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Weekly Flylady Thread 7th May 2012
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week or getting motivated when it comes to housework then come and join us. There are 3 levels per day with Level 1 being very basic, level 2 in the middle, up to 3 which is more advanced and time consuming. Feel free to mix and match to suit your own…
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Substitute Salmon - What Can I Do With Two Bags of Tiny Boney Salmon Fillets?
Mr A sent me the wrong frozen salmon fillets, they are bone in and very small. tried salmon parcels last night and there was more bone and skin than fish. any ideas for using them up? thanks.
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Sunday 6th May
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 6th May. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chatabout 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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recipes - where can I find them please
Hi, I've got a Martin Lewis thrifty saving book with a few recipes in the back. It states that more can be found in the 'old style monesaving' section, but I'm unable to find any. I know it's probably right under my nose, but I'd be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction please. I, like many others will…
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Plastic hard-wearing bottle for freezing milk
Hey all I tend to only ever buy UHT milk as I don't use that much of it living on my own. But I'm lucky in that if there is any milk left over in our work fridge at end of week then the boss allows me to take it home with me (cos I'm the only one who cleans the kitchen! :rotfl:). Problem is the milk in work comes in the…
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OS Daily Saturday 5th May
Hi, this is the Daily Threadfor 5th May. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chatabout everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring andmotivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to dotoday or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s…
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Stardrops
Hello mse'rs I have a bottle of stardrops that has lost all of its colour - strong orange is now pale straw colour (nice :o lol) Does anyone know if it will still work as good?? Also - have seen it in Poundland this week in meadow hall, not usually in there so thats good. :)
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Dylon Fabric Hand Wash Dye - for Baby Clothes????
Hi, I'm sure one of you amazing, talented and knowledgeable old style money savers out there will be able to answer this question. Is it safe to dye baby clothes? I have brought a Dylon Hand wash fabric dye to dye some of our pink clothes blue, (as we didn't get what we expected!!!! x) but I'm a little scared incase it's…
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Breadmaker Pan
I have a breadmaker that gets used every day, but just recently I haven't been able to get the bread out and although I have tried greasing it and the blade nothing seems to work. I'm loathed to admit defeat and order a new pan, so any suggestions would be welcome. Many Thanks
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Where do I start? How do I feed us all for under £500 a month?
I've tried so many times, but fail miserably, I just dont kow how to do this. Our groceries are the single biggest expense, £500 to £600 per month and we just cant afford it anymore, can anyone suggest some baby steps I can take to bring it down? We dont buy the brand names and am happy to use budget cuts, and the cheaper…
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7th Birthday Party on a £30 budget
HI Everyone, I'm planning a birthday party for my son at the end of the month. I've ordered and paid for the bouncy castle already but I have £30 for all the party stuff - i.e. food, games etc.... any help and advice VERY GREATFULLY received! Roughly 15 kids coming!! Neets p.s. posted this on another part of the forum and…
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Help - how to get rid of 'burnt pan' smell!
Yesterday I managed to let a saucepan of potatoes boil dry on the hob, filling the house with smoke and leaving a horrible acrid burnt smell throughout. I've had all the windows open and managed to air most of the house but the smell still remains in the kitchen. I've tried scented candles, air freshener and leaving some…
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O/S Daily Thread Fffffriday 4th May (woohoo)
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 3nd May. 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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Samphire?
When I was a child, we always used to holiday in North Norfolk, and one of the things we used to do was pick samphire from the marshes and eat it boiled quickly with a knob of butter, a great big plate of it, served with fresh bread and butter - it was delicious! Now I'm all grown up with children of my own, I'm taking…
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Need decorating advice please
Ages ago I came accross a website that was for help with decorating and choosing colour schemes etc but cannot remember what it was called. You could enter what you have eg green sofa, spotty curtains and you got ideas of how to match things up and plan new rooms using what you already had. Can anyone recommend a site…
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Recipie required please :-)
Hi, I was wondering if you lovely people could help me, i need a recipie for Brocolli, cheese and onion tart (as opposed to quiche) I hope someone can help :D Thank you in advance xx
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Mealplans WB 7th May 2012
Where is this year going:eek::eek::eek: Here is our meal plan: Mon-Meatballs in sauce, spagetti and salad Tues-Chicken, spuds and veggies Wed-Egg & Chips Thur-Chilli Con Carne Fri-Toad In Hole, spuds and veggies Sat-At Friends Sun-Beef, yorkshires, roasts and veggies They are our meals but may get mixed round a little, but…
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water softener or soda crystals?
I've read alot about soda crystals to put in the washing machine and so using less washing powder, but would water softener salt be ok to use as i have noticed its a lot less expensive. Thanks :)
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OS Daily Thursday 3rd May
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 3nd May. 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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OS Fruit Cake People - when to marzipan and ice?
I am getting married in 8 weeks :eek::eek::eek: I have made 3 square fruit cakes as my wedding cakes and have been faithfully feeding them with finest brandy :T I know I need to leave a gap between marzipanning and icing for the marzipan to dry out but how long in between and how far in advance please?
