Thank you OS and everyone - Merged

kippers

It's such an exciting time (and an expensive time). Don't rush out buying everything until you have really thought about what you really really need as it's easy to get carried away spending on things you think you need rather than things your actually need

lilian1977

Congratulations, we got our keys in January and this board has been amazingly helpful in reducing outgoings. Enjoy xx

Grimbal

all the best with the new place - I remember the excitement when I got the keys to my first flat
The very first thing I would do (well, apart from running round each & every room giggling frantically) would be to take the meter readings & advise the utilities. I would then think about changing the locks on the front & back doors. Then I would crack open a big bottle of bubbly/put the kettle on

enjoy your new house, it's a great feeling to walk through your own front door !

camelot1001

Hope you enjoy your new house. Take your time to get to know the house and then you can start to get those lovely things you like to make it into your new 'home'.

Bella79

Hi all,

Ive been on these boards a while now and always come back to the os boards, there so full of practical helpfull information and everyone is so nice, ive saved loads thorugh coming on here so i thought i would say a little thankyou to you all by sharing my v v old biscuit recipes.

There will be more to follow as well

BELGIAN SUGAR BISCUITS

175g plain flour
150g caster sugar
75g butter
1 tsp ground ginger
1 egg yolk

Pre heat oven to 160

Cream butter and sugar then add egg yolk, add the sifted four and ginger and mix well

shape dough into a 6/7 cm roll and leave in fridge for a good few hrs

Use a sharp knife cut into thin slice about 0.5 bake on a greased tray for 15/20 mins untill jst golden.


APPLEBY FAIRINGS

preheat oven to 180

450g plain flour
275g butter
225g caster sugar
1 egg yolk
pinch salt

Rub the butter into the flour then add sugar and salt

Drop in the egg yolk and work mix into a dry dough

Roll it out to 0.5cm and cut into rounds

Impress with pattern on !!!!! with fork all over

Bake for 35/40mins untill golden



ORANGE COCONUT CRIPS

75g butter or marg
50g caster sugar
50g pain flour
25g cornflour
pinch salt
rind of 1 orange
orange juice
desiccated coconut

Preheat oven to 180

Cream together fat and sugar, then beat in the grated orange rind !!! the sifted flour,cornfour, and salt then mix to form a dough

Shape dough into about 15 balls, brush each one with orange juice and roll in coconut

Place them on a greased baking tray and flatten slightly bake for 18mins .




I will add more at some point !, hope they are of some use to someone x

Bella79

Ahh well lol, I always either kill threads or get no responses lol !

BitterAndTwisted

Eh, you might not have got any responses yet (it is Saturday evening after all) but I've been busily scribbling those recipes down for future reference, so thanks!

Bella79

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Eh, you might not have got any responses yet (it is Saturday evening after all) but I've been busily scribbling those recipes down for future reference, so thanks!

Ahh thankyou :@), Yeah i know im sad and have no social life what so ever on a saturday night ! lol

I can vouch for the coconut and orange ones theres yummy

lostinrates

owens3116, I read them greedily earlier thinking what a lovely idea of yours. I particularly liek the sound of orange coconut crisps an would like to try making them soon.

lickylonglips

thanks for recipes!