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A question for those in/near Blackpool/Fylde/Lancs
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breadmaker quantity help!
hi, ive tried searching, and also had a trawl through the indexed sections, but couldnt find anything to help. i want to make a smaller hot cross bun loaf in my breadmaker, but it only goes down to the medium size loaf for quantities. the medium loaf is ok, except its so light and risen it hits the breadmaker lid!! we get…
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Removing red stains from cricket whites, help!
Hubby is a cricketer and has always washed his whites himself. But as he's away today I thought I'd help out. So I used vanish pre treatment and then chucked in the wash. It hasn't touched it!! Any simple tips guys? Hubby is not going to be happy.... (It's the cricket ball stain thats the issues all over his knees)
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OS Daily Sunday 28th August
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Sunday 28th August. 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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Fruit leathers
Having posted previously about the joys of fruit leathers I thought I would update, I read a quicker way of doing them in in BBC gardening mag, basically to every four cups of fruit you need one cup of water. Put chopped fruit and water on to simmer til soft then pass through a sieve or mouli, add a table spoon of honey or…
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drinking chocolate powder
Does anyone know the proportions of cocoa powder to sugar in drinking chocolate powders (not the instant kind with milk powder). I buy a tin a week, and wondered if it would be cheaper to make my own.
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Cleaning Question
I want to start cleaning with bicarb and vinegar etc, but am not sure the best way to do it. Should I mix it up and put in a bottle or will that fizz everywhere?! Sorry, I realise I sound rather stoopid :o
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A FROG a week equals a special treat!
I have been totally inspired by the Weekly FlyLady thread and although I don't do all of it everyday, my house is looking much the better for it. As I was hoovering the stairs today I started to think about my FROGS! * Frog list - this is a short term list of annoying or horrid jobs that you have been putting off doing for…
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Pegs!
Hi there Can any of you lovely peeps tell me where to get some pegs that last and dont crumble (all over the garden) when been used a couple of times. Its driving me crazy:mad: as i try to peg and they snap into bits! Thank you:D
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Too much glaze!
I have lots of honey glaze left over from a small ham this morning. Is there anything I can do with it, or do I need to buy another ham to glaze?! I often lurk but rarely post, and I know there must be someone on here with some excellent ideas! Thanks Rachel
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Advice on red colour run on best jeans :(
I'm hoping that you lovely lot might be able to help me. My dad has washed his jeans & red dye from the insoles of his trainers has gone all over them :( Is there any way of getting it out? He washed them straight away again but it's not made a great deal of difference. Are them colour run sachets any good? Or do you know…
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Meal plans WB 28th august
Hi, I couldn't see if there was a thread already, so I thought I'd get us started for the next week... Plans are subject to change-I'm working late thursday and friday, and OH is out, so will probably be quick easy dinners for me those nights. Su 28th Bakers oven shoulder of lamb, cabbage Mo 29th lamb hash Tu 30th lamb,…
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OS Daily Saturday 27th August
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday 27th August. 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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Dairy free, soya free baking
Hi everyone, I need to bake something to take tomorrow to a picnic, but I want to make it dairy free as there are a couple of people who can't tolerate dairy (one who can't tolerate soya either). I was thinking either cookies/biscuits or muffins. I have an almost full tub of Flora White in my fridge (my MIL gave it to me)…
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Freezing cooked salmon?
In preparation for a family lunch, I defrosted a whole side of salmon that had been lurking in the freezer since Christmas! I lovingly poached it in herbs, lemon and white wine - and the lunch had to be postponed! My question is - can I re-freeze it 'as is' or if I make it into quiches etc. can I re-freeze? (Same question,…
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O/S Daily Friday 26th Aug
off to get sticky Where is everyone.....can't find another ? Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 25th August. 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…
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Catering My Own Wedding - Buffet Ideas?
Me again, yet another food question! I'm getting married in Feb :D yay! We are having a buffet at our evening reception and I want to do it all myself. I did this for our engagement party but I want something a little more posh. Also, I'm going to be brave and go all-vegetarian. This way I don't have to worry about what I…
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Yogurt Pots
We seem to get through a heck of a lot of yogurt in this house, which makes for a lot of empty pots. Our council recycling service won't accept yogurt pots (wrong type of plastic maybe?) so I was wondering whether any of you lovely OS-ers had any good ideas about how to reuse them? I have been thinking of using them as…
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OS Daily Thursday 25th August
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 25th August. 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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Using Yoghurt in hot dishes...
Hello All, Thinking of making a chicken curry using either natural yog or greek yog - not done this before. How do i make sure it doesn't curdle? What about when you reheat it? Thanks in advance, Alipops x
