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Scrimpers and Money saving?

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  • COOLTRIKERCHICK
    COOLTRIKERCHICK Posts: 10,510 Forumite
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    chickadee that sounds really yummy why dont you put all the ingredients and measures on a new thread....as i think that would interest a lot of people......as i would like to know how much of what you put in and how long and what temp to bake it at......:rotfl:
    Work to live= not live to work
  • COOLTRIKERCHICK
    COOLTRIKERCHICK Posts: 10,510 Forumite
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    me again.... maybe its a thought.. with two of you having recipes printed why dont you do a thread called the penny pincher's recipes....if that would be allowed
    Work to live= not live to work
  • catznine
    catznine Posts: 3,192 Forumite
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    I would happily type up some of the recipes but would have to run the idea by the boardguides. I suppose if we give credit to John and Irma Mustoe it would be alright?
    Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind.

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  • chickadee
    chickadee Posts: 1,447 Forumite
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    Well, we donated the recipe in the first place so we should be OK. Mine is adapted from an old charity fundraising book created by the staff at M&S, but I think its about sharing good recipes. We all do it with friends. Even Nigella Lawson does it in her books!
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  • COOLTRIKERCHICK
    COOLTRIKERCHICK Posts: 10,510 Forumite
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    hi...austin alegro....the books have arrived today from amazon....the tightwad gazzette(as recommended by thriftlady and moogins) ..its so thick i could use it to stand on to clear away cobwebs from the ceiling......this book looks like it covers everything... the first page that feel open was a pencil drawing of a pair of tights....and what to do with different parts of them......looks very interesting....:rolleyes:

    and how to survive without a salary.......fairly full book.......so over the weekend i will start to read the latter.. and will let you know what i honestly think..........:o
    Work to live= not live to work
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,530 Forumite
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    edited 17 April 2009 at 5:52PM
    Following on from Kirstie Allsopp's one woman house renovation and redecoration show:rolleyes: I wondered if anyone else remembers SCRIMPERS. It was on Channel 4 in 1994 and featured Ray Brooks and Rick Ball - who showed, properly, how to REALLY save money including finishing off pallet wood and using it for furniture...among other things...

    I for one would like to see it back - there were some brilliant ideas but it was so long ago I can't remember some of them...

    Definitely a OS programme!
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    Valli, I remember Scrimpers too! It was a great programme, full of really money-saving tips. I remember a Christmas edition where a woman decorated her tree with bows made of loo paper -it looked really good too, she was very inventive.
  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,339 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I don;t remember it but will have to investigate. Seems it already has its own thread as well:D
    A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men :cool:
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  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,530 Forumite
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    so it has...
    well we could campaign for repeats ... make a change from never ending Friends LOL
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    zippychick wrote: »
    I don;t remember it but will have to investigate. Seems it already has its own thread as well:D
    Oh no, I'm repeating myself again:rolleyes: Seems I've already said the same thing on that thread doh!
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