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Fly spray the best?
Normally in summer now and again I get a few larger flies a day but currently this summer I get constant tiny flies all day long and not sure why. Shall I just invest in a bottle of fly spray? I get a lot of wasps recently too, I did look at a tree right outside bedroom window and see at least a dozen swarming around it…
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Why not reuse unwalked on carpet underlay?
I need to replace my living room and stair carpet which have flattened and discoloured in the high traffic areas. However, there are lots of areas of the living room carpet which have hardly been walked on, e.g under furniture, behind the settees, etc. where the carpet itself is hardly worn. I reckon there is enough…
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feed a family of 4, almost vegan, on a rather small budget! Old Style!
Hi, I hope you lovely people can help. My husband is on the verge of being made redundant again!!!! I spent hours last night working out where every penny of my tiny pay check will be going. We can just survive on my wages but only have £135 per month for food!!!! That's for 2 adults and a 3 and a 4 year old. I am vegan…
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Need help with veg
Hi! I'm new here...well, i used to be on here years ago but forgot my details so I'm now "born again". :D Anyway, a lot of my overspending comes from food shopping. I've now decided to change my ways :j So I've looked at what we already have and made a meal plan. So far so good. My stumbling block is veg. I used to buy…
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Soft diet ideas
Hi Any ideas for a soft diet would be great, so far I have only eaten soup, ice cream and a few noodles. I tried a couple of hot dogs thinking they are soft but I just couldn't manage them.
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OS Saturday 27th 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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Best way of baking a potato? And recommend me a good pan
For the potato I used to make baked potatos a lot and put cheese and onion on top (probably not great for cholesterol) but wow it was nice. The best method I had was boil them first then bake them, I did try with foil but that just dried them out and even tried straight in oven with foil and they ended up solid and the…
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HELP! Dyed OH trainers
Washed OH white trainers in the machine and there was a rogue pink sock of the babies in there. So the very expensive white trainers are now pink. Can I use fabric bleach on them (before he finds out!!) :( :(
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christmas cake going mouldy
I normally make my Christmas cake about September, and all is well. But last year when I went to ice about a week before Christmas it was mouldy. Normally I feed the cake with alcohol and keep an apple inside the tin, but I didn't last year and I am wondering if this could have been the reason for the mould. Any…
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Left over pickled onion vinegar
Afternoon all! I have just finished up a jar of pickled onions with our lunch and was wondering if the vinegar can be reused? OH says no, but I reckon I could make a jar of pickled onions and use the vinegar?
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Back In My Day: How much did things cost back in another decade ?
How much did a pint of milk cost in 1958? When was the cheapest time to buy a new house? Choose a year between 1917 and 2016 and a UK region and 'Back In My Day', the new online tool will show you how much prices have changed over the decades. For example, a pint of milk was just £0.13 back in 1958 (now £2.88) and the…
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cold chicken recipe please
I got a reduced cooked chicken for £1.39 and I froze it now defrosted but not sure what to make with it. Suggestions please anyone, preferably using store cupboard ingredients. I do have some cream that needs using if this helps. Thank you.
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OS Daily Friday 26th 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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Froze ready made chicken dish that says don't freeze
Without checking I froze an Aldi chilled Chicken with leek and cheese gratin, now notice it says don't freeze, dare I eat it if I cook it really well or is it too risky?
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How do YOU budget?
I am wondering how you all budget? Pen & Paper? Excel? Or don't you? I have just started using Excel and find it really helpful. But at heart I'm a P&P girl. Just trying the Excel to see how i get on with it really.
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Tips on preserving surplus windfall cooking apples
Exactly as the title says really. I have a massive cooking apple tree in my garden and every year I do my best to make the best use of the fruit, but this year it has me a little beaten. A combination of a mild, wet spring followed by a pretty good summer and not having got around to pruning it this winter means we're…
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Sticky tape residue mark of wooden table?
Hello Can anyone help - I bought a wooden table which has a sellotape type mark left with sticky residue on it (hence getting the table cheaper) but I've tried few things to try get this sticky residue off but no success? Tried vinegar, wd40, hot soapy water and think this mark looks worse now! :o Anyone have any…
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Eat Well for Less...Live on MSE
Hi everyone. I've been inspired by the chat about this tv programme to finally figure out why I can't get my food budget down. I thought we could do a mini version on here, to try and figure out what I'm doing wrong and so me and OH don't end up like one of those families on the programme (:o). I'll post what I know, and I…
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My Thrifty Ways to Save Money
I have been following a lot of threads on here for some time now. I have decided to start my own. I have luckily never been in debt apart from the obvious of having a mortgage loan - so could not post in the Debt section. Just a quick introduction about me - When growing up both my parents worked but did not have fantastic…
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OS Daily Thursday 25 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…
