week with the kids, but the recipe calls for almond meal - which I can't find locally! I've looked online but can't see anything in this country - any ideas? Thanks!!
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Is it worth paying £50 to have a pair of boots re healed and soled?
I have a pair of black Timberland boots which I love and have had for ages. The heals have worn down and when I took them to a heal bar to have them re healed I was advised it wasn't worth having them just healed as the soles are getting thin too and to do both would be £50. So should I have them done or just go for a new…
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Net bags
Does anyone know where I would get an old fashioned net bag. I bought onions at the cash & carry and need to be able to store them, thought this would be ideal as it will allow air to circulate. Thanks
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Meat mincer 'sizes'
I am looking around for a meat mincer and am baffled by the various sizes mentioned. Can anyone enlighten me as to what 'size 5' or 'size 8' etc. might mean..?
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Recipe for cake with brandy cherries?
In the summer I put some cherries in jars with brandy and some sugar. The plan was to drink the brandy and cook the cherries in a cake. Can anyone recommend a good recipe for the cherries? Many thanks of any help.
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Kenwood or Kitchenaid or Magimix ?
I know there's a thread on here about which Kenwood but I want to get DD one of these three and can't decide which. I think she likes the Kitchenaid best (which of course is more expensive) but she does more chopping than cake making so I think a Magimix would be better. I don't really make cakes or bread in my Magimix -…
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Old style daily thred 06 December 2010
:xmastree: :santa2: :rudolf: Hi, this is the Daily thred . 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…
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Mince pie help
Hi I teach Chinese students, and we are having a party to give them a little taste of a UK Christmas. I really want them to try mince pies but... - they don't like very sweet food - and bought mince pies are usually really sweet - and I've stopped baking now that the family is grown up. I'm going to buy some ready rolled…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 6th December 2010
WOOHOO IT IS :xmastree:.....DECEMBER..... :xmastree: 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…
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eggnog recipe
There’s got to be more to egg nog than advocate, as I can’t stand the stuff. Does anyone have any tried and tested recipes for making a home made batch?
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Once I defrost my turkey joint do I have to cook it straight away?
Hello First year doing my own xmas dinner, have made roast dinners before though :) I have just bought a frozen turkey breast joint from Aldi but I have a really small slimline freezer and it has taken up about half the room in my freezer and I still need to get a few other bits and pieces e.g buffet food and probs extra…
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Cornish Pasty help!!
Hello everyone, I've just made cornish pasties from scratch, have lots of the filling left but no pastry. Any ideas what I can do with the filling?? I've frozen and defrosted the meat = can I do this again? it hasn't been cooked. Also, I was planning on freezing 2 of the 4 pasties uncooked - can I do this or should I cook…
