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Ella Woodward's Beetroot Chocolate Cake

This recipe featured in Telegraph Weekend last Saturday (24 Jan), and I'm keen to try it. It calls for 400g buckwheat flour, which I cannot find here in the Isle of Man. There's almost every other...
16:10 Sat 31st Jan 20154 answers, last by ClareA 13:20 Mon 02nd Feb 2015
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Outlook 2010 Problem

My Outlook 2010 has recently started denying me access to my emails. I may be jumping to conclusions, but I'd heard Microsoft was withdrawing support for this product. My server is manx.net, so I...
20:35 Sun 14th Sep 20144 answers, last by methyl 23:04 Sun 14th Sep 2014
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Perforated Base Pie Tins

I've long been seeking these things - pie tins with a holey base so that the base crust cooks well and crisps. I identified some in the US (Chicago Metallic, River Road) but there seems to be a...
23:36 Thu 13th Mar 20144 answers, last by mac44 23:58 Thu 13th Mar 2014
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A Bit Parochial! Places To Stay In Fleet, Hants.

Since selling the family home in Church Crookham, Fleet, Hants, I've found it difficult to get sorted for my visits to see friends, most of whom don't have spare space. B&Bs don't cut it - all v....
02:16 Fri 28th Feb 20143 answers, last by methyl 12:14 Fri 28th Feb 2014
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Passionfruit Seeds

Does anyone know whether these can be bought in packs as a snack or for cooking? I discovered them in a yogurt recently and was really taken with the taste! I've googled them of course, but most sites...
23:42 Sat 22nd Jun 20135 answers, last by vodkancoke 10:06 Sun 23rd Jun 2013
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Observer Cryptic 3449 Sunday November 11th 2012

Last longer than others where French water treated o-t-e-r
12:55 Tue 13th Nov 20125 answers, last by ClareA 13:01 Tue 13th Nov 2012
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A large counter-top oven wanted

My oven's packed up and to see me through I'd like a large capacity counter-top until I can research something more long-term. I'd be grateful for any posters' recommendations. Electric, obviously....
23:57 Wed 24th Oct 20121 answer, last by kjsdfweif 03:17 Thu 25th Oct 2012
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Liam Gallagher & his dogs

Not a question, more a comment. Today I read in the Times the following quote from the erstwhile lead 'singer' of Oasis. 'I like winding me [sic] dogs up. I shake the lead saying "Walkies"...
23:14 Fri 05th Oct 201214 answers, last by JonnyBoy12 18:53 Mon 08th Oct 2012
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Scottish & Southern Electric shares

Be as brief as I can... My Dad died last year, my Mum in 2003. All major financial matters such as probate, transfer of monies, &c, have been dealt with. Now I'm addressing the matter of some...
22:29 Mon 11th Jun 20125 answers, last by ClareA 23:07 Tue 12th Jun 2012
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Anyone else not impressed by Ancestry.co.uk?

I logged on for their free 14-day trial, and entered my late father's details (which I know minutely) as a starting point. Their system directed me to a man of the same surname but different first...
00:55 Sun 08th Apr 201212 answers, last by echokilo 18:10 Sat 14th Apr 2012
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Formal evening trousers

I'm invited - or rather coerced into - a Titanic centenery dinner. The dress code is either authentic to 1912, or formal black tie. As (although I'm female) I don't do dresses, I want to wear formal...
23:35 Sat 10th Mar 20126 answers, last by spudqueen 17:22 Sun 11th Mar 2012
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Stevie Parle spice mix recipe

I want to make the Stevie Parle (Daily Telegraph, Sat 17th December) spice mix recipe as a present. The cutting was so small, I've lost it! Does anyone have it, please?
01:45 Thu 22nd Dec 20115 answers, last by ClareA 02:06 Fri 23rd Dec 2011
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Thought posters might enjoy this

From Radio Times listing for Thur 27th Oct, 9pm, ITV2 'Benidorm': 'Having had her wedding ruined by the accident, Madge, along with Janice, find themselves taken captive'. Highest count of...
20:30 Thu 27th Oct 20118 answers, last by fliptheswitch 12:35 Tue 01st Nov 2011
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Bank has my head spinning

Went to the bank with details of my impending legacy & they have my head in a whirl. They've several income-generating 'products', as I believe we must call them, but to be honest it looks to me...
00:17 Fri 07th Oct 20119 answers, last by ClareA 23:11 Mon 10th Oct 2011
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JZ4aLBjzFI

See if this one works. If it does, it's all Buenchico's fault for showing me how! Clare A....
23:54 Fri 23rd Sep 201133 answers, last by mamyalynne 00:26 Sat 24th Sep 2011
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I'm still not sure how you post a YouTube link to here.

I know I tried (and failed) a few nights ago, but as messages move on, & there are no notifications of replies, I can't find my way back to anyone who may have helped. Apologies.
23:36 Fri 23rd Sep 201167 answers, last by erin-x 02:11 Sat 24th Sep 2011
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Wonder what you make of this, folks.

On 22nd August my 87yr old uncle died, my Dad's elder brother. Neither his brother nor sister are still alive, my Dad having died on 19.07.11. My cousins and I (in the UK) have tried to get in touch...
22:12 Tue 13th Sep 201112 answers, last by ClareA 23:36 Thu 15th Sep 2011
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See YouTube 'Two Bikes Stuck Together'

I don't know how to link to YouTube from here, but if you follow the above you'll see a very amusing (and breathtakingly dangerous) incident in which, thankfully, nobody was hurt.
22:24 Fri 24th Jun 20114 answers, last by ClareA 00:12 Sat 25th Jun 2011
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Restores Your Faith In Humanity

OH and me, on a bus, gong home. A young lad gets on, asking how far the bus goes. It turns out it terminates before where he has arrranged to meet his sister. A middle aged lady passenger pipes up...
22:39 Thu 19th May 201129 answers, last by ClareA 00:04 Sat 21st May 2011
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Why do I lately get little success using the 'maroon box'?

When I first was put onto it as a search tool (by a poster's reply to another), I used the maroon Search box all the time, as it saved asking questions already answered elsewhere. Now, though, I type...
21:53 Sun 08th May 20113 answers, last by ClareA 21:57 Sun 08th May 2011

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