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Delia online
Just registered with Delia Smith's online site, what a fab site, you can search for any of her recipes and then click on add to shop list, and all the ingredients and quantities are put on a list you can then print off to take to shops, brill ;D ;D
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how to clean a child's buggy?
Have a relatively new buggy (bought last year) but it spends most of its time folded up in the boot. When I took it out yesterday, its all mildew-y and horrible and couldn't use it. How will I clean it and what with?
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Recipe bank
Dear all, shouldn't we have some sort of recipe bank where to store all these good recipes that everybody is posting? Hope it can be done, what do others think? Caterina
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trick or treat??
just dont answer the door lol
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Corelle ??!!
All the plates in my house are from Argos. The cheap ones in bright yellow. But they are heavy and my husband has managed to chip the sides of a few. I had some real nice stradforshire pottery ones from a charity shop.... But now I have decided to upgrade. I went to an American friends house who had a Corelle dinner set.…
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I have no idea what to cook!
This is probaly in the wrong place, but I have no idea what to cook for a meal. I know how to cook (well, some things), I just don't know what I should cook. I'm recovering from an eating disorder, and I'm going to uni soon so will have to cook for myself. So if anyone could give me some meal ideas (preferably money saving…
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21st cards and 18th cards
had to buy both of these last week the cheapest I could find with a key for the 21st in a box was £11.99 the decent 18th ones were over a fiver so I went to B&Q and bought a number one and a number 8 for the front door in gold then a number one and a number 2 in white looked in junk shops no luck so went to a car boot and…
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Burn marks on unit top?
Hi, Anyone know of a way to get rid of a burn ring on kitchen unit top? Phone rang and boiling pan placed down in a hurry! :-/ Have tried jif and bleach. Thanks
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using up old newspapers
stuff scrunched up newspaper in shoes and trainers to take away any odours scrunch it up and put it in food containers that smell of what was in there last leave overnight crumple it in drawers or chests that smell a bit musty if you have a smelly bit on a carpet lay the newspaper over the part and leave all day or…
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Help with Birthday cake
Hi All I hope you can help me. It's my sons 2nd Birthday on saturday and i promised my other children we would make him a cake. The problem is i can't cook :-[ i only have 2 15 inch trays and 2 small round tins and can't afford to buy any more. It sounded like a good idea at the time and i don't want to let them down
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Ask your mum...
...or even your Dad, Granny etc. In short, pick the brains of the older generations for their advice. I was inspired by a memory of my Mum. When we went on picnics, she'd take a damp J Cloth in a small Tupperware cup. Perfect for wiping sticky fingers! In the long run it's cheaper than buying endless packs of wetwipes. Her…
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Fish Tank
Has anyone any ieas for cleanng out tropical fish tank? i have do it fairly quick cos the fish like it in the warm i believe. first time and not sure where to start.
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Shiny Sink
last night dropped a tea bag on the draining board, when i rubbed it round, it cleaned it lovely (needed a rinse) but came up all sparkly. so with that and the lemon juice its fab.
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Can Anyone Help?
I need to find out how to clean an wood stove. we have one in our new house, but its filthy and hasn't been cleaned in years i would guess. don't know where to start.
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Bronchitis/Bad Cough
Anyone know of anything "natural" that is good for the above (pleeeeease don't say white vinegar :o ;D). Anti-biotics normally don't touch me and I hate taking them anyway. Get it every year (bronchitis that is!) and, in case anyone wonders, I don't smoke. I used to take oregano oil drops in water which really helped.…
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The Modern Housewife`s Book
Hi all i have come across this old book and would like to know from which year/years it`s from, The cost was 3`6 pence and it was printed by john leng & co, ltd, London and Dundee, it`s full of old recipes and cold cures, cleaning tips etc, anybody seen or know of this book
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reduce fat in baking
You can substitute up to 50% apple sauce or fruit puree in place of oil when you bake to reduce fat content, i.e. 8 oz fat or oil called in recipe, use 4 ounces of apple sauce ;D
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Cathy Help Pleaseeeee
How can I get rid of Ink on lino (is that what it is called? - basically the kitchen floor) and Gloss paint off the kitchen work top. wanna do it the least toxic way if possible please ;D Had a few accidents while clearing out the boiler room :-[ hang on a tick...... am I posting on the right board ???
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Greasy oven dishes
I'm sure that there's something on here about this but I can't find it so apologies if someone has already answered this. Like many people we started off a year ago with nice new oven dishes which claimed they were non-stick. However, having used them a few times they are now fairly sticky and have a film of grease over…
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Stainless Steel Sink
rubbed mine with half a lemon last night, as i had one to hand, and hate the sink, (always had a pot one before) but its come up fab. well worth a try.
