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Has anyone got experience with the cost of cooking on a tabletop cooker
Has anyone got any experience of a small, possibly tabletop cooker. I have been looking at the cost of 'cooking' and realise I may be able to save money if I changed the way I cook. We are a household of 2 people both retired (thats a laugh) During the winter I cook on a wood fired range - wood is free, freezing quite a…
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ideas to use honeycomb in..
hi i've got some honeycomb pieces i got with my shopping from the home baking section i am looking for ideas in what i can use them in other than just putting them on top of cakes etc, ive never used it before! any ideas would be great thankoooooo :p
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In need of motivation to stay OS
Hi all For many years i have been very old style - we were on a very tight budget, with me a SAHM, and DH setting up his own business which did not bring in much money for many years. BUT we were very happy. I enjoyed making things last, batch cooking, having my routine of what i did every day. We have always had too much…
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Pear abundance
So, I got a ton of pears from the market today for £1 but they were very ripe and on the way home may have got slightly squished... I now have 6 soft pears that need using. Any ideas?! I also have an extreme apple glut from the tree I know there's another thread on that but if you have any new ideas I'm open to them!
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Sat 17th Sept OS Daily
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday 17th September. 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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glue stain on sweatshirt
hello hope someone can help brand new beaver sweatshirt,1st time on and they made something with glue and its a 2p size greasy mark right on the front the leader took it to try with something for solvents and it didnt work ive just got some ariel spray to try but vanish didnt work any suggestions please?
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Tinned lentils
Hi, I have a tin of lentils in my cupboard and have no idea what to do with them-any suggestions? Ta.
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Displaying & protecting rosettes & certificates
Hi there, We occasionally go to dog shows and our dogs have won a few rosettes. I was just wondering if anyone has any ideas of how to display the rosettes and certificates without spending a fortune? Ideally I would want them encased to protect them, rather than, for example, pinned to a pinboard, so that they don't get…
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Washing a cuddly toy
I should probably lie and say I'm posting this on behalf of the small child I don't have, but this is about a cuddly toy that hubby bought me a few years ago and I'm very attached to. :o So attached that it gets cuddled every night and is now a bit grubby. My mum used to put my teddy bears in the washing machine when I was…
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Friday 16th Sepember OS Daily
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Friday 16th September. 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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inheriting shares from abroad
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Meal plans WB 19th September
I couldn't see a thread for next week yet, but please merge it if there is one. I didn't do a meal plan last week, and with rubbish days at work, late nights due to emergencies, and generally feeling a bit sorry for myself, OH and I ended up with 2 chinese takeaways, lots of wine AND a meal out :eek::o:eek: (just re-read…
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Kindle Books - free or cheap old style related
Hi all :) In this day and age, catching up with modern technology, there are quite a few books that are free (or very cheap) to download. No postage and packing costs and, since there are plenty of free ones - no harm done to your budget if you find that it doesn't fit your needs... just dump it :) You don't have to buy a…
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Thursday 15th September OS daily
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 15th september. 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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Salt and Pepper chips
Has anyone got the recipe for Salt and Pepper chips what you get at the Chinese chippy? I have looked everywhere and I just cannot find one. Thanks in advance :o
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£49 week challenge - everything in!..Nearly
Hi, I wanted to get some help from the old style board here because there is a wealth of information which I think will really help. My situation is that I have a budget of £49 a week from Tax Credits as I have started a service based business from home, working with people either over the phone or internet mostly, which I…
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Mending linen?
I did something very stupid this morning: while cutting a label out of my new fine linen trousers (half price in a sale :money: ;) ) I caught the point of the scissors in the fabric and made a hole. :mad::mad::mad: The hole's very small and hard to see, but I'm worried it's going to fray and leave me with a much bigger…
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How do you stew your apples??
Just been given 5 from my next door neighbour & wandering how you do yours. I'll keep it in the freezer till winter time!
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Dividing up a saucepan?
I was looking at a recipe page in a WW2 magazine, and it had a way of fuel saving by putting 3 jars in a saucepan of water - one jar had a meat stew in, the other one veg, and the 3rd with a rolypoly pudding. This way you could cook the lot all at the same time with only one hob on. Has anyone tried doing this before? I've…
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Magic Sauce
Found this site last night http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/magic-sauce-recipe.html and this recipe for Magic Sauce, so made some up this morning and will be giving it a try in a couple of days. Thought i would share it and hope a few of you give it a try:p
