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Help needed with Bags of Beans
Hi Wondered if anyone could help.... Have been very kindly given small bags of the following: Mung Beans Red kidney Beans Split peas (!) Barley Pearl Barley Have eaten them before, but out of a tin. These packets have no instructions on them only foreign writing on the packs. Has anyone cooked these before ? Have looked in…
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dishwasher tip
Dishwasher - waste of time? Before buying a dishwaser, or any other 'labour-saving' device ask a question. Will this actually save me time? In a small household the amount of time taken to expertly load and unload a Dishwasher you could have just washed up by hand. By doing so you would have saved water and energy. A…
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Are my blueberries ready?
This may seem like a daft question - but how do I know when my blueberries are ripe? How blue do they have to be? Is there another way of knowing? Do hope it's soon, I want to make some muffins!!
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Making it (or buying it) old style
This will be no surprise to many, but apparantly the statistics for bread in Europe are: (Craft being traiditional bakery bread, non craft being factory made, often by the Chorleywood Process - for more information see http://www.fraw.org.uk/pubs/frb/frb-04_01.pdf it's pdf, so you will need adobe acrobat reader or similar.…
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Slow cooker-gathering dust!
Help Since the warm spell, well even before then my slow cooker has remaind unused. Any ideas for `summer` slow cooker recipes? Beef stew was ok in winter- but do not fancy it at mo. Plus my child- even though they are getting better- still not keen on things in a sauce, any idea`s? Thanks
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Problem ? Vinegar in washing machine
Hi, I have been using white vinegar in my washing machine for a couple of months now. But I have noticed that all my underwear feels nasty or is deterirating. Is there a link between elastic / lycra and vinegar? I've just brought some replacement new underwear, and I certainly don't want to ruin this lot. Thanks in advance…
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Sarsons White vinegar half price
Have had a quick look and dont think this has been posted before but apologise if it has. I just popped into Asda for a few bits and spotted the large bottle of Sarsons white vinegar for pickling rolled back to 58p, normally £1.16. Wouldnt you just know that today I did not take my wally trolley. But I knew my daughter…
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Anyone got any tips on how to make envelope cushions / simple curtains ????
Dear all, have seen beautiful material that I want to make cushions and currtains from. The cost of buying these ready made from company was over £300!!! I have therefore decided to buy the same material for £120 and make them myself. I know this is a lot of money but the quality is lovely and they are the only ones I like…
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Easiest cake to make?
Hi, any suggestions? On my quest to get myself cooking again I'm going to bake a cake. Does anyone have a super dooper recipe's to push me along? Ta very much.
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Help with tomato plant!
Hi all, I'm growing two tomato plants in a grow bag, and they're doing really well - they are huge, and i have 8 or 9 toms that are getting quite big. However, i've noticed that a few of them have grey patches on the bottom, as if they are starting to rot. Can anyone help! I'm not overwatering them, if that makes a…
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Vegetarian OSers
What is your favourite dish? I am looking for inspiration as my meal plans for the past few weeks are very repetative.:confused: I enjoy cooking but like simple recipes as I always have two toddler 'helping' me to cook.
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Paella in SC ??
Can anyone tell me how to cook paella in the sc please?
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No money,no food?
Hi all,Please help,having a really bad day,checked bank this morning and got 7p available balance :eek: to make matters worse it's shopping day,I've been using up all the bits in the cupboards and really don't have that much to play with,got a paying guest staying at the moment and have to cook a meal :confused: totally…
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Plant killer trying to reform.
Hello all, I have a confession to make. I am the plant equivilent of the Grim Reaper. Plants of any description see me coming, throw up their leaves in despair and die spectacularly quickly. I have killed cacti. I can't cope with the burden of death any more! We have recently moved to a new house whose previous occupant…
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alternative uses for hair conditioner
Got two boxes of orginal source goodies from a mag subscription, within included 4 bottles of hair conditioner and shampoo. Now I can only use H&S and oh has to use coaltar. I would normally swap things like this but postage out weights any swap people are willing to make. Just wondering if there is any other use for…
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Hog Roast
Hi'ya, Has anyone ever prepared & cooked a whole pig on a Spit. (Notice I left the Spit & replaced it with Hog, for the more delicate amongst us). We are thinking of doing a Whole pig for a 21st birthday party & wondered if anyone had actually done one or if you had any info. Cheers Mick
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Growing food Questions
Hi, i really would like to do this for next year. I have some tomato plants, cucumber which where given me to me and i have sweetcorn growing (brought as small plant) seem to be doing ok so far can anyone provide me with a full list of how to grow things at at what time in the year? I would like to grow: pots, garlic,…
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looking for an idea for dinner with these storecupboard ingredients?
I have coscos, brown rice, white rice, tins of tomatoes, half a kilo of mushrooms, bacon bits, eggs, cauliflower, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, kidney beans, tuna, one red pepper, one green pepper, and cheddar cheese. Any suggestions would be very welcome.
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how do you water garden when on holiday?
Dear all, just wondered if anyone had any tips on how to keep garden plants watered while on holiday. Not too worried about my shrubs but I have planted approx 30 perennials in the last month or so. I also have 6 tomato plants in pots. Don't want to undo all my moneysaving cheap buys. Regards Anne
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What are the best things to bring back from India?
...in terms of money-saving not souvenirs! I think I heard fabric was cheaper out there. Does anyone know of anything else? I'm into soapmaking, cosmetic making and cooking but apart from spices I don't know if cocabutter, shea butter etc are readily available/cheaper out there...