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Hoarding...not just on TV
Welcome to the Thread This is a friendly, supportive thread for anybody who is affected by hoarding issues. Hoarding isn't just untidiness, it isn't laziness - it's a genuine problem, and it can affect generations of families, all in different ways. Some of us are the product of an environment where somebody else's…
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Saturday 9 June Daily Mail code
I buy the Mail on Saturdays and Sundays for the code so that I can ultimately get the e-reader with the points. I did buy the paper this morning but because we were in a rush I didn't notice that the supplement was missing. By the time we got back home the shops were all closed. If you have bought the paper and are not…
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Pork joint like a brick - any ideas for rescue?
Hi, I picked up a small whoopsied pork joint from the hot meat counter at Mr M, but when I took it out of the bag it is is as hard as a rock lol. Not wanting to throw it away I thought if there is any way to rescue it the good folks on this forum are the ones who would know! My plan for now is to pop it in the freezer but…
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Freezing fresh noodles?
Has anyone tried freezing the fresh noodles, the ones you find near the packs of stir fry veg & fresh sauces? It says on the packet don't freeze but wondering if anyone has tried before & if so what the outcome was?!
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OS Daily Saturday 9th June
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 9th June. 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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Homemade seat covers
I hope I have put this in the right section, if not sincere apologies. We have recently been lucky enough to buy a caravan so that we can all go away, however, my husband has now been made redundant from work (today was his last day). We were planning to replace the seats with new seat covers as we have two dogs and my dad…
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Cost per week of HM packed lunches
I am in deep water this month financially :( I desperately need to cut ALL my outgoings and as I spend £25 each per week for my two children for school dinners, I wondered what the price comparison would be if I made HM packed lunches. I can cook/bake etc so hm cakes/biscuits/flapjacks etc is easily do-able. They do like…
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nail polish!
Please can anyone advise me the best way to get nail polish off clothes? Thanks in advance for any help :)
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Sun-Cream stained school polo shirt
Wondering if someone can help me? My son's school polo shirts have turned yellow from the expensive make sun cream and I can't get them white again. They've been boil washed with my husbands chef whites, I've soaked them in the oxygen release white powder stuff and still they're yellow, not just a tinge of yellow either -…
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Renewing the lettering on a gravestone!
I would like to touch up the lettering on the headstone on my father's grave. The lettering is painted and I had it touched up by company, who supply gravestones, when my mother's ashes were added to the grave about 12 years ago. It was quite costly and I wondered if I could do it myself with some masonry paint. I was…
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Is there an OS recipe builder online anywhere?
I'm making (slow) progress with trying to keep the family to a budget and cutting down our spends on food, but i'm finding it really hard, I guess after more than a decade of bad spending, its going to take a while. One of the things i've noticed is that I do several 'top up' shops during the week, to buy an item I have…
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OS Daily Friday 8th June
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 7th June. 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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Caramel Cake
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me with a sponge recipe. I want to make a, hopefully, simple caramel sponge in a loaf tin. I'm going to slice it and fill it with dulche du leche and caramel buttercream and top it with more buttercream and crushed crunchies. Very low cal :D So it's just the sponge I need help with. Also…
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whitening baby clothes
any tips for the best product/method to whiten baby clothes that have been in storage? i was suggested Napisan but i cant find it anywhere....
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Dyeing problem
About two weeks ago I dyed my linen trousers black as they had faded. I have done this before with previous trousers in the same machine without problem. In the meantime, despite having done four service washes and some washes my washing is now coming out covered in dye. This is more apparent in my whites although we have…
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Pricing the shopping to the penny.
Near me I have Asda,Tesco,Sainsbobs & Lidls all withing a mile radius,so I don't mind shopping around for the best bargains. Anyway I've started doing meal plans & sticking them up on the freezer after seeing what I've got in there,which at the moment isn't a lot. I know roughly how much I get each fortnight from my sick…
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turkey/chicken biryani recipe
doesnt anyone have/know a simple recipe for turkey or chicken biryani? have had a quick search but couldnt see anything... thanks :)
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Whick curry can I put turkey in?!
Always had chicken in my curries but seen as I have a load of turkey that needs using, and I fancy curry, I want to know if it's nice and actually goes. I have korma, balti and tikka, would turkey go in any/all of them? What's your opinion of it? I feel like a bit of a novice asking this haha Thanks. :)
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Homemade jam - too set to get out of jar
I've made a jar of jam but must have got my proportions wrong and it has set so hard I can't get it out of the jar - would have bent the spoon if I'd not given up. Any remedies or will I just have to bin it? TIA.
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fondant icing sugar v icing sugar
Hi, I'm going to try and make some iced cake squares this afternoon, as it is chucking it down and I think it might help keep one of my girls entertained. The recipe I have uses a fondant icing that you pour over the cake squares, and the recipe says to use fondant icing sugar. I only have normal icing sugar. Would this…
