Quick Questions on ANYTHING part 2. Please read first post for links to other threads

Steel_2

...managed to wipe my winter coat along a greasy oily tow bar while getting it out of the car boot. Arrrggggghhh! What can I use to get it out? It needs to be dry cleaned before winter but not sure the process will take it out?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

when i cook shaped pasta, when it cools it goes all sticky etc.. what do i need to do to make it like the pasta you find in pasta salads in the supermarket..

thanks....

billieboy_2

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

when i cook shaped pasta, when it cools it goes all sticky etc.. what do i need to do to make it like the pasta you find in pasta salads in the supermarket..

thanks....

I always rinse it under cold water until it is cool.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

billieboy wrote: »

I always rinse it under cold water until it is cool.

thanks billieboy.... pasta salad for lunch for work tomorrow...:T

blueberrypie

billieboy wrote: »

I always rinse it under cold water until it is cool.

Yep, rinse it immediately under cold water - do a thorough job, then shake it dry as much as possible. Also make sure you don't overcook it in the first place - you want it to have a little bit of bite left.

I lurrrrve pasta salad :-D

pixie1

Im making a couple of cottage pies for the freezer, can someone tell me if its ok to freeze it with the mash on top or should I just do the base mixture, freeze that and make the mash when im ready to eat the pie?

Thanks

Pix

missychrissy

I freeze mine with the mash on top. Apparently pre-cooked potato reheated counts as one of your 5 a day.

dixie_dean_2

My plum tree produced a really bumper crop this year and last. I read something recently about having to cut the tree back after a big crop to try and keep the size of the fruit up. They did tend to be a touch small this year and the tree was quite weighted down. Can someone point me in the direction of how and when to cut the tree back?

Thanks

BlimusOreilly

I think I probably know the answer to this but can dates be fozen? I got 3kg very cheaply but would like to keep a lot of them for use at a later date (no pun intended).
Thanks in advance for your reply.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

i have run out of furniture polish for polishing the wooden stairs ( cant remember the last time i done it:cool:)

so was just wondering what would be the best thing to use from my store cupboard.....

thanks...