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O/S Daily Thread Tuesday 9th September
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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Out-of-date coconut oil
Hello all! I have @ 3/4 of a jar of organic virgin coconut oil that I bought a while back for a specific recipe. It then spent time languishing at the back of the cupboard. I "found" it again the other day languishing at the back of the cupboard with a best before date of 20/2/14. Oops!! Any ideas of what I can do with it?…
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The secret to good soup
Sorry if this has been discussed before but I couldn't find anything. I am trying to find the secret to making a good tasty soup. I have attempted to make soup so many times over the years and it never turns out well. It is always very bland and nothing like the soup you get in cafes/restaurants. I have had some limited…
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Really need help with making this last as long as possible
Hello, I posted another thread on this board about learning to be frugal and have some fab advice on there. I was advised to post a list of what we have in food wise, and so wanted to do that, just on a new thread. Hope thats ok We are a family of 5 and the food needs to cover all of our meals and do my eldest packed…
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OS Thread Monday 8th September 2014
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for Monday 8th September. 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.…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 8th September 2014
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 Each day has a list of tasks which works on how much time and motivation you have. The idea is that even if you are really busy you…
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A fresh start & learning to be thrifty
DH & I have realised that we cant carry on how we are. We are £1000s in debt ( have posted on dfw about this) We need to change our ways & I really would appreciate some advice! We are probably throwing ourselves in at the deep end as are mega tight this month. As it stands we are trying to make extra cash for the 8th Oct…
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Last Night of the Proms party
On Saturday, I am hosting a 'Last Night of the Proms' party for 10 persons. I have ordered Union Jack tableware, made some UJ bunting, set the dress code as 'patriotic' and will be preparing UJ themed song-sheets. What would you suggest for a menu? I would like to include something from England, Ireland, Scotland (maybe…
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Breakfast and Lunches for Work
Hello All, Happy Sunday. I'm new here. Just wanted to say hello and post a thread about packing up food for work. I ALWAYS default to the easy option of a loaf of bread and it's never a good idea. So today I popped to the Cooperative and bought: + A bunch of 7 bananas for £1.29 + All Bran (Own brand) for £1.39 + 500g of…
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Getting rid of foul smell in fridge
Accidentally left some cooked half eaten salad meats and other stuff in fridge before going away for a month. Fridge smelt to high heavens on returning and two defrostings later plus washing the interior thoroughly twice and leaving dooe open for a while hasn't completely removed smell. It's as if the odour has permeated…
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Freezing plums for chutney?
Hi all, Quick question... We have a lot of plums here we would like to turn into chutney but haven't really got the time to do it today. Can I freeze these then defrost and make chutney? If so, do I just stone them then bag them for the freezer? Thanks :)
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Smelly washing machine.
Our washing machine is beginning to smell. I understand that it's due to mould infiltrating the drubber/plastic parts of the machine. We've changed the door seal but the smell seems to be lingering. Is there any way to get rid of the smell or is it a new machine? Thanks
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Sunday 7th September
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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Low salt diet the old style way
This week I found out that I now need to follow a low salt diet. I'm wondering if anyone can direct me to any websites which have low salt recipes, but where the ingredients won't cost a fortune. In future my chief driver for food purchase will be the low salt element, not low cost, but I want to keep food expenditure at a…
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Freezing crayfish?i
I have some cooked crayfish tails in a pack that are opened, had for lunch wed/thurs so really on their last day. I'll prob use them in pasta tomorrow but could I freeze them today? They don't say anything on the pack as to whether they are or aren't suitable for home freezing. Assumed they are the same as cooked prawns…
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Food prices gone up or am I missing a trick?
Hi everyone I have been of having a huge blow out of money over the summer totally come of the wagon. I am trying to climb back up now small steps. Anyway last Winter I was getting my shopping for 5 of us 2 adults and 3 children for £50 a week. I managed to spent £78 this week. Wondering what everyone one else with a…
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Vanish or generic oxy stuff?
We have a lot of white shirts in our household, 4 DD's college, PE and work uniforms. Some of them are looking a bit grubby, and even have perspiration/deodorant marks. I have used the generic oxy powder to soak and it does improve it but I haven't managed to get them back to like new. Is the branded Vanish a better buy?…
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How to stop soda crystals going hard?
I've tried leaving them just in the plastic bag with a peg holding the bag closed; or nside the bag in a sealed plastic container; or tipped loose into a sealed plastic container, and the result is always the same - within a week all I have is a rock solid lump which is so hard I can't use. I've only used a couple of…
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Saturday 6th September
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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Jam disaster :(
I've just made some jam but when boiling to setting point it burnt on the bottom and now the jam tastes burnt :( Is there any way to salvage this? I think the first jar is edible but the rest not so much. Also how on earth do I clean the pan now - it's a preserving pan and I'm not supposed to scrub it! Thanks :)
