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Archives for September 2013

Roast pork help please!
Please tell me how to roast a big piece of pork leg! I have cooked roast pork before but only tiny 'joints' for two that usually have cooking instructions on them :o this time I have a big half leg joint to cook for 5 people and I am not sure how to do it so it comes out lovely and tender like when my mum makes it.…
OS Daily Sunday 29th September 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…
Shower curtain cleaning - how often?
Similar to the bedding and towels threads, how often do people here change their shower curtain? I'm ashamed to admit that mine gets changed when it gets slimy :o Shocking I know but it's a faff changing it. All my shower curtains have permanent mould stains on them regardless of how hot and bleachy the machine wash is!
Meal Plans W/B Monday 30th
Hi everyone, I really wanted to post my meal plan for this week, couldn't find a thread so I hope no one minds me starting us off! I'm just doing my meal plan until Thursday as I'll get paid and we'll do our shopping on Friday. Saturday - HM Pizza - Ham, Mushroom, Onion, Pepper, Tuna, Sweetcorn Sunday - HM Chicken Pie,…
Old style daily 28th September
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Saturday 28th September. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome,…
My fridge smells - how to make it smell better
Not sure where to post this so I'm trying here and on the in the home board. Does anyone have any tips on what I should put in my fridge to make it smell nice. It smells really bad at the moment when I open the door. It fills the air and lingers for quite some time. Its a combination of being away, of Camembert, sour milk,…
have you eaten the fruits of passion flowers
got loads, in fact more than any of the edible stuff that I grew on purpose - and they look like they should be really tasty in an apricot sort of way - but t'internet tells me they are "bland, woolly and disappointing", has anyone eaten them? and can you bulk out chutney or an apple pie or something to make them less…
Anyone ever tried cooking through a whole cookbook?
I have got a bit stuck in the rut with cooking recently and started going back to some of my cook books - of which I have absolutely loads, for inspiration. I realise that I have only cooked 1 or 2 receipes - if that - from most of the books. I was wondering about setting myself a challenge (like the Julie and Julia…
O/S Daily Friday 27th Sept
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Thursday 27th September. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome,…
Cash4phones. Never ever ever use!!!
acorns and chestnuts?
I have been finding acorns on my dog walk and chestnuts in my park. Can I cook them and eat them? If so, how do I know they r ripe? Is ripe the right word?
How much meat should I allow?
Hi everyone, We are tightening our belts even more now as DH has just got a job after being made redundant 18 months ago (not or lack of trying) and i am being made redundant from tomorrow :eek: If I use meat that I have bought whole, so steak etc I will allow 200grams for DH and 100grams for DD but if I buy things like a…
Wasted food on a boating holiday
There were 8 of us plus skipper on a 7 day holiday. I watched in bemusement as 100kg of watermelon was loaded, along with a huge box of tomatoes, a whole carrier bag of aubergines, two carrier bags of fresh figs,a carrier bag of black grapes, a carrier bag of onions, a carrier of courgettes, a carrier of cucumbers, several…
Cheap wine!
Need to leave my flat in a decent state!
Hello, I've been lurking on this board for a while now, and have noticed you all have some great cleaning tips. As I'm preparing to move out of my rented flat in the next few months, I've started to worry about how we're going to get our security deposit back. There's a list of nasty problems which I was wondering if…
O/S Daily Thursday 26th Sept
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…
How often do people change sheets and have a fresh towel
Just wondering how often do people change bed sheets and how often do you get a fresh towel. Would be interested to see what others do. Tia
Substitute for jam jars
I am rapidly running out of jam jars for my HM jam and chutneys. I do have a large number of coffee jars (the nice ones with the glass lids). Does anyone know if these can be used as a substitute? (I will not have time to check for replies until tomorrow night). Thanks in advance Mrs VP
Rubber Gloves
Can anyone recommend decent rubber gloves for washing up and general household cleaning? I used to use Marigold which are great, but have got so expensive. I recently tried Spontex Everyday Protect, but they don't seem hard wearing at all, have gone through three pairs very quickly.
me & my washing Q again..
just bought a box of washing gel tabs, a good brand, so not cheap. took it home , opened it and read the small print on the lid : not suitable for our washing machine. Went back to shop, they said they couldn't take it back. I was thinking about offering them to someone with "normal" washing machine and just forget about…

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