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

mardatha

Just dug some raw carrots out of the freezer - they have gone a funny colour, can I still use them in soup ?

wssla00

Probably a silly question but can anyone tell me what to do with a bag of brown soda bread flour?

Thanks!

quintwins

wssla00 wrote: »

Probably a silly question but can anyone tell me what to do with a bag of brown soda bread flour?

Thanks!

make soda farls these go lovely with frys or filled with fry type stuff (my hubby likes them fried with sausage and bacon inside) but there also nice toasted with butter and jam or scambled egg ect, just swap the flour for your flour


http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/irish-soda-farls/Detail.aspx

Linda32

mardatha wrote: »

Just dug some raw carrots out of the freezer - they have gone a funny colour, can I still use them in soup ?

Hi,

In what way "a funny colour", I suspect they are fine. Not alot can happen to much when its frozen at -18

Either way, if they were fine when you froze them, then the answer is Yes.

mardatha

They were pale in colour, and dry looking - but I made the soup anyway and fed it to the husband first. Just in case :rotfl:

Penelope_Penguin

quintwins wrote: »

hi everyone silly question can i make banana bread in my breadmaker? and has anyone got a recipe

There's a thread of recipes here

quintwins

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

There's a thread of recipes here

thank you i'm gonna give it ago tomorrow

quintwins

bread didn't turn out so well it rose then dropped

ok another question (sorry lol) can i freeze fresh noddles? i noticed tesco have them on bogof and i love noddles but only really me and my youngest eat them so i was thinking of making up a few noddle dishes and freezing them for our lunchs since it's only us here

Hippeechiq

Aw quintwins you're having a bit of a rubbish week, what with your bread dropping, your washing machine breaking and the children not being well either. Let's hope next week is better for you hun :grouphug:

I quickly G00gled your question, and found this:

Re: can you freeze cooked pasta? Sun, April 16, 2006 - 9:03 PM
Yep, pasta freezes just fine. If you are freezing pasta with a sauce (such as spaghetti or something), you will want to add a little bit more liquid when you thaw it out (the pasta will absorb some of it and make it a bit dry). But yes, it tastes perfectly good when you reheat it! I always have to do this when my son goes to visit his father during the summer and it's just me at home.

So am guessing the answer is yes you can

I've read several posts about how I can use vinegar to descale a kettle, but what I'd like to know, is, is it safe to use vinegar in a brushed metal kettle?
I live in an area with terrible hard water. I've had my new kettle for 8 days. I checked inside it after 5 days and it's already scaled up on the bottom and the sides.

I've got one of those little metal thingies inside the kettle that's supposed to catch all the limescale, and it has caught some of it, but alas, it's not man enough for the water in my area.

I want to keep on top of the problem as best I can, as we get through kettles at an alarming rate, and simply can't afford to keep replacing them.

Savvy_Sue

Hippeechiq wrote: »

I've read several posts about how I can use vinegar to descale a kettle, but what I'd like to know, is, is it safe to use vinegar in a brushed metal kettle?
I live in an area with terrible hard water. I've had my new kettle for 8 days. I checked inside it after 5 days and it's already scaled up on the bottom and the sides.

I've got one of those little metal thingies inside the kettle that's supposed to catch all the limescale, and it has caught some of it, but alas, it's not man enough for the water in my area.

I want to keep on top of the problem as best I can, as we get through kettles at an alarming rate, and simply can't afford to keep replacing them.

Is the inside brushed metal? I can't see why it wouldn't be OK ...

However, I'd suggest buying a jug water filter, and filter your water before boiling. Boots do one with different sorts of filters, either for hard or soft water (not sure why you'd need a filter for soft water but as that's not your problem I'll leave that as a philosophical question!).

It won't eliminate the problem, but I think it will help. We filter all our kettle water, and I can taste when the filter needs changing. On that basis I'm not sure I'd bother paying extra for one with a fancy indicator - ours stopped working!