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To clean a vacuum flask

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:28:49 +0000

If your vacuum flask has developed a nasty smell from being closed up for a long time, pour in 1 tablespoon baking soda and fill with boiling water. Leave to stand for 15 minutes then rinse well before using.

winter school lunchbox ideas

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:17:41 +0000

To make a change from sandwiches in your child’s shool lunchbox in the winter, try some of these winter warm-up ideas.

Soup in a flask – always a favourite. Mmmmm!

Mousetraps - this delightful marmite and cheese on toast treat can be made fresh or heated in the morning before school and wrapped in aluminium foil then in a hand towel so it is still at least a bit warm at morning break or lunch time whenever your child chooses to eat them.

Hot drinks – a hot milky drink is a treat on a cold school day. Try this hot chocolate drink in a vacuum flask. Wrap it in a plastic bag and maybe a hand towel that can double as a cleanup cloth in case of any spillage.

Soup in a flask

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:46:40 +0000

Make a big pot of your child’s favourite soup – maybe tomato, pumpkin, or vegetable.

Heat a serving size to a point where it is a bit hotter than your child normally likes their soup (to allow for some cooling during the morning).

Pour the soup into an unbreakable vacuum flask of the same size so that it is full (this reduces the amount of air and the soup will stay warm longer

Screw the top on tightly so it won’t leak.

For other anti-leakage measures include:

Place the flask of soup in a plastic bag and close with a wire tie.

Wrap the plastic bag in a handtowel (also provides more insulation so stays warm longer and can be used to mop up in the event of spillage)

Put it into your child’s bag so it stands upright, at least when it leaves home!