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How to make vegetarian jelly sweets
I hope this is in the right place if not please advise here I should post. I would like to make vegetarian version of cola bottles, jelly bears etc. I have googled and have come up with nothing. You can buy them in the shops but they are very expensive, albeit, very nice! Do any of you make them and if so how? Many thanks…
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OS Daily Wednesday 24th October
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 23rd October. 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.…
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Getting rid of smelly urine on clothes
DS2 (aged 9) has a urinary tract infection (well, got to phone the doctors back to get results of urine test on Thursday, but I'm pretty sure it is) and is wetting the bed, with really horrible smelling wee (hence the thought that he's got a UTI). He's on antibiotics, so should be feeling better soon. I've been washing…
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How to get mildew off coloured bathroom blinds?
Hi, I have a lovely patterned blind in my bathroom, which is supposed to be mould and mildew resistant. Needless to say it now has mildew around the bottom and edges. I've tried looking for tips but most seem to include bleach, which I've not sure is a good idea as it's patterned fuschia and cream :eek: Does anyone have…
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Smoked River Clobber?
soo i cooked some smoked river cobbler in foil in the oven for around 30-40 mins, and it still had a slight pinky tint to the middle, is this normal?
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Halloween meals, anyone doing anything special?
Thinking about next week, and unusually dh is home midweek. we often have lots of Italian speciality foods for this time of year...bread of the dead (my fab) and dh's prefers bones of the dead, both delicious biscuits. But it's just the two of us (which is less common these days) and I fancy doing something simple but…
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one saucepan cooking
i live alone so unless im having visitors over for tea its just me, it got me thinking about empty tins!! can i cook more than one thing in a single saucepan and save on gas (electricity) i like peas and sweetcorn mixed together so i combined enough to eat in one tin instead of one saucepan, enough sliced potato in water…
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Cleaning M&P Pramette/car seat
I need to clean up a pramette and car seat which has been stored in a garage. It has obviously been damp in there and there is the start of mildww on all the fabric bits. I have dowloaded all the instructions regarding maintenance etc. It says the fabric parts can be handwashed at 30 C using mild detergent. Will this be…
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Old baking tins.
Good Morning! I am in the process of clearing out some cupboards where I found a hoard of old bakeware inherited from my MIL. I have a few questions for you now that I have cleaned them up: Bun tins- I have found some with nice patterns on the base, shell shapes, leaves etc. would the buns not be very dry if bakied…
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O/S Daily Thread Tues 23rd Oct
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 23rd October. 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.…
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In-Laws Don't Respect Our OS Beliefs - Help Please
Hey there fellow OSers and Frugalistas! So, I hope this doesn't come across as an ungrateful rant, but I really hope that some others who share our ideals may be able to offer some advice on how to tackle this situation. This is going to be a long post because I've been with my DH for 10 years, but I've tried to cut it…
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Pickling query.
Got the shock of my like the other day when I ened up spending ~£70 in Aldi (and I thought they were supposed to cheap!) so as I can't sustain £70 every week so as a start I've decided to save some money and bake my own bread and pickle my own onions and red/white cabbage as they cost a lot ready made. However I've found…
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Waterproofing leather boots and shoes
I've just had my boots soled and heeled ready for winter and want to ensure my feet stay warm and dry. Any OSM tips for waterproofing leather please?
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Free Slow Cooker Recipe Book
Hi I found this link http://www.qvcuk.com/wcsstore/UK/content/html/moreinfo/pdf/42459.pdf It is a PDF slow cooker recipe book that comes with a morphy richards slow cooker. I fancy making the beef curry tomorrow. :beer:
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A bit of craft help needed.
I'm planning to embroider a message onto a woollen hot water bottle cover I've bought from one of the pound shops as a Christmas present. Only as it's a long time since I've done much but turn up jeans, can anyone advise on the best (and cheapest) way of transferring the writing onto the cover for me to oversew. If I try…
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Electric blanket
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asda pad thai kit
I love Pad Thai and take away is about £7/£8 per takeawy...I bought the asda own pad thai kit and would higly reccommend it!! It says serves 4 but I would say 2 generously...and comes with the sauce, noodles and peanuts - just add veg and your meat of choice...the kit is ~£1.50 - now thats a saving!! It tastes pretty…
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OS Daily Monday 22nd October
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 22nd October. 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.…
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Minimal Preparation Family Meals
We are just about to have a complete kitchen refurb (starting on Wednesday) and because the space the kitchen is in is open plan, and we are revamping the whole space including rewiring and plastering, the work is likely to take 6-8 weeks in total :eek:. To complicate matters, our existing fridge freezer is on its last…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 21st October 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. Link to last week's thread 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…
