Sneaky ways to save the pennies

frugallily

Can you tell me if you can put plastic margarine pots etc in dishwasher? Scared to tryand have a load of melted plastic to scrape out if they melt!!! Someone said they did earlier. What temperature?

save-a-holic

BrandNewDay wrote: »

Speaking of vinegar in milk.... if you have a baking recipe that calls for buttermilk (soda bread, scones, etc), just add a bit of vinegar or lemon juice to whole milk and let it sit for a few minutes. It will work just as well.

Sorry - I realise this post is quite old but I'm catchin up on missed information.

Can anyone tell me if this works with skimmed or semi-skimmed milk or does it need to be whole milk?

Many thanks in advance.

Confuzzled

save-a-holic wrote: »

Sorry - I realise this post is quite old but I'm catchin up on missed information.

Can anyone tell me if this works with skimmed or semi-skimmed milk or does it need to be whole milk?

Many thanks in advance.

adding vinegar to milk is basically to make it start to curdle so it tastes more like buttermilk so this should work just fine with semi skimmed or indeed skim milk

Confuzzled

frugallily wrote: »

Can you tell me if you can put plastic margarine pots etc in dishwasher? Scared to tryand have a load of melted plastic to scrape out if they melt!!! Someone said they did earlier. What temperature?

try them on the lowest wash temperature and do NOT use the heated drying option. i've used dishwashers in the past and put in old margerine tubs many moons ago but who knows with newer models. i suspect the drying is probably more prone to melt them then the washing to be honest... also if you can put it in the microwave for a minute without it melting i should think it would be ok in the dishwasher

pudding06

frugallily wrote: »

Can you tell me if you can put plastic margarine pots etc in dishwasher? Scared to tryand have a load of melted plastic to scrape out if they melt!!! Someone said they did earlier. What temperature?

we do it all of the time, and on a pans wash:D
dont know what temperature that is but its darn hot.

we've never had any problems with them.

consultant31

They should be ok in the top rack. It's the heater pipes on the bottom rack that would melt them.

Savvy_sewing

My downstairs floors appear to be concreted. The kitchen is quarry tiles, the corridor is lino and the bathroom is Yuk carpet. Upstairs are wibbly wobbly floors (and walls). With Carpet. The stairs are wooden as is the landing with a worn carpet in the middle. With dodgy treads!.
I think its my windows and doorways I need to work on first. I also think I will need a board for infront of the fireplace when its not in use, as thats pretty drafty!. Will definately have to change tabtop curtains to ones that cover the rails.
Fleeces in Prim@ark are £1.96 at the moment. ! But they are not very big I dont think. Need to patchwork quilt them together.

rosemary54

just to say to those who read an earlier post of mine about hoovering up ants and flying ants I had to do it today after 1000s of them suddenly appeared in the kitchen(not had any for a few years)Altho some had wings they were very slow so easy to catch even when not on the floor,I think this is the best way to deal with them as no chemicals used and only cost a bit of electric

jamesjuls

rosemary54 wrote: »

just to say to those who read an earlier post of mine about hoovering up ants and flying ants I had to do it today after 1000s of them suddenly appeared in the kitchen(not had any for a few years)Altho some had wings they were very slow so easy to catch even when not on the floor,I think this is the best way to deal with them as no chemicals used and only cost a bit of electric

Hi, I always have problems with ants and flying ants, and have started to put baking soda down near where they are coming in. Not sure how this works, but it seems to kill them. Now I find dead ants and hoover them up. They still come in, but there aren't as many, and they don't move as fast. At least baking soda is safer than most solutions!!

rosemary54

jamesjuls wrote: »

Hi, I always have problems with ants and flying ants, and have started to put baking soda down near where they are coming in. Not sure how this works, but it seems to kill them. Now I find dead ants and hoover them up. They still come in, but there aren't as many, and they don't move as fast. At least baking soda is safer than most solutions!!

hi, no need to put anything down,i just hoover them up alive(soooo cruel!) and no they don't reappear out of the hoover!