Quick questions on ANYTHING (see first post for Freezing, Reheating, Slow Cooker, +)

computerwoman

well I would not have believed it...I only had sarsons malt vinegar but put half a bottle of that in put it on a 60 wash and hey presto it smells better all ready...like magic...it's been causing me breathing problems all day...thanks for this thread...I am now smell free for the moment...:j:j:DI can breathe properly for a change...:j:j:j

absfabs

Have cooked butternut squash for the first time yesterday, roasted and then in soup, delicious, even if I say so myself.

Here comes a question, though: Is there a simple way of peeling this veg? I found it quite a hard and time consuming, so I'm hoping someone out there has a handy hint.

Thanks for looking!

Savvy_Sue

Potato peeler - cut it into manageable chunks first. But it's not particularly easy!

Or roast it with the peel on and scrape the flesh out afterwards.

Olliebeak

carolt quote: "Seems cheeky to give this its own thread as there are already indexed threads on the subject - so at the risk of appearing very stupid: there is orange stuff appearing (appeared?) round our bath/on the tiles/sealant and on the bottom of the shower curtain - not a huge amount yet. Is this mould or mildew or just residue from something (shampoo?)"

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I get this orange stuff. I always blame something in the water!

One of my friends had this last year - and it turned out to be some kind of bacterial growth - serratia marcescens.

I've just gone back over what she said about it at the time and come across this - may help explain better than I can.

http://www.townofcary.org/depts/pwdept/pinkdiscoloration.pdf


Incidentally, I got the exact same thing when I moved into a newly-built house last year - for a while I felt like ringing a bell and calling out 'unclean, unclean!' .

Olliebeak

computerwoman wrote: »

Hi guys my washer is making me feel sick it smells that much...the draw is black with mould...I normally put it on a 95% wash once amonth and have got an old toothbrush and pain stakingly brushed it all off but still it smells WHY...what is going on with it...its 3 years old and started smelling like this last year...but a boil wash usually sorted it out but not anymore it's driving me nut's am going to try some vinegar just the normal stuff and see if that improves it will let you know if it sorts it...:D

have you checked your washing machine filter - usually somewhere near the bottom of the machine at the front (sometimes hidden in the plinth)

penguin83

Hi sorry if this has been asked before.

From reading the threads, I am thinking of investing in a slow cooker. However, being the daughter of a fireman (and had life long fire safety instilled in me!), I am wary about leaving something cooking all day when the house is empty.

Is it ok to leave unattended or is it a risk?

Edit - sorry just noticed there is a slow cooker questions thread have posted there as well! (its late thats my excuse x)

Penelope_Penguin

carolt wrote: »

Seems cheeky to give this its own thread as there are already indexed threads on the subject - so at the risk of appearing very stupid: there is orange stuff appearing (appeared?) round our bath/on the tiles/sealant and on the bottom of the shower curtain - not a huge amount yet. Is this mould or mildew or just residue from something (shampoo?) There is also a little bit of greyish blackish mould which I can identify as such. Before treating it as mould or mildew (what's the difference?), have I correctly identified it?

Thank you!

Have you seen this thread - Pink mould in shower?

HTH, Penny. x

skintscotslass

Hello, not sure if this is the right place or not....still finding my way around the boards. I need to buy tinned tomatoes for tea tomorrow (to put in a curry). I'm v lucky that I work near a Tesco Metro and a Lidl. Does anyone have a recommendation for which one to go to for my cheap toms? Ta xx

Savvy_Sue

Personally I find the Lidl chopped tomatoes less watery than the Value Tesco chopped tomatoes. If you're buying unchopped tomatoes I can't help, I go into 'hang the expense' mode when we're talking pennies ...

skintscotslass

Thanks Sue. I'm not a very good DFW. I didnt consider unchopped!!! I'll go for Lidl xx