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Soft Apricots

These are quite expensive to buy in small packets. Has anyone any experience of using dried apricots, to soften them but not make them soggy?

sjayne

Hard Sugar

I have a bag of granulated sugar which has gone very hard,I may have had it a while.Is there anyway I can soften it and use it?

mintymow

I am about to make a cornbeef and onion pie, never tried it? its really nice hot or cold. My problem is the filling is reasonably moist and its always a bit hit and miss as to whether you can get the...

cecil39

When To Pick Peppers

When should I pick my sweet peppers? they are the very long ones, should I wait for them to turn red or will they turn red if I pick them and bring them indoors? the greenhouse is not heated and it...

Khandro

Recipes From The Internet

Has anyone else had disasters by using recipes from the internet ? I've just dumped a pan full of lime pickle on the compost heap I made over a two week period, using many good ingredients and...

Marijn

Vegan- Eating Out In South East Essex

Can anyone recommend a nice place for eating out in the evening for a family that includes one vegan? It doesn't have to be a vegan restaurant, it just needs to be able cater for vegans, thanks....

flobadob

Black Spots On Bathroom Wall And Ceiling.

Over every few weeks/months our bathroom wall and ceiling gradually develops little black spots. They can be removed with water and bleach but is there any way to stop it from happening in the first...

jennyjoan

Meat Thermometer

Are they useful and if so anybody advise of an "easy" one to understand. TIA...

Rosie29

Potatoes Boulangere

I'd like to make this - sliced spuds baked in stock or stock and milk. Which would be the best variety potato to use? The BBC Good Food recipe says a floury sort such as Maris Piper or Desiree but I...

Savlok

Aldi

I subscribed to Which magazine about 6 months ago and they have always been banging on about how good Aldi is. As a regular Waitrose customer I took the plunge and went into Aldi. My god !!.... full...

ganesh

Can My Power Meters Be Wrong?

I know I like my house warm and we definitely use a lot of electricity, but my power bills (gas and electric) have inexplicably risen from £120 pm to £580 pm! This seems absurd, and it happened a...

normchurch

Omelettes

i makle great scrambled eggs, if i say so myself, but i cannot for the life of me make an omelette. could someone tell me how?...

sinistra

Beetroot

Can cooked beetroot be frozen? Got loads picked already and still more in the veg patch.

Caribeing

Ready Meals

Do you eat ready meals maybe for convenience or just enjoy them what's the best ready meal you have had, I have had Marks Spencer curries Indian Chinese etc and they are very tasty, any...

tamaris

Looking For A Feather Duster

Can any one recomend, never had one before ?

FlickStar

How Dos I Get Soft And Fluffy Towels With Washing?

This is a problem that infuriates me ... I have tried all sorts of washing powder, softeners and tumble drying but I still end up with crispy towels! As we see using reuseable nappies on newborn, I...

HongKongphooey

Does She Need Therapy?

My Daughter is 19 and at Uni. This holiday she has a waitressing job, in a small resturant. The owner is nice, but right from the start my daughter decided she wasn't going to get on with the other...

ZebUK

Lawn Mower - Which One?

We've got two small lawns. Both a just under 4.5m wide and about 6m long. Back lawn has a partial slope maybe about 20 degrees. Not sure whether to go for a Flymo type mower (currently looking at...

jennyjoan

Butternut Squash Soup

Bought the above last night and had a small cup of it - no did not like it - threw the rest out. TG didn't go to trouble of making some myself....

hammerman

Courgettes

Having grown 11 plants (5 green, 6 yellow) on my allotment, i have the European Courgette mountain at home. Sometimes im picking up to 20 a day...usually around 5-10 though. So i've shallow fried...

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