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Sponge cake problems
Many years ago I made my sponge cakes in my food mixer and they always came out perfect. I then got myself a k mix. Around the same time I got a new oven and could never decide which it was that made my cakes come out nothing like they did in my old food mixer. It's still very hit and miss how my cakes come out. Sometimes…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 27 July 2024
Morning folks. Coffee time. BRB.
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O/S Daily Friday 26th July
Morning all Think it' s the 1st time I have started this thread. Back in a bit mehefin
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Remove suncream stain from clothes help
Hi Getting my clothes ready for holiday and notice a lot of my white items have turned off white / yellow due to sunscream i used last year ☹ i dont really want to have to buy new ones as other than the change in colour they are perfectly fine. Is there a product i can buy to make them white again?
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O/S Daily Thursday 25th July 2024
Good morning, it's dry here. A bit grey, but not cold. No plans for today except the usual household jobs. Hope everyone has as good a day as they can. Thinking of Dp1 and her family, hope her dg d starts to improve and responding to treatment. Poor souls they must be exhausted. Also, thoughts to anyone else who is poorly…
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Charity clothing collections
Good morning Does anyone happen to know of any charities who will pick up large quantities of goof quality clothing? I have a neighbour who has masses of clothing to remove due to downsizing. I have tried to help but it is exhausting keep running to charity shops as we are both in our dotage now. Does anyone know of anyone…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 24th July 2024
Good morning, just starting off, I'll come back in a bit.
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Home & Freezer Digest Christmas Cake Recipe
Hi all, I am in desperate need of a Mary Berry Christmas cake recipe from the Home & Freezer Digest in the late 1970s. It included a can of pineapple rings. I have made this cake every year since published & now I cannot find it. I know it's late in the year but if anyone has the recipe & could share it, I would be so…
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STERADENT
I suppose Sterradent is perhaps the most well known Denture cleaner, but it is expensive. Is there a more economical brand which does the same thing, better still is there a home made recipe whic I assume would cause far less ? while talking about dentures what's the best way to remove that awful paste from the denture
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Old Style Daily Tuesday 23 July 2024
Good morning folks.
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Oldest product in pantry
What products have you bought that never got around to using? This is my oldest (I think)
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Old Style Daily Monday 22 July 2024
Good morning. Today could be lovely. BRB
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Weekly Flylady Thread 15 July 2024
Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. 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…
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O/S Daily Sunday 21st July 2024
Good morning, just starting off, I'll be back in a bit.
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Old Style Sunday 21st July
Morning allUp and out early today as we're going to visit Buckingham Palace. Had a nice evening celebrating a 40th birthday last night except, and I know I shouldn't complain, but the air con worked VERY well at the venue and after a nice warm day in the garden I was freezing. I've just been looking for a particular app…
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O/S Daily Saturday 20th July 2024
Good morning, it's another grey start here, but warm. Yesterday was a lovely day, we could do with a few weeks of it, but I doubt that we'll get it. I'm was just reading through yesterday's posts, talk of old parents who won't spend money brought back memories of my own and dh's parents, who were the same. I suppose it was…
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Does anyone here have an ANKARSRUM mixer?
Does anyone here have an Ankarsrum mixer? Do you have any attachments for it? If so, how have you found them?
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What product for washing wollens
It's about time I washed a large number of woollen jerseys I have. I know it's a gentle wash and dry flat but I don't know which cleaner to use, What product would you recommend ? Kevin
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O/S Daily Friday 19th July 2024
Good morning, it's a grey start here but dry.. Yesterday was an ok day, I got some washing dry outside. Not much going on today apart from visiting a friend to return a little sewing job that she'd asked me to do. Hi Camelot, nice to see you back, you seem to have been away ages! Glad you had a lovely holiday. Also good to…
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O/S Daily Thursday 18th July 2024
Good morning, it's a fine start here, yesterday was a lovely warmish day as well. Dil's mum was going to come over, but couldn't make it after all, so we'll reschedule. She wasn't feeling very well. We spent a bit of time tidying outside, Dh cut the hedge, it was starting to look a bit straggly, and I weeded and swept up.…
