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Pork in Coke
I am sure I seen someone suggest a slow cooker recipe which involved cooking a Pork shank in coke ?? Does anyone have the recipe please x
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Diluting Eucalyptus Oil?
Hello I've managed to get tar on my beige carpet :( I've managed to get the hard tar off but it's left a brown stain on the carpet. I've read that eucalyptus oil is the thing to use to get the tar stain out so this morning I've been out and bought the only bottle of essential eucalyptus oil I could find - before realising…
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White vinegar
I'm going to try & shift sweaty smells from shirts using white vinegar (as found on another thread). Just doing my online shop from Tesco & all the white vinegar is very fancy.... white wine vinegar, balsamic etc I was expecting something far more basic. Can anyone tell me if Tesco sell it & how to find it? Thanks
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Defrosted Lamb
Hi Hope for some advice as I accidentally left 2 large legs of lamb out of the freezer over night. The meat still smells Ok so was thinking of roasting them - but any ideas what I could then do with the meat - would it be alright to go back in the freezer once it has been cooked - would it be best to make it into something…
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My cupboards are too full!
DH has always accused me of hoarding food. I didn't believe him until I went to put away some shopping last night - potatoes, cereal, veg etc, and realised there was absolutely nowhere for any of this to go. Every cupboard was stuffed with food, pot and pans, bakeware, food, condiments and spices, etc, and indeed stuff…
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Braised beef in the slow cooker
Morning, I want to use my slow cooker for the first time today and have bought some braised beef with loads of vegetables. Can someone give me a recipe I can use to make a beef casserole/type stew? Sorry if this has been asked a hundred times already, I just can't find what I'm looking for! Also, I need to prepare it…
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OS Daily Thread for Sunday 6th 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. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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How Do You Knead - I Wouldn't Have the Staying Power!
All you breadmakers out there.... the single thing that stops me making bread is all that kneading. Any recipe that says knead's in the bin. I'm happy to make recipes that don't have any kneading .... but how on earth do you manage to knead for 10 minutes? I've weak wrists .... so would cause an injury if I tried to get…
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Baking quick questions
Shiny new thread for all your baking related questions :) Here's the old one. Zip
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Meal Plans w/c. 6/10/13
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! Sat - HM steak, cheddar & Guinness pie, braised red cabbage, dauphinoise pots Sun - Lamb chops LO cabbage & pots Mon - Beef stir fry & rice Tue - Shepherd pie Wed - HM fish cakes Thursday - Belly Pork,…
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Clothes for Baby Anabelle
We have bought my grandaughter a baby Anabelle for Christmas and would like to make clothes for it, both sewn and knitted.The ones to buy are so expensive. Please does anyone know of any sites that I can download patterns from. Thank youso much. pamela
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Cheapest place for nuts and seeds?
Hello, I wondered where people buy their nuts and seeds if you use a lot? We don't have an Indian supermarket or anything. I would prefer to buy online but it doesn't have to be. Thanks :j
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OS DAILY - Saturday 5th October 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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Need new armchairs (or covers)
Hi all! We are in dire need of either new armchairs or new covers for the existing ones. We managed to get two really good armchairs a few years ago cheaply from a friend. The trouble is they have white covers, and we have a child and two cats. They have not fared well and are torn and dirty. :o The structure of the chairs…
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Freezer help please
Hello :hello: My freezer has a fault and the bottom drawer keeps freezing up, as in welding the drawer to the inside and forming a solid ice block. I cannot afford to replace at the moment so I was wondering if there was anything I could wipe the inside of the freezer with to stop the drawer freezing to the sides? Long…
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OS DAILY - Friday 4th October 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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Help! Gluten AND dairy free lunch
Hi Guys, So we agreed to go away with friends this weekend ages ago,to a cottage in the middle of nowhere (think a well, not even running water and no electricity so camping stove only). They've just (an hour ago) asked us to do lunches for 2 days for 6 people. one of the 6 is gluten intolerant and the other dairy…
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been advised to ask your advice
Hi O/s ive not been on here much for a month or so been extra busy at work, Anyway I posted a thread on the small business board about an hour ago and one member has suggested that I ask your opinion. I wont type it all again, but do you think I'll do ok, we really need the extra income…
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Preserving Fruit using just sugar?
Hello, I've been having a thinking about trying to 'candy' some fruit I've got lurking in tins in my cupboard (Would make nice little xmas treats) and I've seen a few recipes I might have a go at. My question is: Can I 'candy' the fruit (tinned peaches) by just using the same method you'd use for 'salting' a ham. Some…
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Peking Frying Steak
Bought some of it yesterday and was wondering can you cook it in the oven or SC or do you have to fry it?
