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Thanks to Squeaky and all the wonderful thrifty old-stylers for all their work on this - it's inspiring. Do look at our Thrifty Ways charity book too.

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Update July 2013: Sadly our wonderful board guide Squeaky who was the driving force behind this has passed away (see book of remembrance). This index has now been renamed in his memory.

We have a number of different indexes here on Old Style. Listed immediately below here are indexes on many of the subjects that come up most often. Each of these indexes are in different threads and each has been compiled and is maintained by one of our members, thank you all.

Further down this thread is the MEGA Index which is list of around 3,000 threads on subjects not covered by an index of its own.

Individual Indexes:-

These indexes are currently undergoing extensive updates - so please bear with us for the moment.Building - new links added:-
The Complete Kenwood Chef Collection - CFC
Complete Makeup and Body Care Index - jessicamb
The Complete Laundry and Clothes Collection - Alisonpennypincher
The Complete Breadmaking Collection - RacyRed
Flooring and carpets - Alisonpennypincher
The Complete Slow Cooker Collection - Kiwichick
The Complete 'Buying Organic Food' Collection (not gardening) - bluemoon
The Complete Thank You Old Style Collection - Squishy
The Complete Freecycle Collection - vivw
The Complete Old Style Book Collection - Penny-Wise
The Complete Pets Collection - aimeelister
The Complete Kitchen Equipment and must have OS gadgets Collection - vivw
The Complete SHOPPING Collection. - hazzie123
Losing Weight Recipes Collection
The Complete Cooking Collection - rosieben

Confirmed:
The Complete Menu Plans Collection - Penelope Penguin
The Complete Jam, Chutney and other Preserves collection - Apprentice Tycoon
Old Style Recipes Collection - clu
Getting Started - Money~Bunny
Gardening - angelavdavis
Breadmaking hints tips and recipes. - Racy Red
Daily thread archives - cha97michelle
Slow cooker recipe index - Murtle
The Complete Old Style Books Collection - Penny-Wise
The Complete Pizza Collection - Iwantahouse
The complete 'how to declutter and organise your home' collection - cha97michelle
The Complete HM Gifts Collection - debbym
Test layout:

Books:The Complete Book colln.
Cleaning:The Complete Laundry and Clothes Collection - Alisonpennypincher

Flooring and carpets - Alisonpennypincher

etc

Cooking:The Complete Jam, Chutney and other Preserves collection - Apprentice Tycoon

The Complete Pizza Collection - Iwantahouse

Slow cooker recipe index - Murtle
The MEGA Indexed Thread (2nd edition)

This index, as has been said, is a collection of a large number of threads, sorted into groups, which do not have an index of their own.

The first part of the MEGA Index is in the post immediately below this one, so please just scroll down.

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• APPLIANCES
  ...DISHWASHER
  
  Drying time
  Film on plates and glasses
  Glass blurred - Indesit Dishwasher - result blurred
  Glass cloudy
  Grainy bits everywhere
  Help My Dishwasher Is Not Cleaning Properly!!
  Liquid soap - Dishwasher help needed
  Loading tips
  Odour - Dishwasher freshness
  Odour - Stinky Dishwasher
  Tablets - Alternatives?
  Tablets - Half price dishwasher tablets
  Tip
  Tips for a dishwasher virgin
  ...FREEZER
  Defrosting
  Why do I get lots of ice on my food?
  ...REFRIGERATOR
  Blockage in fridge drainage
  Swimming in water
  ...TUMBLE DRIER
  Save on your electricity
  Smelly tumble dryer
  ...WASHING MACHINE
  Descaling with vinegar
  It DIDN'T smell... but now it does
  Manual for hoover? (plus links)
  Smelly washing machine
  Stinky washing machine
  Sharing (and sourcing) manuals and instruction books
  Also:-
  https://www.instruction-manuals.co.uk/
  .
• CLEANING
  We have a large thread full of cleaning tips and home made recipes which has been indexed separately to help you find things:-
  Save Zillions on Cleaning Index
  Air Freshening:
  - Ambi Pur Plug In Refils
  - Burnt smell
  - Cupboards stale
  - Fish - something fishy
  - Make your own gel freshener
  - Odours
  - Plug in air fresheners, alternatives?
  - Reuse plugin refills
  Baby:
  - Babies bottles and an update from me
  - Baby stains
  - Baby smells in bedroom
  - Buggy / Pushchair - how to clean a child's buggy?
  - Clothes with ink and food stains
  - Musty pram
  - Pram covers - mold and mildew after storage
  - Wooden cot, mold and damp stains
  Barbecue grills
  Bath:
  - Bathroom sink starting to whiff
  - Best way to clean a bath?
  - Hair dye -Cleaning bath sealant
  - How do I clean a manky old bath?
  - Limescale
  - Stained Bath
  - What to scrub a plastic bath with
  Bedding:
  - Blood stains
  - Cleaning a duck down quilt
  - Dull whites
  - How often should you wash Duvets & Pillows
  - Keep duvet smelling fresh?
  - Washing a duvet
  - Washing a feather duvet
  - White bed linen
  Bicarb:
  - Expensive in bulk
  - Source? + links to HM recipes
  - Where to buy in bulk please?
  Blinds:
  - Cleaning blinds
  - Hand or machine wash?
  - Vertical
  Borax:
  - Borax - defined and uses
  - where to find BORAX
  Bottles - Cleaning Old Glass Bottles
  Bounce sheets - lots of uses
  Brillo pads (and scrubbers)
  Car:
  - Cleaning inside windscreen
  - Home Made car window cleaner
  - Oil from carpets?
  - Remove vomit smell from car upholstery
  - Remove car stickers
  - Sand and pet hair
  - Screenwash?
  Carpets:
  - Any alternatives to Shake and Vac?
  - Chewing gum
  - Cleaning carpets
  - Clean spots on my carpet
  - Coffee
  - Cranberry juice stain on wool carpet
  - Drinking chocolate stain
  - Foundation
  - Lemon tea and honey
  - Limeade
  - Lipstick
  - Mascara
  - Olive oil stain
  - Pink Jelly
  - Pollen - lilly pollen stains
  - Removal of unidentifiable carpet stain
  - Shampoo suggestions?
  - Urine - Cleaning up potty training accidents
  - Urine - Toddler stain
  - Vomit
  - Vomit - Sick on the carpet - sorry!
  Carpet sweeper - any good?
  Caustic Soda - What's caustic soda for?
  Chrome
  Cigarette:
  - Eliminate tobacco smells
  - How can I get the smell of smoke out of a room
  - How do I get rid of cigerrette smell?
  - Nicotine stains
  - Remove the smell?
  - Tobacco smell
  Cleaning routine (+tips)
  More Cleaning hints and tips are listed in the post immediately below this one. Please just scroll down...
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  Clothes:
  - Alien Gloop
  - Biro from cotton
  - Black grease/grime on white skirt
  - Blackberry stain!
  - Bleach - how to get it out?
  - Candle grease and candle wax
  - Cat sick on striped shirt
  - Chewing gum on jeans
  - Cigarette smell after washing
  - Coat - Leather coat smells of the pub
  - Coat - Leather coat with sheepskin collar
  - Coat - Musty smell
  - Collar and Cuff Dirt
  - Colour run on shirt
  - Cotton top - Rust stains
  - Cuprinol
  - Decking oil on cream trousers
  - Denim in with whites, help!
  - Dress shirt - best way to clean?
  - Dry cleaning - can I launder?
  - Dye - colour run disaster
  - Dye run - bleach?
  - Dye run - green
  - Dye run on whites - now pink
  - Fajita sauce on white top
  - Fake tan on top
  - Felt tip pen
  - Fluff removal
  - Greasy marks on clothes?
  - Grease on white t-shirt
  - Ink - black ink on whites
  - Jeans - new ones dyed everything else
  - Jumper - How to get biro off a jumper?
  - Laundry - Cold washing your laundry
  - Laundry - hints and tips
  - Nail varnish on trousers
  - Oil/fat stain on garment
  - Oil - motor oil
  - Olive oil
  - Paint - White gloss paint
  - Permanent marker
  - Perspiration
  - Perspiration marks
  - Pollen
  - Rust stains
  - Silk - dryclean only silk skirt and top?
  - Skirt - Candle wax
  - Skirt - Coffee
  - Stain removal naturally (sunlight)
  - Sun tan oil on trousers
  - Super Glue
  - Tea stains
  - Ties
  - T-shirt, damp, smelly and stained
  - Tomato sauce on t-shirt
  - Top - mould stains
  - Trousers - pritt stick glue
  - Urine stains
  - Wedding dress handwashing advice needed
  - Whites - bright whites?
  - Whites dyed grey - help!
  - White sgirt - stained
  - White shorts fiasco
  - White spot on dry clean only suit
  - Wool - Remove body odour smell from wool?
  Coins (+stuff)
  Computer - Screen
  Copper - cleaning copper
  Curtains musty (and jamming)
  Dish cloths - Go back to good old fashioned Dish Cloths!!!
  Doors:
  - Door Handles - Brass
  - Newsprint
  - UPVC
  Drains - Drain cleaner?
  Driveways and Paths:
  - Drive - Cleaning car oil
  - Drive - Paint
  - Path - stone
  Dry Cleaning - Save £££'s on dry cleaning!
  Fire surround - brushed steel
  Fish Tank
  Flat - cleaning up for deposit
  Flooring:
  - Cork tiles - urine
  - Laminate
  - Laminate - scuff marks on laminate or lino?
  - Lino - Ink
  - Quarry tiles
  - Toilet floor boards
  - Woodblock floor (and tables)
  Flowers - Artificial flowers
  Fur throw
  Furniture Polish - build up removal?
  Garden shed - Green algae
  Glasses and glassware:
  - Crystal glassware - limescale
  - Drinking glasses shine up
  - Glass jars smelly
  GLOOP:
  - laundry cleaner recipe
  - Laundry Gloop - Gloopy Thread !!!
  Glue:
  - brown sticky tape residue
  - Labels - sticky residue?
  - sticky mess
  - Sticky plaster residue
  Grouting:
  - Grout with bleach and bicarb?
  - White grouting - what's best to clean?
  - No need to regrout
  Hair Clippers - What oil is good to clean hair clippers?
  Handbag - Biro On Cream Leather Handbag
  Hip flask
  Iron:
  - Dirty iron
  - sole plate of iron (cleaning)
  Kettle:
  - De-scaling kettle
  - Mirrored Stainless Steel
  - New one tastes of plastic
  Keyboard
  Kitchen slicer
  Kitchen Cleaner recipe?
  More Cleaning hints and tips are listed in the post immediately below this one. Please just scroll down...
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• .
  Laminate cabinets - ink
  Laundry:
  - Be Canny With Fabric Softener
  - Colour run cloths - cheaper alternative?
  - Collar and Cuff Grime - The Final Solution
  - Crusty jeans
  - Drying clothes indoors?
  - Dye bleeding - tip to monitor
  - Eco Balls (wash balls) (laundry balls)
  - Fabric Conditioner - home made?
  - Fabric Freshener - Any Ideas on a cheap version?
  - Fabric softener warning
  - Folding clothes before hanging out to dry
  - Hard water?
  - Hardened washing powder
  - Home made laundry stain remover
  - How much vinegar and soda crystals to use?
  - If only they knew
  - Ironing emergency!!!!!
  - Ironing - Silver marks on black trousers!
  - Ironing - Sweet smelling clothes
  - Ironing - Very Creased Curtain fabric
  - Keeping whites white and blacks black
  - Linen trousers - dry clean or wash?
  - Making towels soft
  - Net laundry bags for delicates
  - Pegging out sheets
  - Quick washing by machine
  - Rose water
  - Silk tie ruined
  - Smell after being trapped in Washing Machine
  - Spin and spin again
  - Sweet smelling laundry? (machine)
  - T-shirts shrinking!
  - Tea towels - keeping them white?
  - Vinegar as fabric conditioner
  - Washing line or rotary
  - Washing powder - explained
  - Washing powder versus liquid
  Leather belt smells
  Light bulbs
  Marble - How to clean marble table?
  Microwave - cleaning the microwave
  Milton's sterilising fluid - tips
  Mirror - Gilt frame
  Mugs - Can I revive white tea stained mugs?
  Oven:
  - Black marks on hob
  - Burnt olive oil on base of oven
  - Burnt on food
  - Ceramic glass hob
  - Ceramic hob - cleaner?
  - Cooker hood
  - Greasy oven dishes
  - Grill element cleaning
  - Heavy duty oven cleaner
  - Plastic melted onto hob
  - Shelves help please
  - Stinky Oven!!!
  - what's the best way to clean my oven
  - Wood stove
  Oxiclean - Home made Oxiclean
  Pans:
  - Burnt on rice
  - Burnt Porridge
  - Burnt pan...what to use?
  - Pans dull after being in dishwasher
  Patio & Paving:
  - Cleaning patio stones
  - Oil stains
  - Weed killing - see under Gardening in the Food section
  Permanent Marker (from garage door)
  Photocopier Glass?
  Plasticware - Stained plasticware
  Polish - Alternatives
  Pyrex - carbon deposits on pyrex
  Radiators:
  - Dusting down the back
  - Radiators
  Roasting tin:
  - cleaning?
  - rusty
  Rugs:
  - Cheap way to clean a rug
  - Cleaning vomit from a wool rug
  Shampoo - double up on shampoo
  Shoes:
  - Biro
  - Chewing gum
  - Cleaning/Waterproofing Walking Boots?
  - Grease spot on beige suede shoes
  - Grubby trainers
  - Leather sandals
  - Leather shoes stinky
  - Shoe Polish
  - Smartening up heels on shoes
  - Stinky shoes
  - Suede - Pale Pink Suede Boots
  - Suede - Pink Suede Shoes
  - Suede - Pongy suede mules
  - Suede - Water marks
  - Whiffy Shoes and Trainers!!!
  Shopping list - new convert shopping list items
  Shower:
  - Black Marks On Silicone In Shower
  - Black mildew from bathroom please!
  - Curtain
  - Daily Shower Spray
  - Descaling a shower head
  - Door - How do I keep a shower door sparkling?
  - Marked shower tray
  - Mouldy shower
  - Mouldy shower curtain
  - Rain repellant on shower screens
  - Stains in shower tray
  - Substitute for shower spray
  Silver:
  - Cleaning silver jewellry
  - Silver cup
  - Sterling Silver
  Sink:
  - Blocked seriously
  - Scum around sink
  - Shiny Sink
  - Smelly plug hole
  - Stainless Steel Sink
  - Stainless steel sink completely discoloured
  Sofa:
  - Cleaning a cream coloured suite
  - Cleaning removable sofa covers
  - Leather - Cleaning leather suite
  - Leather - How can I clean cream leather suite
  - Leather - Permanent marker
  - Olive oil
  - PVC
  - Tea stains
  Sportswear:
  - Grease mark on football shirt
  - Mud
  - Washing Top Tip Required
  Sticking plaster residue
  Suede:
  - Cleaning
  - Dry Cleaning, can I avoid it?
  - Jacket
  Stainless steel
  Suitcases smelly
  Super Glue - how to remove it (link)
  Swarfega - dont buy swarfega anymore
  Table - Cup ring on wooden table
  Taps - How do I clean gold plated taps?
  Tea tree oil as disinfectant
  Teddy smells
  Toilet:
  - One NOT to use
  - Clean Toilet Brush
  - Limescale
  - manky toilet bowl
  - toilet cleaners --- refill
  Towel - removing leg wax
  Tupperware - Smelly tupperware
  TV:
  - Clean & Clear Static From The TV
  - Spilt perfume marks
  UPVC Window frames
  Vacuum freshener?
  Velcro - cleaning out the bits of lint?
  Vinegar & White Vinegar:
  - Brown (malt) vinegar will not stain your clothes!
  - Cleaning product replacement?
  - Concealing the smell of vinegar?
  - Confused about white vinegar
  - For more than just cleaning
  - How do you mix it / use it?
  - Masking the smell
  - Sources
  - The great Bleach v Vinegar debate
  - ..The search for cheap vinegar
  - Uses
  - What is it?
  - White vinegar?
  Walls:
  - Candle wax on wallpaper
  - Crayon (& felt tip) off the wall
  - Red wine
  Washing up:
  - Bottle holes getting bigger
  - Using less
  Wheelie (and other) bins:
  - Maggots
  - Taken over by flies
  - Wheelie bin
  Wallpaper - biro
  Windows:
  - Best cloths for cleaning windows/mirrors/glass?
  - Streak free windows?
  - What to use?
  Wipes:
  - Anti septic wipes for less
  - Can we MAKE cleaning wipes????
  - Dettol and flash wipes
  Wood burner
  Worktops:
  - Burn marks on unit top?
  - Gloss Worktops
  - Wax
  Wundaweb - removal?
  Websites:
  Organised Home (cleaning recipes and more)
  Allergy sensitive cleaning tips
  Laundry symbols on clothes
  https://www.inspection1.com/buyer/stain.htm
  https://www.dylon.co.uk/main.htm (dyes, stain removal and whitening)
  Laundry labels - what they mean
  The World's Longest List of Uses for Vinegar
  https://www.wen.org.uk/health/Report...g_factsheet.pdf (OS cleaning factsheet)
  https://www.tefal.co.uk/tefal/product...oval/index.asp
  https://www.soda-crystals.co.uk/
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• COOKING and RECIPES
  If you came here from a bookmark, or simply scrolled down from the first page, please see the note.
  Note:- The Cooking Section of the MEGA Index is now being looked after by rosieben, so the link on the button below takes you to our new "Complete Cooking Collection"
  But to see the recipes:-
• CRAFTWORK
  Birthday cards - 21st cards and 18th cards
  Birthday cards - making your own (+links)
  Blinds - Dye or bleach?
  Bra - Repairing under wires
  Buttons - Uses for old buttons
  Calendars on your puter
  Christmas:
  - Christmas card advice
  - Christmas Thread Links
  - Decoration help
  - Foody gifts
  - Hampers
  - Home made gifts for kids
  - Home made Xmas gifts
  - Wrapping xmas pressies
  Conkers - any ideas for conkers????
  Crayons - multicoloured wax ones
  Creative Ribbons & Bows for Gift Wrapping & Presents
  Cross stitch cushion covers
  Curtains - Lining
  Darning tips
  Designer Decorations
  Doily patterns
  Dressmaking:
  - Dressmaking
  - Making and adapting clothes
  - Overlockers?
  - Sewing my clothes
  Dye - Bedding, how?
  Easter - Cheap oldstyle alternative to easter eggs
  Fabric shops in London
  Father's Day Gifts
  Flowers - drying help
  FrugalVillage (link)
  Gift Cupboard
  Gifts - presentation, wrapping/hamper/packaging?
  Hobbies/Crafts and MoneySaving
  Homemade Gifts
  Household Notebook
  How do I cover a bottle top?
  Interior design, Old Style
  Knitting:
  - Free 1940's knitting patterns
  - French Knitting - money saving?
  - Knitting patterns
  - Knitting wool doorstep exchange scheme?
  - Wool sources?
  Lavender and rag dolls
  Oranges for pot pourri
  Origami and paper folding projects for children
  Painting plastic planters
  Papier mache - something for the kids
  Plastic storage pots - customising
  Playdough:
  Play doh
  Playdough
  Playdough - Recipe for the cooked version?
  Quilting
  Rag doll
  Rag rugs
  Repair:
  - Dying over bleach?
  - Dying - To dye or not to dye - that is the question.
  - How to repair a tear in silk?
  - Patches
  - Shoes, the heels
  - Torn jeans into a skirt?
  Sewing:
  - Curtains - Wanted: Idiot guide to making curtains
  - Dental floss - great for sewing
  - Hangar loop into a coat?
  - Mop cap pattern?
  - sewing ideas for 14 yr daughter?
  - Sewing machine instruction book?
  - Sewing, Dressmaking Patterns
  - Sofa covers
  - Teaching yourself to sew
  - Tote bag pattern
  Sewing machine - handheld / portable
  Sofa - Hollowfibre cushions are tired and lumpy
  Superglue on my fingers - help!
  Valentines - How to wrap my valentines gift
  Wedding gift - help!
  Wrapping Paper DIY
  Zip replacement
  Zip on handbag - repair?
  Websites:
  - Download and print off craft projects
  - https://www.craft-fair.co.uk/
  .
• FOOD
  ...CHICKENS
  Cheap eggs - Keep some chickens!
  EGLU - Does anyone keep chickens in an EGLU?
  Hen house corner
  How often does a chicken lay.
  Rescuing battery chickens / end of lay
  Sexing chickens
  Sourcing hens?
  ...FOOD FOR FREE
  Acorns
  Blackberries
  Blackberry season
  Black berries
  Books
  Elderberries
  Nettle soup
  Plants that are pretty, but you can eat as well!
  River Cottage Style freebies
  Rosehips
  Safety while picking
  Snails
  Wild Garlic
  ...GROW YOUR OWN and GARDENING
  
  Planning a year of veg growing
  What are you growing in 2006
  February Update: What are you growing in 2006
  March Update: What are you growing in 2006?
  April Update: What are you growing in 2006?
  May Update: What are you growing in 2006? (Tips here for Fruit, Veggies and Flowers!)
  June Update: What are you growing in 2006? Tips here for Fruit, Veggies and Flowers!
  July Update: What are your growing in 2006? (Tips on fruit/flowers/veggies)
  August Update: What are you growing in 2006? Tips for fruit/veggies/flowers
  growing herbs
  Fruit and Veg to grow in pots, tubs, etc.
  What veg can I start growing this time of the year?
  Acers?
  Allotment advice needed
  Blackberries
  Companion Planting
  Compost:
  - Cabbages Savaged By Caterpillars - OK to Compost?
  - Compost
  - Composting
  - Can I put the hoover bag contents in the compost bin?
  - Green Cone Composter
  - How to start a compost bin?
  - Is this a good price for a composter?
  - Mini compost heap for the single household
  - Waste food for compost...
  - Worm composting
  Damsons
  Flowers - Azelia (& hydrangea)
  Garden produce, toms and chillies
  Garlic
  Ginger
  Growing veg indoors?
  Harvesting (potatoes and onions)
  Herbs:
  - Coriander
  - Growing herbs
  - Herb garden (box)
  - Suggestions of what to grow
  Harvesting seeds
  How do I kill a tree?
  Just harvested my first crop
  Manure
  Melons
  Mushrooms:
  - Growing kits?
  - How do you dry mushrooms?
  - Mushroom lawn
  Organic - price prohibitive? (so grow some)
  Ornamental Gourds
  Peppers
  Pests:
  - Caterpillars on cabbages
  - Garden pests
  - Greenfly and Black Spot
  - Slugs and other bugs
  - Vine weevils
  - White flies on Basil
  - White fly, green fly, and woolly aphids
  Plant database - New ideas for an edible garden (Link)
  Plant sale
  Potatoes:
  - Can I plant them now (late august)
  - Potato peelings
  Raspberry plants...why are just some of them yellow?
  Runner beans not doing well
  Seeds - Has anyone started their seeds off yet?
  Self sufficiency
  Self-sufficiency/small smallholding
  Sieving vegetable patch
  Sprouting Ginger
  Square foot gardening
  Strawberries - the runners?
  Sulphur - plant diseases
  Sunflower seeds - harvest and storage
  Sweetcorn
  Tomato:
  - Home Grown Tomatoes
  - Flowers and thirsty - now what?
  - Pinching out
  - Tomatoes In A Hanging Basket?
  - Tomatoes not ripe yet
  - Tomato Plants
  - Top tip - tomatoes - multiply and stagger from only one plant
  Water butt question
  Watering the garden (when on holiday)
  Weed Killer:
  Weeds - clearing?
  - Weed Killer (plus pets warning)
  - Weed Killer
  - Weed killer, home made (link)
  - Weed Killer - Hot vinegar
  Wormery - Green cone or...?
  ...HYGIENE & SAFETY
  Can you drink milk straight from the cow?
  Casserole - How many times can you reheat a casserole?
  - Food safety - cooking meat in slow cooker
  - Home baking for sale?
  - Leftovers (plus link)
  - Meat, please advise
  - Mince gone brown
  - No use by dates (keeping home made food)
  Reheating food - pot on the go
  Chicken:
  - Freezing chicken after it's been cooked
  - Refreezing chicken
  Eggs - when's an egg gone off?
  Eggs - how can I tell when mine have gone off?
  Help me preserve casserole (!?!)
  Meat and vinegar
  Reheat from frozen in a slow cooker?
  Turkey - Refreezing turkey
  Would you eat/drink out-of-date food/drink?
  ...MISC FOOD TOPICS
  Additives - Eating old style has a lot going for it
  Aduki beans
  African supermarket - meali maize
  Apricots - a source?
  Aspartame
  Beekeeping
  Beer and wine making:
  - Elderberry wine
  Chocolate - Out of date chocolate
  Cut apples - how to stop them turning brown?
  Diet induced behaviour
  Dried herbs - sources?
  Drying wooden spoons
  Eggs - Fresh eggs and the codes
  Fruit - Ripening fruit in a hurry
  - Gloucester Old Spot sausages direct mail
  Herbs - "Best before" dates on herbs and spices (+ginger tips)
  Honey - is solid
  How do you prune grapevines ?
  Less is more (discussion)
  Limp lettuce??
  Milk:
  - Full cream milk
  - Not keeping
  - Skimmed milk query
  Mouldy chocolate (includes how to complain)
  Organic meat - Rick Steins programme
  Pick your own fruit?
  Potato - Home Grown Potatoes ???
  Soya Milk substitutes?
  What's in season? (links)
  Storing food:
  - Bread - Where to keep all this home made bread
  - Bread - Storing bread
  - Butter
  - Celery
  - Coffee
  - Containers for stroing cooked food?
  - Cucumbers
  - Food flasks?
  - Frozen meat?
  - Fruit and veg keep fresh bags
  - How long to keep pulses/dried beans etc?
  - How do you stop potatoes sprouting?
  - Lemon curd in the fridge - how long?
  - Meat - How long can you freeze it for?
  - New freezer, advice needed
  - Preserving veggies
  - Shortbread
  - Storing fruit
  - Storage Times - link
  - Storing and keeping oil
  - Food storage without a fridge or freezer
  Sugar - Rock hard sugar
  Tinned tomatoes (salt content!)
  Vegetarian - how do I turn veggie?
  Wheatgrass
  ...ORGANIC BOX SCHEMES & SUPPLIERS
  Farmer's markets (+links)
  Farmers markets - what to look for?
  Going organic (meat)
  Organic and free range meat
  Organic vs normal fruit and vegetables (discussion)
  - Organic veg box
  ...WEBSITES
  
  Downsizer dot net
  Great website for gardeners and recipes
  https://www.overthegardengate.net/gar...reci_hedge.asp
  www.practicalpoultry.co.uk
  www.forum.rivercottage.net
  https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html (herbs)
  self sufficient-ish
  https://www.brooklandwhite.co.uk/
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• .
  INSECTS
  ...ANTS
  Ants ants and more ants
  Ants in the patio (+link)
  Cheap Ant Killer?
  Help with ants please
  House full of ants
  ...FLIES
  - Fly killer
  - Swarms of flies
  - Wheelie bin
  ...MOSQUITOES
  Mosquitoes
  ...WASPS
  Help Wasps! Water & soap trick??
  ...THE REST
  Moth repellant?
  Plaster beetles
  Slugs indoors
  Woodlice
  .
• .
  MISCELLANEOUS TIPS
  Aluminium cans worth 1p each
  Anniversary treats (link)
  Auctions - Furnish your house for buttons
  Bamboo - dye it?
  Barbecue:
  - Fir cones as fuel
  - Party ideas please?
  
  Birds:
  - Feed the ducks?
  - Feeding wild birds
  - Starlings
  - Two little birds
  Birthday Party ideas (7yo)
  Bonfire night - free and legal tipping
  Books:
  - How to beat the system
  Bounce - a million and one uses
  Bubbles
  Car - Fuel efficiency
  Car boots - A clever way to make or save a few pounds...
  Car boot sale tips
  Central heating:
  - economy?
  - reduce temp or timings?
  - save money
  Cheats refills/swaps/exchanges
  Chicken pox....how to stop a four year old scratching?
  Clothes:
  - Basic Tip for clothes addicts
  - Essential clothes for winter?
  - How do you 'de-shine' a suit?
  - Itchy Linen clothes
  - Sizes? What do the numbers mean?
  Clothes Airer/Horse/Maiden
  Coal / smokeless fuel
  Cocktail sticks
  Coffee grounds
  Cooking oil Used as Diesel!
  Cooking without a kitchen
  Christmas lights - How to stick xmas lights to new upvc windows?
  Christmas Money Saving Tips
  Days out:
  - cheapest leisure you can get
  - free museums and galleries
  - Old Style
  Don't just throw them away...
  Drinks:
  - Delivered milk
  - Keeping opened Pop fizzy
  - Sugar free is best?
  Duct Tape - The joys of...
  Elastic bands - from marigolds
  Energy saving
  Fancy dress ideas
  Filing - Is it possible to drown in paper???
  Free food at work
  Free Petrol Leaf Blower
  Freecycle
  Furniture Dents in Carpets
  Get help for free (includes LETS)
  Get it all out
  Getting organised:
  - Help needed in throwing things out
  - How do you do it?
  - Organising cupboards
  - Shoe storage
  - Time saving tips
  - The benefits of beingorganised
  Hair conditioner - other uses?
  Halloween - trick or treat??
  Handkerchiefs vs Tissues
  Help needed to throw things out
  Holidays - Old Style
  Holidays - decanting shampoo etc to take away
  Hot nights
  House sharing, Old Style
  How do you use less?
  Hydrogen Peroxide
  Keeping opened pop fizzy
  Kitchen tap - another use
  Laundry:
  - Be Canny With Fabric Softener
  - Fabric Freshener - Any Ideas on a cheap version?
  Lavender
  Leather - looking after leather
  Library
  lots of questions can you help?
  Make trousers and jackets last longer
  Marmite
  Mayonnaise - not just for salads
  Missing parts? Order them.
  Money - How do you think your kids would cope?
  Muslin cloths
  Nappies
  Newspaper - Read them all on line
  Newspaper - using up old newspapers
  Obvious tips collected
  Old Magazines
  Old wine rack??
  Orchids - care of
  Paint stripping with hot vinegar
  Pistachio shells
  Plastic lids - Mis-shapen plastic container lids
  Plastic tubes of toothpaste,shampoos,hand cream,etc. (teabags)
  Proper old-fashioned saving the pennies
  Recycling:
  - Charity shop, recycle, or bin?
  - Cutting back reduces packaging?
  - For avid recyclers and freecyclers and LETS enthusiasts
  - ironing board cover
  - Junk mail
  - Making paper bricks
  - Old Bras
  - Photographs
  - Recycling tips
  - Take away containers
  - Throw away society
  - Any uses for shredded paper?
  - Waste not want not...
  Relaxation - Thrifty Relaxation Tips
  Rings - Getting a ring off my finger
  Rock salt source?
  Roses wilting
  Rubber Gloves:
  - make them last longer
  - uses
  Salt - 60 uses for salt
  Scavenging
  Sea fishing
  Sea shells
  School holidays, cheap days out?
  Shocked by shocks
  Shoes:
  - How can I stretch a pair of trainers?
  - New sandals rub
  - Shoe repair DIY
  - Squeaky shoes
  Shredded paper waste
  Slow Cooker - Another use for slow cookers
  Smoke Alarm - Burnt the dinner ?????
  Soap - using up old soap
  Socks:
  - How to make socks last longer
  - Use for old socks???!
  Stamps - unglue stamps
  Students:
  - What to send them off with? Items and tips?
  Table - Cracked wooden table
  Tea:
  - Leftover tea
  - Tea Bags
  - Tea Bags versus Loose Tea
  Tights - uses for holed tights
  Tin Foil as a scourer/ Brillo Pad..handy hint!!
  Tips:
  - Ask your mum...
  - Double Duty
  Toilet:
  - Reduce water use per flush
  - Unblocking the toilet - any ideas?
  Turpentine substitute / source?
  Vacuum cleaner bags
  Wall paper - self adhesive border removal
  Water:
  - Saving water - tips
  - Saving water revisited
  - Washing up water
  Waterproof sheets?
  Wedding gift - how much money to give?
  What can be watered down
  What do with some old watches...
  Wind up radios and torches
  Wine rack - uses for old ones?
  Websites:
  - Other Ol'Style Sites (links)
  - Organised home - Printable forms
  - Robbies Household Tips
  https://freecycle.org/display.php?reg...ited%20Kingdom
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• .
  
  PETS
  We now have a new board for pets and pet care:-
  Pets & Pet Care
  While the threads below still have some value, for new questions please join the Pet Care board.
  Cat pee
  Cat pee on holdalls
  Cat pee (definitive solution)
  Cat poo - how to discourage?
  Cat sick stain
  Cat using our garden, help?
  Cat wee in new dyson!
  Cat used sofa as scratch tree
  Cat - weaning kittens
  Dog:
  - Food recipe?
  - Food to fatten one up?
  - HM Food - for dog with gippy tummy?
  - HM Food and Training Treats
  - Wee on sofa
  Fish
  Fleas
  Flea control tips?
  Fleas - ERGHHHH Fleas !!! (Cat not me!!) Please help
  Fleas - Getting rid of fleas with no chemicals?
  Fur:
  - Cat fluff / fur
  - Moulting dog
  Litter trays - Cat/rabbit litter tray - calcium deposits
  Litter - Cheap cat litter?
  Pet accident smells removal
  Picky pregnant cat
  Vinegar rinse for the dog
  .
• SHOPPING
  There are other boards that can help you with your shopping. Take a look at:-
  Shop but don't drop
  Quick! Grabbit while you can
  Discount Codes 'n Vouchers (online & offline)
  And to help you stretch your budget:-
  Freebies (no spend required) Board
  Ebay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales
  Plus, if you are in debt, or your budget is very tight...
  Even if you are not currently in debt there's a board that can help you out with reducing all your various bills and outgoings:-
  Debt-Free Wannabe
  You'll need to write an SOA (Statement Of Affairs) which is basically a list of income and outgoings.
  There's help for this in a well written post here:-
  https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....html?t=107280
  HTH
  And now for the Old Style links:-
  Asian supermarkets:
  - Asian supermarket in Norfolk?
  - What other treasures to look for in an asian supermarket?
  Basic shopping list needed
  Bartering skill, trading
  Birthday cards
  BOGOF's and reductions:
  - BOGOF's
  - Reduced and on offer
  Budget:
  The MSE Budget Spreadsheet and others
  - being organised
  - Budget - starting up
  - Budgeting crisis
  - Charts and spreadsheets
  - Cooking for one
  - Costing out meals
  - Day to Day budgeting - your tips please!
  - For Xmas
  - Help a single saver
  - How did older people manage without credit cards?
  - How Do You Keep a Record?
  - How exactly do you do it?
  - How much shopping budget for...
  - How much can you cut back your monthly bills?
  - How to budget
  - I stumbled, then there was an avalanche!
  - Ideas/tips young people on limited budget
  - In a bit of a tight jam
  - Living within your means
  - MoneySavingExpert Budget Spreadsheet
  - New to budgeting
  - Reasonable amount to live on per week
  - Save to spend
  - Save up the easy way
  - The three purse system
  - Tiny budget, meal plans?
  - Want to start money saving but where to start?
  - What did you use before credit/debit cards?
  Buying in bulk:
  - Bulk buying and refills with postage paid
  - Is it really worth it?
  - Where to buy Old Style cleaning products.
  Buying local - I'm puzzled
  Cash & Carry (how to sign on)
  Charity shops
  Charity Shop Shopping
  Cheapest place to buy walnuts ( and more )
  Cheese - Any good cheese shops...?
  Comparison sites:
  - Prices On Line
  - Grocery prices
  Coupons:
  - Coupons
  - Coupons and Vouchers - Trouble at t' till
  - Using coupons at the supermarket
  - Vouchers (also see the vouchers board)
  Credit cards - ditching them
  Delivery - What do I do if Iceland delivery doesn't turn up?
  Desperate House....husband
  False economy
  Fishmongers
  Gluten free
  Grocery Challenge Please Help!!!
  Groceries - General grocery savings tips?
  Independant bakery
  Meat on line
  Meeting your grocery challenge target
  Mystery Shopping
  Need to cut costs dramatically
  OLDSTYLE 5 Commandments
  On-line shopping - New to it questions
  Pasta maker problem - used sold as new!
  Pound shops - huh!
  Price Book
  Reduced food query (salmon)
  Running back for tips with my tail between my legs!!!
  Saving money on chicken
  Shop like granny
  Shop - My grocery money saving tip
  spreadsheets to manage outgoings?
  Store cupboard essentials?
  Supermarkets, best buys, own brands:
  Aldi - what's best?
  Aldi / Lidl opening times and fruit?
  Asda - fresh meat no longer as good
  Asda and lidl's own brands
  Costso - What's it like?
  Makro
  Tesco - Misprice policy
  Tesco - Raincheck vouchers (Price promise)
  Tesco - Tesco
  Tesco - Watch out for Tesco's Value
  Waitrose - do they do club cards?
  Supermarkets general:
  - Beating the supermarket
  - Best Kept Secrets
  - Best Supermarket for selling 'reduced' food
  - Supermarket shop, weekly or monthly?
  Swap shop
  Unpaid leave - spending less/no money short term
  Went shopping yesterday
  Wholesale - what should I buy
  WI Markets
  Yoghurt Maker - sources?
  .
• Up to date (ish)
  The Complete Breadmaking Collection - RacyRed (working on it)
  The Complete Cooking Collection - rosieben (very busy )
  Started but not recently updated
  The Complete Kenwood Chef Collection - CFC (02/07)
  Complete Makeup and Body Care Index - jessicamb
  The Complete Laundry and Clothes Collection - Alisonpennypincher
  Flooring and carpets - Alisonpennypincher
  The Complete Slow Cooker Collection - Kiwichick
  The Complete 'Buying Organic Food' Collection bluemoon (06/07)
  The Complete Thank You Old Style Collection - Squishy (04/07)
  The Complete Freecycle Collection - vivw
  The Complete Old Style Book Collection - Penny-Wise
  The Complete Pets Collection - aimeelister (no need now?)
  The Complete Kitchen Equipment, must have OS gadgets Collection - vivw
  The Complete SHOPPING Collection. - hazzie123
  The Complete Menu Plans Collection - Penelope Penguin
  Old Style Recipes Collection - clu
  Getting Started - Money~Bunny (08/07)
  Not started
  The Complete Jam, Chutney,Preserves, - Apprentice Tycoon (with apologies)
  Daily thread archives - cha97michelle
  Slow cooker recipe index - Murtle
  The Complete Pizza Collection - Iwantahouse
  The Complete HM Gifts Collection - debbym
  The complete 'how to declutter and organise your home' collection - cha97michelle
• Bump .........
• Have I linked this one to the "Quick search help" thread that's in the main Welcome sticky?
  I think that all told I did three of these type of posts over the years.
• I have just bought a mini oven from Argos for Ј13.29 as only half of our grill works and I hate having to put the oven on just to cook one or two things.
  I was wondering if anyone else uses one of these and what settings do you use it on if cooking jacket potatoes, potato wedges etc?
  If you have one of these what do you use it for mostly?
  It has broil, bake and toast settings.
  Ta.
  https://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...EMINI+OVEN.htm
• Hi SB
  I've never used one myself or even seen one so can't offer any advice myself There is a previous thread on Mini Ovens, so I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the information together
  thanks
  Zip
• Thanks very much, off to take a look now.
• Just thought i would give this a bump as some may not know where to find the indexes