May 2012 Grocery Challenge

abitofhelp

Florenceem wrote: »

I have been OS for years - old lady here! :rotfl:
Game - guess how old Florenceem is? :rotfl:

mmmmm thats a hard one isnt it. If it isnt 63 i shall have to go higher i'm afraid. No offence intended but my dad is in his 70's and i have learned a lot of my os tips from him.

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Florenceem Im going to guess 79 - I really do not have a clue, but you really have some great os ideas, which really were at their best during rationing. My mum is 72 and she really had no idea of budgeting, so im guessing slightly older than her, if your younger, how fantastic to be so knowledgable.

Reporting a spend of £1.83 in morries. 24p for a box of chestnut mushrooms, 59p for liver and £1 for lettuce, have updated sig

jumblejack

Eyeswideopen,
I used to have hens and would often find eggs in unusual places not knowing when they were laid.
A simple, timeless method of testing is simply this:

Pop egg into a jug of water.
If it floats to the top, bin it!!!
If it floats only a little, up to half way point, use it for baking.
If it stays at the bottom, it's as fresh as a daisy!!

The scientific reason is that eggs are porous: they absorb air.
The older it is, the bigger the air sac. Hence the floating.

Your eggs can last for months in the fridge. Honestly. If in doubt, conduct the test.

:T

CRANKY40

First week done - £46.27 which is higher than I intended, but so be it. The next 4 weeks had better be a lot lower.

This thread always cheers me up because everyone is so helpful :-)

Florenceem

Save_Dosh wrote: »

Florenceem Im going to guess 79 - I really do not have a clue, but you really have some great os ideas, which really were at their best during rationing. My mum is 72 and she really had no idea of budgeting, so im guessing slightly older than her, if your younger, how fantastic to be so knowledgable.

Reporting a spend of £1.83 in morries. 24p for a box of chestnut mushrooms, 59p for liver and £1 for lettuce, have updated sig

Not 79.

abitofhelp

Is it 63 please Mrs F

mummybearx

Florenceem, seeing how I know you are over 60 (mentioned free bus pass on the CS bargain thread :rotfl:) I'm going to guess.................................... 66?

Adding another £4.18 to my total, bit of chocolate (bad bad zepsgal!!) some crisps and a bit of crusty bread. Plus another pack of chocolate................... Oops

Florenceem

abitofhelp wrote: »

Is it 63 please Mrs F

No not 63.

Florenceem

zepsgal wrote: »

Florenceem, seeing how I know you are over 60 (mentioned free bus pass on the CS bargain thread :rotfl:) I'm going to guess.................................... 66?

Adding another £4.18 to my total, bit of chocolate (bad bad zepsgal!!) some crisps and a bit of crusty bread. Plus another pack of chocolate................... Oops

Not 66.

NickJW

Florenceem - You say you've just recently retired so that would make you 61? (I had a nosey in your public profile info )

Small spend of 50p on a packet of chewing gum today - I had a particularly oniony lunch! Also 59p on a can of diet coke yesterday.

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