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Wild rasberries
HI, Last year I spotted a small wild rasberry bush but it was coming to the end of its fruit production, anyway I cant remember what month I saw it. Bearing in mind the hot weather when do they usually produce fruit? I have a feeling it was around August, does that sound about right? TIA
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Spicy Salmon & Coriander mash
I'm not absolutely certain how moneysaving it is as salmon is not the cheapest thing but it is certainly easy to make and has the bulk deal of providing another meal for another day if you do the fishcakes as well so I thought I'd mention it anyway. I got the idea out of a Sainsburys magazine once and I'm hooked on it. The…
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Making Stock from Bones
I have searched for a thread on this without luck - I do apologise if there is already one out there :o I have a stock bag in the freezer full of the offcuts of veggies and am looking forward to making my first veg stock soon. However I have had lamb chops for dinner tonight and it has got me thinking, we very rarely eat…
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Nasty "off" wine uses please!!!!
Searched but cannot find!!!!!!! :eek: Seen somewhere on here some uses for some sour "off" wine. It is white wine that tastes absolutely foul but I don't want to waste it. Can I turn it into white wine vinegar or use it to make something else????:D Thanks in advance guys!!!!!!!
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Ideas for Presenting a Picnic nicely?
Hi everyone Next week is Spud's 1st birthday & we are having a birthday picnic the following Sunday for 10 people plus 2 small children. I've got the food in hand : Cold roast duck Salmon plait Whole brie Whole stilton Mixture of rolls Pasta salad other chopped salad mix type thing Friend is bringing fruity type pudding…
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What's more economical?
I have a double oven, the main oven is a fan oven, and the top is a combi oven/grill. Now I was thinking (mainly cos I was cleaning the main oven so used the top oven to cook some chops) which was more economical electricity wise, the big oven which like I said is a fan oven, so heats quicker, or the smaller oven? Does…
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I'm the happiest old-styler alive!
Cos I've just spent half an hour pumicing my vile toilet bowl and it is limescale free for the first time ever!! :j I keep going and looking at it in all its shiny loveliness :o I wasn't expecting the pumice to get smaller though - is that supposed to happen?
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Apple pectin recipe needed please?
Hi everyone I have some apples left over that are a bit past there best and wondered if it would be possible to make them into apple pectin for when I make my blackberry jam later on this month? Is it just a case of boiling them in a bit of water and then freezing? Thanks for any help
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Food for free book
Hi all, I recieved my £5 amazon voucher today, and wondering what to spend it on. I have found this book, which i think has been posted on here before (or talked about) Just wondering if it is worth getting.…
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Fly spray recipe
Hi Dont know if this is the right place for this, apologies if it isn't. Does anyone have a recipe, or know where I can get one, for a home made fly/insect repellant using citronella oil. Many thanks
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Any Ideas For My Birthday
My husband asked me last night what would I like for my birthday from him and the kids. He knows that we are watching the pennys because we are aiming to pay off our car loan by xmas. I am trying to think of useful presents (things that will save us money because I will need them or they will come in useful)... he said Its…
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Hair Highlights/colour
ok, really trying to resist going to the hairdresser and paying a fortune to have my hair done, but my roots are now about 2inches long!!! so decided I would have a go at something myself to keep it going a while longer, and where else would I turn but MSE!! any OS ideas for brown hair colour/highlights? cheers all
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Question about blueberries
My blueberries are now turning dark purple which I presume means that they're ripe. However, we've picked one tonight and it's green inside. I guess that's not right, but how can I tell if they're ready for picking?
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Tesco Clubcard Points
Not sure if this is the right place to post this and can't find any other thread about it. Tesco are starting to give clubcard points if you reuse your bags. Apparently it depends on the size of the bag so you will get more points for bigger bags. This goes live on 14 August:T
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Mouldy Airbed
Went camping with my ex-gf last year and tent (not me!) had dribbled a bit due to a small leak onto my airbed - packed it away and dried everything else... but the airbed! Opened it up at the weekend as I was camping with the new gf to find a very large Tim shaped mould patch (presumably where the wet sleeping bag was!…
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Birthday party ideas for 2 year old needed
Hi there folks Am looking for a bit of help. My little boy is 2 in a few weeks :j and we are gonna have a party for him at home. We are really short of money at the min so need ideas to make it cheap and what kind of things to have. i.e. bake, cook and make. Your help is much appreciated as have no idea where to start as…
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Lemsip/tea stains
Hi, after just recovering from a cold i have discovered this bizarre tip that may come in handy for someone - if you leave some diluted lemsip in a cup overnight that has stubborn tea stains it completely removes it!! I couldnt be bothered to do all my washing up when i was really fluey and having to cope with a baby and a…
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saving money on lunch
Right, at the moment I don't make any of my lunches for work, and instead either go to Asda or buy it from the sandwich van as it comes round each day. However, I want to start putting some money aside for a holiday or a car, so need to cut some expenses, and this seems like a fairly obvious one! At the same time, I'm…
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Help please!
We are going to Legoland next weekend and I need some advice please. We will be travelling down on Friday (will take about 4 hours) I have planned a picnic tea for the friday night so this will be no problem. However I also need a picnic lunch for the Saturday at Legoland. Now I have the option to go to Tesco's (or…
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Ideas for using up storage jars please
Hi Everyone:hello: My lovely hubby has found an abandond set of glass octagonal storage jars at work which he has brought home to me:T, very thick recycled glass & not a chip in them! There are 5 in total, all different sizes starting from a 2 pint size up to about 6 pints plus a spaghetti jar. Problem is there are no…