I know fresh pineapple won't set in jelly because of the enzymes in it but have been told that tinned pineapple will set in jelly. Is this true? Don't want to waste a jelly to find out.. Would you...
Any food scientists out there? Have a massive tomato crop this year and freezer is now totally full. If I make tomato soup, could I preserve it safely by adding a camden tablet (sodium metabisulphate)...
Is there a good quality substitute for sugar when cooking acid soft fruits like gooseberries and redcurrants? Sugar has so many calories that I'm looking for something which does the job without...
I hate having to clear out coffee grains from our caffetiere and wonder whether it's possible to buy coffee bags in the same way that you can buy tea bags, which would make cleaning it and disposing...
I've been given a passion flower seedling which is currently about 12 inches high which I'm nursing indoors at the moment. I've never grown one before so would appreciate some advice on when to plant...
Does anybody on here have any experience of this? I understand this condition is normally treated with eye drops and wonder how effective these are at holding any further eye degenation at bay or...
The news today says a public consultation on the Dangerous Dogs Act has been launched. How can we participate? Does anybody have a government web link where comments and opinions can be voiced online?...
Any lawyers out there? A friend, acting with Power of Attorney for parent in Care Home is having to pursue a considerable debt from parent's other child to raise funds to pay for care fees. What...
A small amount of water has started to seep through the base of a white ceramic vase but there don't appear to be any cracks in it. Is there any kind of sealant which will prevent the leakage before...
Can somebody please give me the dates when the key matches will be played this summer.? My husband is a football addict. I am not and I want to schedule my diary so that I can arrange to be as far...
I've just switched from Internet Explorer to Firefox as a result of the German Government's warning about the serious security risks to Internet Explorer. When I used IE I could keep "My...
which enables you to tell when an avocado is just ripe ? So often we buy them, only to find that although the flesh indicates that they're ready for eating, they are completely black inside and...
Does anybody know where I can find some wooden (not plastic) blocks, preferably in a light beech shade, into which we can fit the legs of our sofa to raise the height by between 2 - 3 inches?
Thanks....
Help please. The tool bar which shows which applications are in use, i.e. Outlook Express, Word, Excel etc, which is normally displayed at the bottom of my screen has somehow moved to the right hand...
In recent weeks, trying to eat up a glut of home grown vegetables, I've been eating a largely vegetarian- based diet. However, it's been causing a great deal of flatulence and loose bowels. Do...
My internet access keeps shutting down and I get a message along the lines of " There is a problem with this application and it has to close down. Do you want to report this problem?" Can...
Anybody know thelink for the site which shows the national debt as it clocks up up day by day and the suggested cuts which would have to be made to bring the country back into the black again.