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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Soak dried fruits that you want to use for baking (such as plums, raisins and sultanas) in leftover tea to plump them up and accentuate their flavour.
[/font]pour onto houseplants especially ferns. However, make sure that it is unsweetened tea. If not, the ants will chew those green plants down to nothing
Freeze leftover tea in an ice cube tray. The next time you serve iced tea, use tea cubes instead of plain ones and you tea won't be diluted.
Leftover tea may be added to the compost pile, where it will improve the rate of decomposition.
Leftover tea makes a super window and mirror cleaner — the stronger the tea the better.
[/font]pour onto houseplants especially ferns. However, make sure that it is unsweetened tea. If not, the ants will chew those green plants down to nothing
Freeze leftover tea in an ice cube tray. The next time you serve iced tea, use tea cubes instead of plain ones and you tea won't be diluted.
Leftover tea may be added to the compost pile, where it will improve the rate of decomposition.
Leftover tea makes a super window and mirror cleaner — the stronger the tea the better.
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The flaw in this plan for me is that I tend to make a cuppa in the cup - unless there are lots of us, which is rare.0
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very good for bathing sore eyes - if you have conjunctivitis (not too severe) it might help to avoid having to get antibiotic eyedrops, (and, yes, Tony Blair is definitely the only person in the country who doesn't know how difficult it is to get a doctor's appointment)It doesn't matter if you are a glass half full or half empty sort of person. Keep it topped up! Cheers!0
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My nanny used to make the most gorgeous tea loaf which was just scrummy with loads of butter. But I don't know the recipe...0
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I lost my tea loaf recipe in my last move, but hubbie found this on the side of a packet of currants and I'm going to try it this weekend. My old recipe was based on cups and utilised mixed fruit but this is very similar and I'm sure you could substitute (and make it cheaper).
For those of you who have never made a tea loaf, it is the easiest fruit loaf recipe in the world and the finished loaf looks and tastes yummy ....
3/4 pint of cold tea (strained)
7 oz soft brown sugar
2 oz chopped mixed peel
6 oz currants
5 oz raisins
10 oz self raising flour
1 medium egg lightly beaten
Oven settings: 160 c / 325 F / Gas mark 3
Place the tea, sugar, peel, currents and raisins in a bowl, cover and leave to stand overnight.
Stir the flour into the fruit. Add the egg, stir well and pour into a lightly greased 2lb loaft tin.
Cook in the centre of a preheated overn for 1 3/4 to 2 hours
To test if the tea loaf is cooked, insert a skewer (or an old metal knitting needle) and if it comes out clean it is ready.
Serve thickly sliced, spread with butterEnjoying an MSE OS life
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