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Airport Security - The Clear Plastic Bag Question

Recently I was told by a security person at Manchester Airport that I should not be presenting my teeny shower gel and toothpaste etc in a clear plastic zip-top cosmetic bag, but in a resealable...

Le Chat

Tea And Coffee Making Facilities In Other Countries

I am rather keen on reading the various Trip Advisor reviews and have noticed that so many reviewers state that the hotel in question wasn't 4/5* as there "weren't even any coffee/tea making...

Barmaid

Any Dressmakers Out There?

I've decided to make a dress for a function next year, but I just can't find any decent patterns. I've tried the normal lot (Vogue, Butterick, McCalls, Simplicity etc), but most of them are singularly...

Bluestone

Getting My Child To Eat...

I don't really know what I'm looking for by asking this. Some help and advice, if anyone has any, as I am at my wits end. My daughter is 5 years old and it is very difficult to get her to eat...

Officialusername

Best holiday you've ever had?

Question is in the subject. Where is the best place to go away/ Where have you enjoyed? Wanting a wee get away in summer. Let me all know :) X

bednobs

what would you miss most if you had to take a drastic pay cut

due to being on maternity leave, i have a lot less money than i used to (rightly so - after all i'm not exactly being a productive team member atm) Anyway, i'm getting about 1/4 of what i would...

abstibus

What's the most impulsive buy you have ever made?

I went into Markies to buy some undies because my luggage was delayed (thanks, BA). Came out having bought a sofa and nothing else....

jamesnan

What a week !

Monday to Thursday this week -first my elderly uncle has fallen over and broken his hip; then my elderly aunt has been admitted to hospital with suspected ovarian cancer; the same day my next door...

granny grump

Central Heating

I saw an answer on here about what to do with the central heating when you go away - can anyone point mee to it please

Meg888

Can you freeze milk?

I don't even go through a pint a week, but need it in for tea/coffees but most of it gets thrown away. I was thinking of freezing it in an ice cube tray for when needed?

Eve

Favorite Cake Recipes

Well I seem to have got my baking bug back! Thanks to all that helped with my Children in Need baking threads, the cake and brownies all got devoured and got donations towards the charity :) The...

sherrardk

Paracetamol v ibuprofen

Can anyone give me a brief idiot's guide to which should be taken for common problems? I tend to take paracetamol (but very rarely as I don't like taking tables) but I am probably taking the wrong...

Smowball

Food that tastes better the next day....

After Eccles wanting lasagne, lol, got me thinking. It always tastes better the next day. And today I made a Cottage Pie for dinner, which was lovely, but I know the remainder will taste so much...

owdhamer

Pectin

Can you make jam without pectin.

Tilly2

Slow cooker question

I have loads of speare semi skimmed milk and I thought I'd make a rice pudding tomorrow in the slow cooker. Will it work?

mojay

another slow cooker ?

I have a very small gammon joint - very small because a neighbour and I have gone halves on an already small joint! I want to cook it- cool it - cut it and freeze it - nothing fancy like glazes etc...

thenry

Plastic bags ?

I have been shoving my emptied plastic bags (from Co-op,Tescos, Asda etc.) to the right hand side of my undersink cupboard for many years. There must be thousands in there and they keep going in with...

humbersloop

Sprouts, for or against??

As the clocks go back soon and the time to set them boiling is upon us, where do you stand? I love 'em! Recipes also welcome. tia...

Trixie2

Beetroot problem.

How much longer should I leave my beetroot in the ground in the hope of bulbs developing? I put my seed in the soil, end of March this year. I am still waiting for the beetroot tuber/bulb, to develop....