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How to use large SC for multi cooking?
Today my wombling produced a 6.5 l slow cooker! it was dumped by the bottle bank, and I've checked- it works. It's one of the oval thingies. My question is How can I use this to good advantage? I don't want to cook umpteen portions of stew - whatever as I only have a small freezer, already full, and there's only me.…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 5th September 2022
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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Old Style Daily Sunday 11 September 2022
Afternoon / morning all. I’m posting early because I’m up at the big house sitting in the sun. The wifi in my cabin is very erratic, it has long spells of working fine and then days (like today) when it drops out every few minutes and then won’t reconnect for ages. My anticipated busy days have changed into quieter ones.…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 10 September 2022
Afternoon / morning all. I'll post this and return.
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Fireless Cooking Bag..Wonderbag..how to make one!
Hi...does anyone have a pattern for making a thermal heat retention cooking bag. Aka Wonderbag. Memory Girl had one, but I can't find ut and I'm not sure she's on here anymore.
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Shrinkflation - Toilet roll length getting shorter
I found a small pack of toilet rolls hidden away in the back of a wardrobe. Don't know how long it had been there but I'm guessing 8 years. I had previously thought toilet rolls were getting shorter, so out of interest I compared it with a newer pack. The old one has an average of 241 sheets per roll, the new one has 200…
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O/S Daily Friday 9 September 2022
Morning Sad news yesterday - RIP Ma'am x Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Now light, damp underfoot, have had some rain during the night, rain forecast for today - we'll see. DH and DS1 getting ready for work,…
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O/S Daily Thursday 8 September 2022
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Now light, damp underfoot, have had some rain during the night, rain forecast for today - we'll see. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and…
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New energy price cap details
Martin Lewis has just tweeted that, including the existing £400 rebate promise, your bills will probably go up by about 6.5% in total. We don't have the unit rate and standing charge numbers yet, so this is an estimate working back from the 'average user' bill of £2,500 a year that's been announced. You can also switch…
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Desperate for Help
I simply won't be able to use my oven for cooking anymore or have any heating on over the winter, after today's energy announcement. I have a hob, slow cooker and microwave. Please help me with meal ideas. With cheap but nutritious ingredients. I can't believe this is happening in 2022.
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Cooking rabbit!
Hi all Me and my other half both have air rifles & shoot mainly rabbits when we're out. I've taught myself to skin/gut/debone the rabbits and now i'm looking for some good rabbit recipes? I slow cooked a casserole/stew with the last one & it was very tasty, just wondered what else I could make? I'm seriously cutting down…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 7 September 2022
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Now light, damp underfoot, have had some rain during the night, rain forecast for today - we'll see. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 6 September 2022
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Now light, damp underfoot, have had some rain during the night, thunderstorms forecast for today - we'll see. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed…
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Electric Blankets - the cheapest way to stay warm this winter
As we get to that time of your when temperatures plummet, it’s time to remind people of the ultimate frugal heating hack that is electric blankets. The more space you try and heat, the more it’s going to cost you. So heating. A big house costs more than a small house. A small house more than a room etc. taking this to the…
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O/S Daily Monday 5 September 2022
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Now light, dry underfoot. Wash load ready to peg out. DH and DS1 getting ready for work, I'm showered, dressed and enjoying my first cuppa and my porridge whilst on…
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Runner Beans
Our runner beans have gone absolutely crazy and I am inundated with them!! We have had them steamed, stir-fried, cooked in cheese sauce, and added to curries and casseroles. I have given loads away, and have made a dozen jars of chutney. Today DH picked another box full (approx 4lb) and still they keep coming! I have…
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No bread flour
Recently I have struggled to get any bread flour to stock up my supplies, and I was wondering if I can substitute it with plain flour instead. I only really make bread or pizza dough in my bread maker but have always followed the recipe from the book that came with the machine.
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Cooking multiple things in the oven
I keep reading the tip of cooking multiple things when the oven is on, but I have a couple of questions. How do you avoid the smells transferring to each food if I was baking something like flapjacks and beef stew? Also, I've only ever make a recipe then put it straight into the oven - how does it work if you are making…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 29th August 2022
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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Old Style Daily Sunday 04 September 2022
Afternoon all. Peace reigns at the temporary Gers Towers. Four family members gone home to England, two others out for the day, one at school fair, SIL and I the only ones here. 🎉 I sat out in the sun for a couple of hours until it got too hot. It was very sad when the English contingent left, I had a little weep as the…
