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O/S Daily Saturday 7th April
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 7th April. 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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(Not being rude) I need a nice firm pear?
Can anyone tell me the best pear to get to cook with, pear sponge or tart please? A recipe would be good too :)
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OS Daily Thread Good Friday 6th April 2012
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 6th April. 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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Mould on curtain liner
Help! I've just removed my winter curtains and noticed that the cotton liners have black mould in a couple of places, they've obviously been touching the windows and got a bit damp. I've tried spot cleaning them with Vanish but that didn't help. I really do not want to unpick the stitches to remove the lining 'cos it would…
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How little can a family of 5 manage on weekly?
Hi all, I wondered what the lowest amount per week (ie food, spending etc) a family of 5 (2 adults & 3 big teenagers) has managed on, without eating dust! Also, there seems to be a lot of stuff for families of 4 with young children. I am cooking for 6 adults each night (and often an extra grandparent!) We have just had a…
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Alternative to deep-frying
Hi there, I am currently following a 1,500 calorie diet to try to lose a bit of weight. No fads, just good home-cooked food with plenty of veg etc. My one point of stress is that OH and I cook a lot of SE Asian and Indian food including HM snacks like spring rolls, samosas etc. Obviously these are now totally out due to…
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Birmingham Knitting
Hi Guys, Does anyone know of any decent wool/yarn shops in the Birmingham area? My two local ones have recently closed :( I'm fairly new to knitting and would prefer to be able to pick my yarn by hand rather than buying off the internet all the time, and I find it hard to pick the right shade. I ventured to house of fraser…
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Top 20 Frugal Must Haves?
What would you say were the Top 20 Frugal Must Haves? I'm thinking alog the lines of: * A slow cooker. * A hand cranked washing machine. * A clothes airer. * Vinegar. * Baking Soda. * A radio (so you can switch the telly off and save on the license). * Long Johns/ Thermals. * A solar shower. * A water butt. * The internet…
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HELP Mould inside my washing machine - eeeuuuuwwww!!
I have just moved back into my house after renting it out for about 7 months to find that there is mould inside the washing machine drawer, and from what I can see, it goes down into the internal pipes of the machine. How on earth have they managed it? And how do I get rid of it? I have tried a boil wash but it seems to…
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What can I make with these?
Bit of a weird one today, but I have no idea what I can do with the following, short of cauliflower/broccoli cheese... 1 large cauliflower 2 broccoli 2 sweet potatoes 3 tomatoes 6 vegetarian sausages frozen mixed veg (peas/sweetcorn/carrot etc) cheese milk :huh: edit: There's only 2 of us by the way!
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O/S Daily thread 5th April 2012
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 5th April. 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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Meal Plans WB 9th April 2012
Last Week was a nightmare, we celebrated getting our first mortgage with a take-away, but two days before we'd had supermarket pizza... ... anyway, a new week now :) DD has her Christening on Sunday, So I am feeding the godparents and family HM Curries afterwards. It allows them more time with the baby (who is not much of…
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How to stop clothes badly creasing in washer dryer?
Hello. Never used this part of the board before so I apologise if this is the wrong section.:o We have a washer dryer and I usually use it to both wash and dry clothes in one go (it makes it easier and less exhausting for me). However, everytime our clothes come out very badly creased and I was wondering if there was any…
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Lemon Cake Recipe Require without using Butter?
Afternoon, I have about 5 lemons in the fruit bowl which I would like to use up this afternoon (baking day due to the horrible weather). I have ran out of butter/marg this morning making quiches. Does anyone know any good recipes for lemon cake without using butter. Or any other recipes where I can use lemons (was thinking…
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Banana Cake Recipe
I have a friend who loves Banana Cake and I'd love to make him one. Does anyone have a good recipe I could use?
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how do i remove sticky label from cardboard?
I need to remove a sticky label from a cardboard box without hopefully ripping the cardboard, so far I am not having much luck, anyone with any ideas?
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OS Daily 4th April 2012
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 3rd April. 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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Group ideas
Hello folks, I wonder if you can give me some ideas/inspiration? I'm mostly a lurker but post occasionally too. I've been asked to consider running some groups in my area. They need to appeal to all ages (20 - 120)! There are no other limits. Access to the groups will be free of charge with no obligations to attend…
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Tasty/cheap cakes and snacks?
I am trying to 'create' a job for myself at my friends newly opened coffee shop and looking for some ideas. Background is coffee shop opened in Nov and although it is really busy in morning, business is slow heading towards lunchtime. They do currently sell some food (muffins,banana bread and toasted sandwiches filled with…
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Curtain advice please
I have been given a lovely thick pair of lined curtains but they are too short, they are also extremely wide (they have a join in the centre), would I be able to turn them round to use the other way or would the join in the middle look silly half way down? I was wondering if anyone had done this and how difficult it was, I…
