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Chicken whoops
Got really excited as I've bought a reduced chicken on the way home to hopefully stretch 3 nights meals. I was going to cook it tonight and have some for tea tomorrow, weds & Thurs. I've just remembered we are out for tea tomorrow night so it will be tea weds, thus & Fri now - will it be OK if I cook it portion it up in…
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Greengage jam
Hello, I made a huuuuge batch of greengage jam last night and it didn't set at all. I think I added too much water and also had too big a batch. Is there anything I can do to save my 9 jars?! Thanks ZC
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What would you give someone who hadn't eaten for 4 days?
I have to root through my cupboards and give someone enough food to last them two weeks. They have no freezer and limited cooling skills. They have a fridge but often run out of electricity. I'm making carrot and lentil soup for them to cover two days but I need to give them food so they won't go through the bins again. I…
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Open Fireplace - What do we do?
Hello all, First of all sorry for all the questions! Second, well we bought the house and are moving in on the 4th :j so very excited!! Anyhow well I've searched and searched and searched for some information on what the hell do we do with our fireplace. I've never been in the position of living in a house with one, so…
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O/S Daily Monday 24th August 2015
O/S Daily Monday 24th August 2015 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,…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 24th August 2015
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 Natty for last week's thread Every room comes back around next week so please don’t stress about catching up These lists are only suggestions and not a must do list;…
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Fruit that is past its best
Hi all, I'm sneaking over from the DFW board to ask some advice about fruit. I admit to not being a big fruit eater (prefer my 5 a day from veggies) - but I was given a box of fruit as a gift, which I've had for just over a week. We've managed to get through the grapes and apples but I still have half a dozen apples and…
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Back to school - tea time help?
Ok kids are going back to school soon and I'm looking for some things I can freeze for after school teas - this is for my DD 5 and DS 2. We already cook from scratch and batch cook but once the kids are back at school they have tea before us at 4pm due to hubby working hours. DD is always starving when she comes in as I…
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OS Daily Sunday 23rd August
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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Has anyone got a good slow cooker curry recipe?
I don't know where I'm going wrong with mine, they are always either too sweet or too bitter. I must be missing something. I usually throw in chickpeas, some veg, an onion, garlic, tin of tomatoes, curry paste and coconut milk. I read somewhere today that you should only put a small bit of curry paste in at the beginning…
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prooving oven or similar very cold kitchen
Hi All hope everyone is well? I was wondering how can I prove bread in cold kitchen or is their any proving trays/devices does this all sound loopy :p I no on British Bake off they have a proving oven something like that would be amazing or being able to make 1 even better Any ideas thank you Bluebell xx
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OS- where did you start?
Hello everyone, I'm new to this part of the forum and have a question for each of you- where did you start with old style moneysaving? I live on my own, DP stays over and we'll probably move in together at some point. I have a small amount of debt but it gets (over)paid each month. We've just reined in our exceptional food…
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OS Daily 22 August 2015
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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Milk and the freezing of
Why might a supermarket reckon that their own-brand unhomogenised whole milk is "not suitable for home freezing"? We're wondering, on account of how we tried freezing it a fortnight ago, then thawing it before use and it hasn't killed us yet ...
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How many times a week/month do you go food shopping?
I am trying to shop weekly, but i end up having to go 2-3 times a week for fresh fruit and veg (we get through a LOT of F&V). How often does everyone else food shop? Is once a week 'normal'? Just curious really.
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O/S Daily Friday 21st August 2015
O/S Daily Friday 21st August 2015 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,…
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Sticky Shoes
I have a pair of Gabor black leather shoes that I've not worn and stored away in a box with an elastic band around them for years. Some kind of reaction seems to have taken place between the rubber band and the leather coating so that the leather coating is breaking down and coming off. The shoes are horribly sticky and…
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O/S Daily Thursday 20th August 2015
O/S Daily Thursday 20th August 2015 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…
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Lemon meringue pie filling
Just thought I would give you the heads up folks. I found a twin pack of lemon meringue pie filling lurking at the back of my cupboard yesterday, dated BBE Dec 2013. Since there didn't appear to be any ingredients that would go off I made it up and it's just fine. I made the base from broken biscuit crumbs (all choco chip…
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Best options for reviving tired upholstery
I have an Ercol sofa (the kind that has separate cushions for both the back pieces and the seat pieces). We got it second hand and the original uphostery had been 'bleached' by being by a sunny window. After a couple of years the uphostery really needs a makeover. Ercol's own reupholstery services are £££ and way out of…
