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thriftlady wrote: »

Don't forget to use the liquid (whey) from straining yogurt in baking It's good for scones, soda bread and yeasted bread.

Thanks Thriftlady, I followed the advice on the easiyo thread and made some soda bread using the whey I strained off from the yogurt. It makes the bread quite tangy and very delicious. I read that it is high in vitamin B12.

janey07

After Christmas, I cut up any suitable Christmas cards into postcards and use them throughout the year to enter competitions-you never know you might win something. Obviously the rest of them go to recyclng.

Fruball

Vasesline and hair conditioner are both good for creaking door hinges

Marigold123

thriftlady wrote: »

Don't forget to use the liquid (whey) from straining yogurt in baking It's good for scones, soda bread and yeasted bread.

Also good for using to make more yoghurt!

Contains the same yoghurt culture organisms as the thicker part, and saves using any of the precious yoghurt you spent so long straining. It might come out a little thinner, as it contains slightly more whey than the original batch, but if you're going to strain it that doesn't matter.

You can also add a little to smoothies and milkshakes that you would normally put yoghurt in. It tastes pretty much the same, and will all be whizzed up with the other ingredients. Also should work for replacing some of the yoghurt you add to dishes like curries.

Use to thin mayonnaise to create a lighter and slightly tangier dressing for coleslaw or potato salad. I use half and half yoghurt and mayo for this anyway, but you could just as easily use part yoghurt-whey instead. (I also add thinly chopped spring onions - the green parts - to potato salad as a cheaper and tasty alternative to chives. The merest smidgeon of celery salt added to the coleslaw dressing improves things no end too.)

Use in salad dressings. I make a lovely dressing using cold-pressed sunflower oil, (which really tastes of sunflower seeds), cider vinegar, yoghurt and a little honey. (I sometimes make a mild mustard version - both are delicious.) I see no reason why yoghurt-whey couldn't be used to replace the yoghurt in this too.

I also once saw a recipe for a kind of tangy whey cheese you can make by reducing the yoghurt whey over a low heat until a spoon leaves a trail on the bottom of the pan. It's probably available on the Net somewhere if anyone is interested.

That's all I can think of at the moment.

Marigold

Marigold123

Pencil lead (graphite) rubbed onto a metal zip which is sticking helps to lubricate the teeth and make the zip operate more smoothly.

Marigold

cheerfulness4

Two wooden spoons will help you pull items from the back of tall shelves or cupboards forwards so that you can reach them if you're shorter like me.

sandy2_2

I use those plastic covered wire ties to keep excess electrical cable tidy at the back of TV cabinet, or the back of anywhere really to save those trailing cables
I also use cut down sticky labels to identify the cables eg TV, DVD, SKY, VIDEO, HIFI etc
I use these 2 methods for labelling the rechargers, cables, usb cables etc that come with mobile phone, MP3, Cameras etc. adding the make of the gadget, so I don't get the wrong one by mistake

Coloured dots of nail varnish identify matching keys and locks on suitcases

Old shoe boxes are all sprayed with the same colour paint to make them match

Nails from cable clips are easier to bang into walls for picture hanging

Glass yoghurt pots make good tealight holders and mirrors placed behind or underneath make them reflect more light

The not so worn parts of sheets make good pillow cases or cushion covers

Loved reading thro all these pages, whatever did we do before baby wipes;)

pipkin71

Lillibet wrote: »

Slivers of bars of soap get dissolved in boiling water to make liquid soap

Can I ask how this works please.

I have some slivers about to go in the bin.

My DDs also prefer the liquid soap to hand soap when washing their hands.

Pipkin xxxx

shetitasatic

I found a good use this week for hanging basket brackets! Ours are at the back, on the house wall in full sun, so I hung my 'small, round plastic multi peg drier-thingy' on them with socks and underwear - I've actually got a couple which we use camping. I used a bit of string to make them easier to hang up. The washing got the full sun and reflected heat from the wall, and as we've got several brackets I could move the driers around so they were always in the sun. When I took them in they went straight into the airing cupboard.
Another bonus was that as it was cold when I put the washing out, I hung the drier from a kitchen wall cupboard handle and pegged out all those fiddly small things in the nice warm kitchen!

lightisfading

I use a barbecue fork for poking the 'emergency' button on our electricity meter, which is ridiculously high on the wall. Does that count ?

(discovered when the electric ran out when taller OH was out, and I couldn't find anything to stand on in the dark!)