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Pickling Eggs
I'm looking for a recipe for pickling eggs using white vinegar, I have a glut of eggs and white vinegar in all the recipes I have use cider vinegar I would prefer to use what I have in stock thanks X
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Advice needed
OH has been complaining about his back first thing in the morning. Its 10 years since we bought our bed, I am torn, do I buy a new bed or just replace the mattress? The bed base is quite thick wood under the mattress.........so firm enough. The mattress is one of those your turn round rather than turn over........what…
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 5th September 2018
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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Waterproof coat
Where is the best place to buy a waterproof jacket needs to be light weight as need to take on holiday in December it needs to be for a more buxom figure :eek: also can i ask if there are any curvy ladies would you consider buying a more reasonably priced mens jacket ?
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MoneySaving Bake Off - how do you save money on ingredients?
With the return of The Great British Bake Off last week, many have been bitten by the baking bug again - whether that's making the cakes or just eating them. Yet baking can often become quite expensive once you start looking at all the ingredients you'll need. Read the full blog: The Great MoneySaving Bake Off: How I made…
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Thank you gift ideas
I've been living in my FIL's house with DP for the past 2.5 years whilst I've been saving to buy my own house. Long story as to how I ended up here and why I've saved for a house and not WE (me and DP). Anyway, I am in the process of buying my house now, mortgage has been approved and now waiting on exchange and…
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Old Style Dailty Tuesday 4th Spetember 2014
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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Homemade sweets that will keep for a long time
Every year for Christmas I make homemade sweets (fudge, toffee, coconut ice etc) for my family and friends. This year though I am not sure if I will have time to do it in December so I was wondering if anyone has any recipes that will keep for around 7-8 weeks so I can get it all made in advance when I have plenty of time.…
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Which electric multi pot /instant pot / Pressure cooker Crockpot
Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for an electric multi pot with pressure cooker. I have spent ages looking at reviews and narrowed it fown to instant pot ( the most expensive so hoping for cheaper suggestions.) Crockpot Express £89.99. Has excellent reviews, though is very big. Pressure king Pro £59.99 Also…
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Old Style Daily Monday 3rd September 2018
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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Gents suit suggestion?
Never needed to wear a suit for about 10 yrs but need to in a couple of weeks for a funeral. When I tried my old ones on they drown me,seem to have lost 2" off both chest and waist. I've done a trawl of charity shops and found nothing. So trying to decide how much to spend and what to buy factoring in my 70 yrs and how…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 3rd September 2018
What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole task easier and quicker. We also…
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Refreezing vacuum packed pancetta
We defrosted our freezer very early this morning and after repacking it discovered two large packs of vacuum packed pancetta rashers which had accidentally been left out and have now defrosted Would they be safe to refreeze as there,s been no exposure to air, or should we just now eat them up quickly?
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Old Style Daily Sunday 2nd September 2018
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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Recipe to use left over scones
Hi all, I’m just back from a week away at the folks’ and have some scones left that I baked before we went away. Probably about half a dozen. I think we’re a bit tired of them now as I made quite a few. Suggestions for using them up? Probably too late to freeze them and I don’t want to waste them. Ideas for using them up?…
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Need cheap, healthy meal ideas to help with weight loss
So DH went to the docs yesterday (unrelated to weight) and while he was there the nurse weighed him (she did the same to me as I had an appointment just before and said she was doing it to everyone). DH was showing up as being overweight (not massively but still...). He has quite a physical job so he's a bit muscly anyway…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 1st September 2018
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…
