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where can I get a good value c0ck?
I want to make a special coq au van for some visiting relatives and all I can find is chicken? its not as good as c0ck because it just falls apart. :(
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Fruit syrups recipe please :-)
Hi everyone. Well the yoghurt making is going really well and i'm tucking into a delicious glassful everyday. However im bored now with my blackberry syrup and wondered what other flavours I could make? I'm trying to re-create something like the fruit corners from muller. My favourites are the cherry and the pineapple and…
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sunday roast chicken
cooked whole chicken for sunday dinner, then picked all met off the bone & froze it. put in freezer to defrost for fajitas tonight only to find i have no peppers or onion :mad: gonna have pizza instead :j will chicken be ok in the fridge untill tomorrow eve???
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Toy storage
Hi i am looking to sort out toys and would like a shelf type unit that is divided into squares that fit storage boxes or baskets - have tried searching on ebay but can't think what called and none coming up! i have seen one in letterbox but won't pay £200 for it!!! :eek: any ideas please ?
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OS Thursday 25th January
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 24 jan 2007. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do…
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Queenie's Welcome Poem
Queenie I thought that poem was great, nice and simple and with useful links in it too. I wanted to reply on the thread but it has been closed. :confused: Anyway I thought it was great. You're a poet and don't you know it! (Sorry......:D
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Aargh! Got Turmeric on my Lilac Top!
Its something I have never managed to get out - anyone have any ideas? Its only just happened when I tested a teaspoon of the curry in the SC! Thanks
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Lovely recipes - Able and Cole
Just reading "A Life Stripped Bare" by Leo Hickman (heartily reccomended!) and decided to have a look at the Able and Cole website to see if they delivered in my area. Sadly they don't yet, but while having a look at the site I found some gorgeous recipes :p and lots of 'em! Here's a link for anyone who would like to have…
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Index discussion thread
Hi everyone, I thought I'd start you all off with a thread where authors (and readers) can talk about how you are getting on and... well anything to do with creating and keeping up an index really. You're all going to find reading whole long pages full of thread titles on the Old Style forum quite an eye opener. The number…
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Salt cod
Sorry if this isn't the right forum, but... Anybody got any good recipes to use salt cod? Thanks, much! :)
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Book on World War Rationing ?
Hi, this sounds a bit mad - but does anyone know of a book on rationing during the world war? Ie. A bit about the history (just cus im interested!) but also maybe recipes etc, little tips for stretching food a bit further - There are a multitude of excellent tips on this site (endless in fact!) but I'm sure there could be…
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Plastic bath
Ok, I've tried searching and I cant find anything relevant so here goes: We had a new plastic type bath put in in November - it is actually some kind of reinforced plastic but the surface, where you clean, is plastic. I started off using a gentle washing up liquid and a flannel to clean it, but that was hard work. So, a…
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Freezer to microwave tubs - cheapest? alternatives?
Hiya I'm after some plastic tubs in which I can put all my cooked meals and freeze them as single portions, but I'd like them to go straight from the freezer to the microwave, I know they can be quite expensive but I'm wondering if any of you good people can tell me an alternative that does the job equally as well at a…
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Novice Knitter Advice Please
I want to get into knitting and knit myself some clothes. I have just knitted scarves before & never followed a pattern . I just bought some wool from e-bay and OH wants a jumper. He wants it for wearing when he is sick, as when he was sick when he was younger he used to wear a jumper his mum knitted for his dad.…
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chicken and red wine....casserole quicke question
hi.. i have a small bottle of red wine... that i bought ....i dont drink wine.. but with the tescso points vouchers... i gained by buying the wine... anyway....i have frozen chicken portions in the freezer.....so i thought i would try chicken and red wine casserole.... so does this sound the right way to do it..... gently…
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Crisp & Dry cooking fat????
My son has just asked me how long he can keep using the same 'Crisp & dry' in his chip pan. I don't cook chips anymore (sometimes wedges), so can't answer his question. Does anyone know? As I remember I used to cook chips about once a week and drained the fat through a sieve with a piece of kitchen roll on and clean out…
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The Complete Kitchen Equipment and must have OS gadgets Collection
KITCHENWARE This post is going to be a complete collection of ALL "Kitchen Equipment and must have OS gadgets" threads here on Old Style. Please do not add any posts or questions into this Index Thread but do your best to choose from the many threads below one which is most closely related to your query and by all means…
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why don`t people use the SEARCH facility
The number of short threads is rapidly increasing. It doesn`t take much effort to look for what you want eg for me `sourdough` `dehydrator` `dishwasher` etc Perfectly good points are getting lost down the line
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declutter for charity!
Was just emailing this to friends when it occurred to me some Old Stylers might find it interesting too - extra motivation to declutter when you know it's going to help someone else. But hurry - these are only till end of January. Also, thought some other Moneysavers might be able to suggest some more specific uses for…
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O/S WEDNESDAY 24th JAN 2007
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 24 jan 2007. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome, please do…