Make do, Mend and Minimise in 2015

maryb

cheerfulness4 wrote: »

I want to enjoy it too but I'm missing Cream of Tartar and Mace. Could you get away with a little more nutmeg as I thought mace was just the outer coating of nutmeg or did I dream that up? Hmm or am I thinking the outer of cloves.
Not sure what I could sub C of T for. :think:

Have you got any ready made baking powder? That is cream of tartar (which is an acid) and bicarb (alkaline) in the ratio of 2:1. This recipe uses a tsp of each so you might get away with it if you add a bit more acidity with another ingredient - maybe a little bit of lemon juice?

Edit: I must remember to refresh the page before I add my two pence worth when someone has already said the same thing in the meantime!!

cheerfulness4

Mary I'll add the lemon juice as you recommended as well as the baking powder already suggested. I'll let everyone knows how it works out as others might be missing the cream of tartar too.



This is so frustrating for you, zebedy. Are you definitely clicking on the bottom link on photobucket and seeing the 'copied' words. I'm sure you said you were.
I'm just able to post it directly into the post without the 'mountain' icon just by c & p'ing your link.
It might be glitchy for you but it is working as you've got one up!

cheerfulness4

DH has been mending my ironing board. Now I cringe at posting a before pic but you'd never appreciate the difference if I'd didn't. All the same it looks like I've repeatedly split tea on it but it is just from ironing.


And here is the newly, stripped down and recovered and repainted (legs) ironing board now.



We removed the hot plate as I use a steam generator but I've kept it and will repaint with appropriate metal paint in case I decide to go back to a traditional iron at a later date.
The ironing board is years and years old. Dad bought it for us for an early anniversary and mum was fuming as she wanted him to get one of the all singing, bells ringing types. She's never trusted him to get our presents since but its exactly right for me. Its small, light and easily revamped. Dads 86 now and I'm not parting with it as it still makes me smile how proud he was when he came in with it.
He kept say what a bargain he'd got and mum looked mortified.

Anyway, that revamp cost us the princely sum of £2.79 for the new cover from Aldi. :T

cheerfulness4

Zebedy, I completely forgot to say how clever I thought those traveling seats were. A much better look than the Morrisons carrier bag I've been sporting myself. (and I thought I was clever with my dry behind while others had wet bottoms.:rotfl: )

Effyb4

I don't know if you remember me making a hat for my son. I'm going to attempt to post a picture of him wearing it. You can see he is very happy with it.

good_advice

Hello everyone :hello:

These beautiful flowers are in my kitchen.
The daffidols were a gift
and my "make do" Is the carnations used to fill the vase with a lovely display.
= Carnations at the supermarket with a reduced yellow sticker, just £2.

good_advice

This is my latest sewing craft



It is called a peg bag but could also be useful for many other things, like hanging up in the bedroom wardrobe.
It is made from a CH off cut of fabric. Fully lined with a recycled yellow sheet. The zip is from use to be clothes.:rotfl:

janb5

Lynplatinum wrote: »

Hi folks

Well, I haven't posted for a couple of days because i have rather fallen off the Money Saving wagon! :-(

I went out with friends on Saturday and spent £20 for the day out. Admittedly this did not intrude into the £10 'Emergency' money I also took out but I really did not budget for this.

Then, on Sunday, I took my son to Costco - he has recently turned Vegan and wanted to buy nuts etc in bulk - they are cheaper there than in the supermarkets. However, the bags are sooooo huge that we share them 50/50 and I ended up spending £40 (again unscheduled)

Hiya- have a look at Lidls for the nuts - they have pecans walnuts brazils , cashews and pistachios and comes out quite competitively
HTH

fuddle

Enjoying the makes pictures.

GQ really good point about not being able to buy social acceptance. I hope I teach her enough about spirit and determination that she won't care a great deal. She was fine with her suit. She was awarded a 'credit' for her effort and was pleased to that the teacher praised her. The boys and girls have been pressing the buttons so it seems something so different and a little interactive has caught the imagination of her peers as opposed to negativity. Good outcome, memories forged and not a penny spent.

vhalla1478

:beer:Good Evening, Everyone, what interesting and useful items have been made. The peg bag so reminded me of my school days (1950s); I think that was the first thing I learnt to make, although in those austere post-war days, it wasn't pretty like the one shown here -it was made of hessian with 'pegs' written in red chain stitich; I'd forgotten all about it until today. It just goes to show that good design always lasts; and of course hand made things are 100 times better than anything you buy, if in fact you could buy such a thing.


This is another recipe worth trying - You'll know it's good because recipes I use a lot have samples of the ingredients splattered all over the paper on which they're written. I'm a messy cook but I do clean up as I go along.

American One-crust Pie with Spiced Apples and Raisins

Short crust pastry; 225g plain flour, 50g lard, 50gbutter, cold water.

Filling 450g Bramley apples, peeled cored and sliced, 225g Cox's apples, peeled, cored and sliced, quarter tsp ground cloves, level tsp ground cinnamon. 75g raisins, quarter of a whole nutmeg grated, 50g soft brown sugar.

Make pastry, leave to rest in fridge for 30 minutes. Prepare apples and all other ingredients, mix them together in a bowl. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees/gas mark 6. Roll out pastry to a rough round of 14 inches diameter and then transfer it to a lightly greased baking sheet. Paint with egg yolk.

Pile fruit mixture into centre, turn pastry into the middle over the fruit then brush with egg white and Demerara sugar. Bake for approximately 35 minutes or until the crust turns golden brown. Wonderful with crème fraiche or home made ice cream and it feeds a hungry horde!

Have a nice evening.

Viv xx