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Old Style Living / Skills DVDs and Books.
Hi All! Are there any DVDs or books that you recommend? Mostly DVDs as I like to learn by watching! Has anyone watched the Homesteading for Beginners DVDs? There are 4 in the series. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n25yByJ49c0&list=UU8ZD5L4vlwX1TdCCIX8rbiw&index=1&feature=plcp I think they look interesting but as I live in…
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Funeral advice please . .
Afternoon all, An ex-collegue passed away last night after a determined battle with a round of cancer. I know that him and his family were devout and am sure they are Mormans. My question is . .are there any beliefs or traditions I should respect, apart from the usual courtesy to his family coming up to this event and…
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OS packaging ideas
Hi all I have sold my late dh's Xbox / games / accessories and need to package it up. Now I have a large box, and have wrapped the console itself in bubble wrap, but it's heavy and I don't think that's enough. I've rooted through my garage and don't have anything from stuff I've received - why didn't I keep all those…
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Old Style Daily Thread for Sunday 15th July 2012
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 15th July. 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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Stewing lamb - is this normal?
I bought some 'stewing lamb' at the supermarket butcher's counter last night, to use in a HM curry. When I started chopping it up a short time ago, though, I found that what looked like a generous amount of meat actually includes a lot of bone - a couple of the pieces were more bone than meat. :( Being a good OSer (;)),…
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frugal mistake??
morning all.need a little help/advice.... saw a big bottle of clear vinegar in m*rris*ns-only £1.48! great i thought-loads of vinegar/stardrops cleaner to be made..... turns out its PICKLING vinegar, can i still use this to clean,or will it not work/smell bad/react wierdly with the stardrops? i know i should just try it…
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Old Style Daily Thread for Saturday 14th July 2012
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 14th July. 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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Help re: Seals and cellophane covers for pickles and chutney
I have always bought little packets of cellophane circles and smaller circles of wax type paper to seal my chutney and pickle jars after bottling. They seem to have doubled in price lately and I was wondering is anyone had an idea for a cheaper alternative -- I was thinking cereal bag liners maybe! Ideas very welcome.…
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Meal Plans W/B 14/7/12
Hi everyone - hope it's ok to start the thread as I am logged in and meal plan done :) This week I have planned the following: Breakfast HM Peanut and Choc Chip Granola (or Snickers Cereal as we are calling it ;) ) or wholemeal toast. Fruit. Soya milk/tea. Lunch Cheezly, Thyme and Pear Scones or Cheezly Savoury (ie with…
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Friday 13th July OS Daily
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 13th July. 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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Friday 13th July OS Daily
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 13th July. 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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Jamie Oliver's Earl Grey tea loaf recipe from Jamie's Great Britain
We have just moved house, my cookbooks are still in one of the 40-odd cardboard boxes stacked up in the spare room, and I can't find my Jamie's Great Britain book which is rubbish because I have a terrible craving to make his earl grey tea loaf! I've done a google and can't find it online either. If someone has a copy of…
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Interesting article about grocery budgeting in the 1940s
I saw this article, all about coupon clipping and budgeting in the 1940s, and thought it might be of interest to people on here! I hope it's alright to post a link. http://www.reminisce.com/2012/07/mom-the-budget-queen-penny-pinched-her-way-to-life-magazine/
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Veggie batch cooking?
has anyone any ideas for a single veggie to cook and freeze please. I work and tend to eat rubbish as im too worn out too cook when I get in. Would also liketo save money! I do like quorn etc and most veggies. My idea is to have a cookiing day once a month or so to fill freezer, but need some recepies please.
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Thursday 12th July OS Daily
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 12th July. 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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Need a cheap but nutritious 4 month meal plan
For my family (2 adults (1 6m pregnant), 3.5 year old and 18m old). Needs to be cheap and easy to stick to! Quick to prepare or bung in slow cooker etc. The kids can be fussy though. We have our own chickens and ducks so eggs are readily available (we get up to 7 a day), we make our own chips but could do with doing this…
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Grandparents' Treasures and Declutting
I need some help, please, and MSE Forumites are the most imagintive people I have in my life. This bowl belonged to one of my grandparents, but I'm not sure which one. They all died in the 60s and 70s and both my parents died a few years ago. As is clear in the picture there is a bad crack in the bowl and food-type 'gunk'…
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O/S Wednesday 11 July 2012
OS Wednesday 11th July 2012 Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 11th July. 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…
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Wednesday 11 July OS Daily
OS Tuesday 10th July 2012 Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 11th July. 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…
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Preparedness for when
the boy scouts among us will be prepared, but are the rest of us ready? IMPORTANT NOTE: this thread is a resource for those who want to prepare in an old style way for a variety of scenarios - anything from c0-0p running out of milk to a full scale breakdown in society as we know it - if you don't think you can cope with…
