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White Chocolate
Has anyone melted white chocolate with a nob of butter for the top of a chocolate cake? Normally I do it with brown. Making a cake for my grandaughters school fete and thought white with a red cross of smarties would be topical. Thanks in advance.
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Welcome Gingham Ribbon!
A very warm welcome to Gingham Ribbon who has come over to join us on the Old Style board as a board guide.:) :T Congratulatons and Welcome Gingham Ribbon! :T
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Red towel in wash disaster!
I washed a red towel in with a red and white heavy cotton gingham table cloth and a few other items. Unfortunately now the white has gone pink, and I wonder what would be the best thing to try to get it back to white. I washed it straight away in Ace bleach in the machine, but it didn't seem to make any difference. Help…
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Ice Cream Makers
Any reccys for an ice cream maker, make model results etc my OH loves icecream and I would love to make my own. It must be cheaper than buying it and you have control over what goes in it.
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Will my slow cooker explode
hi guys, just a question to hopefully ease my mind, made a macaroni cheese and left in slow cooker this morning, im worried becuase there was no much juice it will fry out over the day, will the slow cooker catch fire or something if i dont get home in time.
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Chilli Con Carne
I am going to make Chilli Con Carne today properly. Would it be ok for me to Brown the Mince.then throw everything else including the Mince into a Casserole Dish and cook it in there? Also im not sure what to do with my Chilli's. I have 3 chilli's can someone give me a guide to how much to put in and what i do with them…
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*Newspaper for hamster bedding?*
Hi everyone. I wondered if someone could tell me if it is safe to use newspaper for hamster bedding? My friend came over and asked why I buy the bedding and said it's a waste of money. I've searched online and read that you can use paper, but it doesn't specify newspaper and I'm worried as obviously, it's covered in ink,…
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Veggie recipies for a pepper hater!?
Hi all. I'm not actually a veggie but I don't eat processed meat, so I go for bean/veggie burgers etc. I also try and eat healthily - juices, lots of fruit & veggies, but one thing I cannot stand are chillis and peppers (yuk yuk yuk!). Sadly most veggie/healthy recipies involve these vile ingredients and aside from regular…
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Mega Index Link - where's it gone????
Heeeeeeelp!!!! Tried accessing Mega Index Link and it is closed (Shock! Horror!). How can I access all the invaluable information that I used to find on there? (Thanks in advance, Suzy Babe)
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list maker's paradise
i have just found the most amazing site! i've just discovered PocketMod ..and something tells me life will never be the same again :D Whats a pocketmod i hear you cry? It a cleverly folded piece of paper, some ink from your printer, and some free to use online templates. Using the site (or offline version if you prefer)…
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Low GI, Veggie AND cheap?
Is it possible? I'm trying to eat a low GI diet to combat my blood sugar swings, but I'm really getting stuck as to what to cook that fits into all three of these. (And I don't like spicy foods). I was thinking of buying a food doctor recipe book (no one will swap with me on readitswapit) but thought I'd ask on here before…
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pet bedding
Hi everyone I have a black lab and I was wondering how does everyone wash their pet beds.I put mine in the washing machine (ok it was silly) but when I took it out there were hairs all round the rim of the washing machine so it was not a good idea.help please:confused:
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Online Survey's Is there really money to be had??
I have been looking for a way to make some extra cash and I am just wondering if online surveys is really the way forward. I went on a website after it was listed in the top 10 ways to make money by barcley's bank. Can you really make big money from survey's??
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BBQing frozen corn coblets?
hi all yet another q from lil me :) we buy those frozen mini corn cobs and have tried to BBQ them, with varying results. Personally I think OH is a bit of a perfectionist here ;) but he thinks that the niblets go too hard. I tend to preboil them for about 4 mins and then wack on the BBQ What can we do to avoid this???…
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chocolate stains on sofa
Can anyone help? My clumsy OH managed to drop chocolate, which it all melted on our fabric sofa. I managed to clear up most of if - using good old Stardrops, but now that it's all dried, there are still some dark stains in the fabric that I can't seem to get rid of.
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what can i do with a nappy?
one of the many items I found whilst completing some of the flylady challenge http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=213886 was one pampers nappy- size 4- 18-33 lbs. What can i do with it- don't want to incur postage sending it somewhere because it would cost more than nappy and defeats whole purpose of…
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Summer Clothes for Toddler from Winter Clothes?
Hi I was sorting my son's wardrobe today as he has alot of winter clothes that are too short at the leg but fit around the waist. And tshirts that are too short in the arm and long on the body. (he's a funny shaped boy - short body long arms and legs) I thought what a waste of clothes and I had a few ideas I could sell…
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Help - How much liquid ??
Got a 6.5 Litre Slow cooker, and has you can see, me a SC virgin. Want to use up some sausages and thought i would do them in the SC 12 Sausages 1 Can of Tomatos 1 can of Baked Beans Onions (and anything else i can find) lol But the question i have is how much stock/liquid to i need to put in.
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daftness with freezer
DOH!!!!!!:doh: Made a bulk-load of spaghetti sauce last night - thought I'll just pop out, let it cool a bit. Cos I'd been out I think it struck me when I got back that it was quite an overpowering smell (that'll be the tuna), so I put portions in freezer bags and thought I need to get this in the freezer, even though it…
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Asparagus Soup?
Hi Anyone got a recipe for Asparagus soup? My OH brought loads straight from the farm and its just starting to go over a bit. I thought I might be able to freeze it as soup? Any ideas gratefully received. :D