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Plastic Cocktail Glasses

My niece is having a 12th b.day party in a few weeks and she will be having a 'cocktail' bar. (Obviously non-alcoholic). Does anyone know where you can buy cheap, plastic cocktail glasses and all the...

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DO YOU RECOGNISE THIS AUTHOR ?

Can anyone please help me identify who the author is in photo 8 at the following site. (There aren't any clues) http://www.thenorther...k/leisure/superbrain/ Thanks...

thedaveformula

Can I use this out of date haddock?

I bought a bit of faddock from the fish counter on Tuesday and it said use by the 12th. It's been regigigrated all the time since then and I want to cook it now, will it be okay? Thank you.

Valeriea

Pickling spice for onions

I am from the UK but live in Greece. You cannot buy pickling spice for onions in packets here. Does anybody know what are the ingredients in pickling spice? I will be able to buy them seperate here....

Solarjunkie

Oldest working christmas tree lights?

How long have electric Christmas tree lights been around? What is the oldest working set still in use? Thanks....

shivvy

Stained silver plated cheese knives

I bought this set of cheese knives a few months ago http://www.theorigina...552&ddkey=http:Search After using them over xmas I noticed that after they had been washed, marks still remained on them. I...

shivvy

Cleaning wild bird feeders

I have a lot of feeders in my garden - peanut, niger, seed, sunflower etc but they are all looking a bit tatty and in need of a good clean. I usually clean one one week and then another the following...

barb1314

Photos attached to email too large...how to reduce?

My friend has received several photos on emails from her daughter. The photos are absolutely massive.Any idea how to reduce them? It's through Virgin Media. Many thanks if you can help.

JonnyBoy12

Where can I buy a Crosswell Tapeworm?

As you all know there are 1,001 ways to supposedly lose weight out there in the big wide world, but none as quite as extreme as the one mentioned in Brain Aldiss's short story "Supertoys last all...

piggynose

plumbing question...

My girlfriends shower is playing up!! its a fitted unit, not the typical shower above the bath set-up. basically its shower in a cubicle. whats happening at present is the water is not coming through...

Scylax

Bank refuses to handle cash

I wished to pay a £20 credit card statement at Co-Op Bank. I offered a £20 note, but was informed that :'We can't accept cash, sorry'. Since when was this not legal tender ?...

smurfchops

Best Nail Varnish

whenever I have a manicure the varnish stays on forever. When I do it at home it chips within a couple of days, even tho I use base and top coats. Why is this ? What is the best base and top coat to...

Brenden

Polished tables

How do you get rid of greasy smears on a polished table top, I have tried furniture polish but it made the problem worse Many thanks...

follyfancier

Holby City

I missed a bit of the last few minutes of Holby City and can,t look at I-player because i don,t have speakers,what happened with Faye at the end please has she gone now?

Barmaid

Glaze for roasted gammon

I was going to cook a gammon tomorrow (a la Gordon). Glaze needs demerara sugar, madeira, sherry vinegar and honey. I've got everything apart from sherry vinegar (haven't got any sherry either). What...

sfsorrow

should you keep eggs in the fridge

Should eggs be kept in a fridge, everyone seems to have differing views on this, I just want a definitive answer.

starone

Aren't We a Superstitious Lot

I just spilled some salt and took a pinch to throw over my left shoulder to hit the devil in the eye - presumably that's where he is standing. My mother would never do washing on Good Friday because...

milly143

How do I wrap one of these?

http://www.josephjose...-boards/chop2pot-plus I don't have any boxes at my disposal, just wrapping paper and ribbons....

lynbrown

Peel your veg on Xmas Eve?

I saw this tip in the paper today - to peel your veg the day before. Would they need to be kept covered in water to stop them going brown? Would that not make them taste too watery?

Iinvisible

Frozen Turkey

I have a turkey in the freezer from last year. Would you use it????

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