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Cake help!
I've made a madeira cake shaped like a number two with blue fondant icing and white stars on for my sons party tomorrow but how on earth do I store it overnight. Its way too big for any kind of box I have so do I cover it with foil/clingfilm or will this make it sweat? Also I've been searching and nowhere says whether to…
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Help with white washing - eco friendly
Hi Its my first post and was hoping someone could help. I use eco washing stuff but my partner takes part in fencing and what he wears is all white stuff. It gets really dirty with yuck sweat and grime and find that I can't get things white again. Can anyone recommend something that is eco friendly to get the whites white…
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About to finally buy a bread maker. What do people think of the Russell Hobbs 18036
Hello, I've been putting off buying a bread maker for a while because I thought I'd be moving at the end of January. Now that date has been pushed back until April :eek: so I might as well buy one now. I like the look of the Russell Hobbs 18036: http://www.tesco.com/direct/russell-hobbs-18036-breadmaker/207-8614.prd But I…
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Old style thread Friday 10th January
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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Burger press, yes or no?
I'm looking at having a go at making my own burgers and would like know if anyone who makes their own burgers uses a press, if so which one and do you rate it? I had a look on both eBay and amazon an there are quite a few budget ones but not sure to go for a metal or plastic one? Also can anyone point me in the direction…
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Tesco delivery - budgetting ideas?
Hi, not been around for a while, but looking for some ideas... I have paid for the Tesco Delivery midweek saver til May, and budgetting £40-50 a week, wanting to get all groceries in that. Some stuff I buy elsewhere, eg. refined coconut oil on amazon/ebay, but all meat, fruit etc. from Tesco. There are four of us - two…
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Nursing Home Fees
We are in the situation where Mum and Dad have gone into a Nursing Home and we are in the process of selling their Flat to meet the the cost of their care. After allowances etc. but including their amount that they can retain which is £46,500 there will be about £69,000 to invest with the proceeds of the investments going…
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Abbreviation YS
I thought I was quite savvy on all the abbreviations, but I noticed this one (YS) crop up a few times today and wondered what it was. I'm guessing it's something to do with supermarkets, shopping from the context of the posts I've read it in.
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Old Style Cookbooks
Hiya, I'm looking to buy a really good old fashioned frugal cookbook. As a kid I loved watching Farmhouse Kitchen and already have those books. What I'm looking for is an old fashioned frugal book which I can buy. I know that there's a wealth of info on here but I'd like to get hold of a cookbook. Does anyone have any…
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slow cooker yogurt recipe please
Hi all, I have seen on here that some of you make yogurt in your slow cooker. I would love to try this as yogurt is a big thing in our house. Can someone please let me have the recipe or point me in the right direction to get it. I have searched and searched on here with no luck. Thank you xx
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Butter 58p at Lidl
Thought I'd put that out there for all the real butter lovers here :D It's the British unsalted, don't know whether it's the salted too because they only had unsalted in my Lidl this morning, but that's what I buy anyway.
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Old style thread Thursday 9 th January
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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Reusing deep fryer oil
Does anyone know how long I can realistically keep the oil in the fryer and reuse it before it goes off? I've noticed searching online that they say it should be filtered after each use, refrigerated or frozen and thrown out after a month at most. This stuff is expensive and I only want to use it for frying a portion of…
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What do you use your steam mop for?
I'm now the very happy owner of a steam mop and absolutely delighted with it so far. Its got the stains out of my rug (that had been there a while :o ) beautifully. Its risen the pile on my old stair carpet a treat. My laminate floors are spotless. The bathroom tiles gleaming and the door of my inherited oven isn't smoked…
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Wanted- Easy way to make bubble bath/body wash please...
Do you know an easy way to make bubble bath / body wash? Ideally using natural ingredients. Thanks :beer:
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Black pudding
Can you freeze black pudding? What else can you do with it apart from grill or fry it? Any recipe ideas welcome :)
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Removing waterproof mascara
Can anyone give me any clues on how to remove waterproof mascara from bedding. Had guests and I have found on the duvet cover after they left. Of course it had to be white bedding I have squirted it with some stain remover and washed it but it hasn't made a difference
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Frozen spuds
Hi in an attempt to be economcal I peeled what was left of the spuds tonight as they were starting to turn on the spongy side. As I mashed them up I wondered if it was possible to freeze potato in any form? Feel a little silly asking this question when we buy frozen potatoe products from the supermarket of course but these…
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This is reality, my nose is frozen
Our income is going to dry up, so up to and after Christmas we've been trying to live on little, with every prospect of living on less than that. Now I'm practising living with no heating during the day so we don't spend more on heating than if I was out at work. That still means the central heating timer is on from…
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Cheap(ish), filling veg recipes
Hi again, Does anyone have any veggie recipe ideas different from basic stir fries for use with frozen/pre prepared veg please? Or I have been pointed to some fab broccoli/cauli ideas but wondered if there were any more favourites? I am not veggie as such but am not a great meat lover and i also suffer from nausea quite a…
