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Aargh-getting a rust stain off a work top
The work top is that pricey faux marble stuff.
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O/S Daily Wednesday 28 August 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 today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Do tiger prawns get served with the eggs?
I wonder if you can help sort an internal debate I am having. I ate out tonight and had a pot of tiger prawns. They were served cold and about half of them were served with their eggs caught in their legs. Personally they put me off and I really didn't like the idea of eating them and just shelled the others. What would…
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Food Shaming
Just had a conversation with my DH that got me thinking. I almost always cook homemade stuff, lots of fresh ingredients, variety etc etc and I can't stand most overly processed food. BUT, try as I might, I can't help preferring Smash to real mash, an admission which has actually horrified people. So I wondered what other…
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Ziplock bags - freezing food
I found this website earlier today with lots of good ideas for using the slow cooker But does anyone have any idea what size of ziplock bag I should buy?
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Torn leather sofa - repair
Hi, One of my dogs has finally managed to put their claw through the leather in my sofa. I'd like to repair it as the tear is getting bigger now. I'm handy with a needle and thread, and don't mind too much what it looks like as long as it's vaguely the same colour. Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions as to where to…
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Making a list of ways to save money
So far I have these on my list:* Make a shopping list & stick to it * Sell unwanted items * Learn to say no * Ask myself – do I really need the item * Put spare change into savings tin * keep track of spending * Take in own tea & coffee on bus journeys * Use student card whenever you can * Limit the amount you can spend *…
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Apple peel and cores....
I remember reading a post some time ago about using the apple peelings and apple core to make apple jelly/jam??? But I can't seem to find it. Does anyone else remember reading it and could possibly point me in the right direction please.
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Jam help please
Okay, I'm totally skint, DH insists on toast and jam every morning and there's only a scraping left in the jam jar. I've never made jam before but needs must. So, I've identified the bramble bushes, I have a couple of jars to fill and I have some lemon juice in the fridge. My problem is sugar - I have a bit of granulated…
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Huge vegetable glut!
Neglected the allotment for a few days and now have a mega glut of french beans (purple ones), and runner beans plus two cabbages which have split and won't last very long as have gone a bit slimy on the leaves. Also approx 31 courgettes and 15 cucumbers! These appear to be keeping fairly well at present thank goodness!…
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Cutting down on meat consumption
Hi everyone I was looked for a bit of advice really. We are hoping to cut down our meat consumption for ecological reasons. Obviously we therefore don't want to simply be replacing meat with Quorn or similar, as we feel that is defeating the object. At the moment, a 750g packet of mince will do 4 family meals (each feed…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 27 August 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 today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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A new freezer - what do we put in it?
Hello, We have a new under-the-counter freezer being delivered this week and we want to stock in a way that will save money. We have not had a freezer for many years so we are not sure what to do with it. A few notes on how we eat : - We eat lots of fruits and vegetables ( I am a vegi.) - We also live in the middle of…
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Help with lemon curd cake
Hi, I have just made the lemon curd cake I found on here and after the forty minutes I put a skewer in and there was mixture on it. I don't know if this is how it should be because of the curd or if it should come out clean like other cakes. Can anyone advise please. Esther x
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OS Daily Monday, 26th August 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 today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Panasonic breadmaker for gluten free?
Hi guys been recommended over here for some good advice. Hope you can help Has anyone got or used the panasonic 2501 breadmaker to make gluten free bread? Ive just orderd it as my manual making of it left alot to be desired and wondered will it make ts money back with the savings? Tia
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Weekly Flylady thread W/c 26 August 2013
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. Thank you to Natty for last weeks thread Still going with the new style this week, which works on how much time and motivation you have. The idea is that even if you are really…
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steak n onion suet pud in pressure cooker? help!
Hi all! Cor its a long time since I posted here! As I type I have the above in my pressure cooker using a recipe that came with it, but I have a couple of questions if anyone can help? The recipe is somewhat vague... It calls for a 10 minute steam before bringing to pressure and cooking for 24 mins. I noticed while i was…
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Mini oven recommendations please..
Hi all, I am thinking of buying a mini oven - our main oven is huge a single oven in a 110 range cooker. As we are cooking alot more for just the 2 of us, it doesn,t make sense to heat that massive space for just us. Anyone recommend a good one? Sorry if this is in the wrong place. Many thanks in advance - IM x
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Meal Plans WB Mon 26 August
Welcome to another week ! Hope everyone is enjoying the long bank holiday weekend. I couldn't find a thread for next week so if there is one pls merge.... Heres mine from tomorrow Monday Left over chicken..... with something haven't decided what yet and have run out of inspiration In no particular order: chilli shepherds…
