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making rollmop herrings
Hi Guys, Anyone make rollmop herrings? I have a bagful of herring coming - used to make these following the John Seymour recipe, but cannot recall whether I heated the pickling mixture or not prior to adding the herring? I don't think I did, once I found pickling vinegar with the spices already added. Would love any…
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Whitworths Dried Country Veg - ingredients?
Hello, As per the title really, their website has the nutrition but not the actual ingredients! If anyone has a packet knocking around I'd appreciate you popping the ingredients up here Thank you!! :o
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Slow cooking help
I made herbed chicken in the slow cooker last night. It finished about midnight and I transferred it into boxes for freezing, but then forgot to put them in the freezer until this morning. Will it be okay, or should I throw it out?
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What to do with apples and pears
I was given a huge batch of homegrown apples and pears a few weeks ago and I'm not sure what I can do with them - was sure someone on here could lend a hand here! Basically, they are starting to go soft but I really don;t want them to go to waste. Unfortunately, neither of us like eating them like fruit lol so I'm looking…
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Cheaper and Tastier made at home?
Interesting read for foodie OS'ers about what to buy and what to make at home: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/the-diy-food-guide-which-foods-are-tastier-and-cheaper-made-at-home-and-which-should-we-buy-6260295.html I must admit I've always wanted to have a go at making cheese. I've made…
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Reducing my weekly shop cost - possible?
Hi, Ok I see on the other areas of the forums that 2 people seem to be able to get by on around £100 a month for food shopping. And I was wondering what tips there are as at the moment I am close to £200 and its just me :eek: I shop at Sainsburys and I will post up an average shopping list when I get home to see where I am…
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Cleaning a wooden chopping board with mildew...
Morning MSErs! Has anyone got a suggestion (short of sanding down our chopping boards) on removing black mildew that is set into the wood of our chopping boards? Ages ago they got a bit of mildew because they didn't dry quickly enough (we have since gotten a dehumidifier to help with that), but bleach doesn't remove this…
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vegatarian jelly
i want to make a triffle for my daughter in law,but she is a vegi,were can i get a vegi jelly?they only seem to be in crystals?
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Help finding a recipe
My mum has just been on the phone to me, desperate to find a recipe she's lost but I can't find it by googling so I hope you guys can help. It was published in a magazine in the 80's, described as "Lady Dianas Favourite Chocolate Cake". It was a rather odd cake, you make it in a 9" tin, it puffs up, but it sinks as it…
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Swede cake anyone?
DD was eating her tea last night and tucking into the swede. "Mum?" "Yes?" "Can you make cake with swede? Cause it actually doesn't taste too awful!" "Don't know, I suppose so. I shouldn't see why not." "Can you try it then, Mum?" "Oh ok then." Sigh. So. Have you tried it? Or am I just stark staring bonkers and going to…
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OS Daily Thursday 17th November
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 17th November. 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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Dried Foods for Holiday on Tight Budget
Wonder if you lovely folks can help? We have managed to scrape together the money for a weeks skiing holiday. We will be in an apartment with cooking facilities (though awaiting confirmation as to if it has an oven or just a microwave and hob). As the price of eating out will be silly, and food in the local mini market…
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Storing home made bread
To all you lovely home bread bakers out there, after reading all of your adventures here I have decided to start making my own bread again, and so far I have been successful, but I am wondering if there are new storage solutions these days, it's been a while since I baked and I can't for the life of me remember what I used…
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What have we got in store next year
I have just read on the BBC site that the cheapest meal is a 'toast sandwich' which has been costed out at 7.5p.Literally three slices of bread two buttered and the one as the 'filling ' toasted.It is supposed to be sufficient for a lunch at 330 calories.Are times really going to get that bad.we seem to be reverting to the…
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New recipe ideas
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone would have any different recipe ideas the would like to offer me. I have a standard repertoire and only buy what I need, so anything different that could be made from the same ingredients would be good! My current meals include: Spaghetti Bolognese Stir Fry Wraps (same as Stir Fry…
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Old Style Daily Thread for Wednesday 16th November 2011
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Wednesday 16th November 2011. 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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Storing/Freezing Veggies
Not sure if this is the right forum... Anyway I seem to have a glut of veg from my two whoopsie adventures. Can anyone suggest a way to store/ cook up the following? Carrots, swede, sweet potato, broccoli. Ty x
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Helping buying a joint of beef
Hi I need to buy a joint of beef for dinner tomorrow night for a special occasion. We can rarely afford joints of beef and I dont want to make an expensive mistake. I am going to splash out a bit so what should I buy and how long should I cook it for? Also, how much do I need for 5 adults and 2 kids with enough left over…
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Tip re batteries
If anyone on here has a household like mine, the kids are always shoving batteries in drawers etc without any concern as to it they are dead or not, sometimes the wii/their telly etc remote flashes as low power so they chuck the batteries on the side/in a drawer/vase on the side. Sometimes one maybe completely dead the…
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help me please
can someone help me decide my tumble dryer packed in on saturday afternoon question is do i get a new dryer or do i go for a dehumidifier there is 5 of us in the household and at the moment i am using an airer and radiators but it takes an age to dry thanks for all replies i am about to go to work so i appologise if i dont…
