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Descaling washer
Could someone tell me if i could make something to put throught the washer oldstyleee? The commercial descalers are a bit pricey so was hoping for a homemeade one :j Please :o
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Friday 25 January 2013
O/S Daily Friday 25 January 2013 Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 24th January 2013 - . 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…
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Where's the weekly menu thread?
Not been on here for a while, but i am sure there used to be a thread where everyone posted their weekly menu's/recipes.
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Using my KitchenAid to save money
Hi With weekend approaching I would love some OS ideas on what to make with my KA in order to save money. The kids take packed lunches to school and I've been making and freezing batches of blueberry muffins but I think they're fed up of them now. Has anybody got any ideas? Tia
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Grow your Own Veg?
Couldnt find where to post this so thought here seemed a start. Does anyone else grow veg? What do you grow veg in - ie recycling products? I have obviously thought about old baths (have one I grow carrots and parsnips in) what else do people use to be green, cost effective and works? I have a large veg plot but find it…
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Computer refunded £5 too much - should I have kept it?
I bought some homeware products from a well known highstreet retailer for £35 - £5 multi buy discount. I tried them out at home and didn't like them so took them back for a refund which the manager did for me. He scanned them through the till and it said the refund was £35. The manager looked at my receipt - total £30,…
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Using up hot chocolate powder?
Hoping someone can help... I have a load of hot chocolate powder (out of date!) which I'd like to use up rather than throwing out. I can't stand hot chocolate to drink (let's not get into why I have this stuff when I don't like it :rotfl: ). I like to bake sometimes & have a yen for chocolate cake with chocolate…
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scorched boots, restored!
Just wanted to share this with the other mse'rs... I had a pair of very pale grey (maybe chewing-gum white) mock suede boots with a mock fur trim on them and pom-poms, and pretty pink shades of beads sewn on( like red indian style) boots. When I came to use them, I noticed however, one of my cats had been over the year…
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drain cleaner
Hi there Having had to call out a very, very, very good friend on Christmas Eve to clean our drains with their rods I'd prefer to stay on top of things, I was wondering if there is anything you can do on a regular (monthly?) basis to flush the drains through without using expensive solutions. I'm thinking vinegar & bicarb…
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freezing a whole chicken
Morning people My shopping was delivered this morning and the chicken goes out of date on Sunday but I don't want to use it til Tuesday. I have never frozen a whole chicken before. How long will it take to defrost in the fridge?
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O/S Daily Thursday 24 January 2013
O/S Daily Thursday 24 January 2013 Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 24th January 2013 - . 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…
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Simple savings plan
Hello everyone,I would just like to share a little savings plan with you which I think anybody could afford to do.Step 1, take a small jar or pot and put it somewhere handy,a desk top or kitchen worktop will suffice.Step 2,place 10p in the jar and make a note of this on a piece of paper.Step 3,the next day place 20p in the…
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Weighting pad on kitchen scales is degrading
We have one of those digital Imperial/Metric flat weight scales (Anthony Worrell Thompson brand) with a flat black square on it for weighing small items, or putting bowls on to weigh stuff in Unfortunately the black area seems to have gone very "sticky" and the material it's made from seems to be bio degrading. Does…
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How to make everthing yourself- online resource
Posted this in 'green and ethicial' thought I'd stick it here also ' Saw this a while back , just started to look at some of it . Huge amount of info "there is a wealth of information that is not found anywhere else" Thought it would be useful to post , let me know if you find anything interesting cheers Jim…
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Large dual slow cooker or 2 small ones?
I have been looking into getting a slow cooker, but I'm a vegetarian and OH a meat-eater. I've come across this dual slow cooker, with 2 compartments: http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/kitchen/reviews-ns/kitchen-appliance-first-look-reviews/morphy-richards-partitioned-slow-cooker-48762/ but was wondering if we would…
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Feeding a difficult vegetarian
Please help - drawing a complete blank! My cousin and his wife from California are staying with us next week and she is a really fussy eater. She is also a vegetarian and lactose intolerant on top of that! (Although she takes some special pills to allow her to eat dairy products sometimes I think) She dislikes most…
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Vegetarian recommendations for carnivores
I have a vegetarian friend coming over tomorrow night and I've promised her dinner. OH is resolutely carnivore and would normally expect meat to feature on his plate somewhere. In the past when she's come round, I've made pizzas so its been easy to cater to suit both of them. We had pizzas at another friends on Saturday,…
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What Size Slow Cooker to Buy
I'm looking at the Morphy Richards 3.5litre on Amazon which at £22.99 seems to be a really good buy. However, on reading the reviews I am concerned it may be a little small for us. We are a family of 4 adults, two of them men with big appetites and sometimes I feed my son's friend too. So I am not sure. What would you…
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Any tips for peeling clementines ....
Bought a big box of clementines last week from Lidl as they were a really good price (had about 25 in the box) They may prove to be a waste of money as they are impossible to peel. Their skins are just too thin....arghhhh! Never ever had this problem before. Anybody got any tips or should I just get the metal peeler out to…
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If someone snuck into your house right now...what OS things would they spot?
It occured to me last night, that lots of the things we do we sort of 'all' do...like buying YS stuff and value brands and stretching chickens! But is there any little OS thing that you are doing right now that someone else might say 'oh I hadn't thought of that!' ?Here's two of mine to start you off I'm using a bottle of…
