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Tunis Cake

Can anyone help with the origins of Tunis cake? The only place I could find it in December was Sainsbury's and they weren't a patch on those we had when I was a lot younger than I am now! Many thanks,...
11:34 Mon 12th Jan 2009
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Gussy Hardsocks

My gran used to use this expression to indicate that someone (usually me!) was acting above their station. Does anyone have any idea as to it's origin. Google and Yahoo think I am referring to items...
18:47 Thu 08th Jan 20094 answers, last by Peyroulou 19:02 Mon 19th Jan 2009
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Silk scarf

My wife has a silk scarf which has some marks which are a little sticky. Any idea how we clean a silk scarf?
21:49 Sat 20th Sep 20081 answer, last by jack daniels 23:42 Sat 20th Sep 2008
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Oxfordshire town or village

Q1. Curdled and upset. Q2. .....and farewell-y?
09:44 Wed 26th Sep 20073 answers, last by Peyroulou 11:22 Wed 26th Sep 2007
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Tree identification

I am trying to identify a tree which has purple flowers (somewhat like a horsechestnut) (flowering now) with leaves like a Mimosa or Albizia and in autumn (and throughout winter) has orange fruit/seed...
20:29 Wed 23rd May 2007
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Vinyl LP Busby Berkley

Many, many, many years ago, (well, ok early 80's) I bought an ALBUM. For those younger people, this is a big round discy thing. It was a 'pop-up' spread with music from Busby Berkley movies from the...
21:05 Wed 14th Mar 20072 answers, last by Peyroulou 10:27 Thu 15th Mar 2007
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Mercury Barometer

I have a mercury barometer that has air bubbles in the mercury column. Does anyone have any idea how to get them out (without poisoning myself)?
15:31 Wed 18th Oct 20069 answers, last by Peyroulou 19:00 Wed 25th Oct 2006
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Place names in Britain

1 A quiet place to go, 8 letters. 2. A wheelie crossing, 10 letters. 3. A good place to invest in, 7 letters. 4. Sounds like reinforcement, 5 letters. 5. Spoil the state, 11 letters. Help please
18:52 Tue 17th Oct 20066 answers, last by Peyroulou 10:56 Wed 18th Oct 2006
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UK place names

1. Well tanned pate, 11 letters. 2. Bonfire area?, 12 letters. 3. Reddish-yellow, 5 letters. 4. See setting sun again, 9 letters. 5. Designated for children, 9 letters. 6 A quiet place to go, 8...
11:15 Tue 17th Oct 200612 answers, last by Peyroulou 12:12 Thu 19th Oct 2006
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UK place names

chop down cathedral in 9 letters
11:01 Tue 17th Oct 20062 answers, last by Peyroulou 11:08 Tue 17th Oct 2006

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