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

needmoney

I usually do top and strips for the sides, I have trouble rolling out the whole thing and I like loads of marzipan mmmmm

auntymabel

My aunt used to have a metal butter dish in 2 parts. You put the butter in the top part and hot water in the underneath part which the top part sort of sat on. I often wish I'd kept it as this is such a good idea. Maybe you could adapt this idea by taking the amount of butter you need and putting it in a bowl and placing this in a bowl of hot water.

point3

Another way is to slice* up a block of butter into individual portion sizes (like you get in canteens), then leave out as much as you need the night before. It's easier to soften a small piece of butter than a large block.

*Strong, sharp knife needed! :rolleyes:

CheekyLittleMonkey

Quick question - can anybody help me? I've been soaking ham for almost 3 days now, didn't deliberately mean to but stayed at relatives. Can I still cook it?

skintasusual

Can anyone help? I am making a chicken tikka sauce, and it has fromage frais in it. Will it be OK to freeze this sauce???

Cheers xx

Generali

CheekyLittleMonkey wrote: »

Quick question - can anybody help me? I've been soaking ham for almost 3 days now, didn't deliberately mean to but stayed at relatives. Can I still cook it?

It'll be fine as long as it's been soaking in a fairly cool place, just not as salty as normal.

I'd let my nose be my guide - if it smells ok then it's ok.

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skintasusual wrote: »

Can anyone help? I am making a chicken tikka sauce, and it has fromage frais in it. Will it be OK to freeze this sauce???

Cheers xx

Hi skintasusual,

Yes it will be fine to freeze.

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tattycath wrote: »

Hi everyone. I know I'm late putting marzipan on my christmas cake, however, what's the quickest, best way of doing it? as a blanket over the whole thing or covering the top then cutting long pieces for the sides? Your advice is most appreciated. Thanks in anticipation.

Hi tattycath,

Probably too late for you now, but I roll it out and do it as a blanket over the whole cake.

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IWannabedebtfree

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but I'm looking for the WW2 thread, can anyone post a link please? I'm searching in vain, thank you.

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IWannabedebtfree wrote: »

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but I'm looking for the WW2 thread, can anyone post a link please? I'm searching in vain, thank you.

Hi Iwannbedebtfree,

I think the thread you are looking for might be this one started by thriftlady:

Thriftlady's wartime experiment -days 1 +2


If that's not the one, please let me know and I'll have another look for you.

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