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Dear Cath - Monday 1st June 2015

Q. We just bought a Dyson vacuum and are shocked at the amount of fine dust that we never suspected in our mainly tiled and floor boarded home that was always vacuumed and dusted. If you discovered the same when will all the dust be removed - we still get heaps of dust after over a week of regular cleaning. Peter

A. Peter the average home ingests an average of one kilo - yes, one kilo - of dust EVERY DAY! It comes in through the  windows and doors, is sucked in through heating/air conditioning and comes in on feet, clothing, with pets and so on. It sounds a lot but when it's spread around the whole house, on floors, furniture, curtains etc. it is spread very thin.

Regular vacuuming will help keep the dust down. You'll probably find you need to vacuum thoroughly every day for at least a week, then every second day, then every third day and maintain at least a twice a week schedule of vacuuming to maintain.

Shoes off at the door, sweeping hard floors every day, picking up fluff etc. when you see it will also help.

Heaters, open windows and doors, pets indoors and where you live will also impact the amount of dust/fluff/dirt you get in your home.

I love my Dyson vacuum and I'm always appalled at the amount of actual dirt it manages to suck out of the carpets - and I vacuum the whole house twice a week and do all the hard floors every day and shoes are not allowed indoors!

Q. I know the MOO buttermilk is somewhere on the member's website but I cannot find it. Please help. Mara

A. The recipes for MOO buttermilk are in the Recipe File under Mixes, or in 31 Days of MOO

 MOO Buttermilk No. 1
This is great for when you need a small quantity of buttermilk for pancakes or marinating. It's not true cultured buttermilk but it does just as good a job for a fraction of the price.

Ingredients:
1 cup milk (fresh or made from powdered milk)
1 tsp white vinegar or lemon juice

Method:
Stir the vinegar into the cup of milk. Let the milk sit for 10 minutes to curdle, it's ready to use.

MOO Buttermilk No. 2
Just like MOOing yoghurt, you need a cultured starter. For this MOO buttermilk you'll need to buy cultured buttermilk (available in the milk cabinet at your supermarket). Freeze what's left of the starter to use to make more.

Ingredients:
3-1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup cultured buttermilk, at room temperature

Method:
Mix ingredients in a sterilised jar and cover with a tea towel (don't put a lid on it, it needs a little air to work). Let the mixture sit in warm spot for 24 hours (the top of the fridge is good for this, or a sunny windowsill). After 24 hours you'll have a fresh batch of buttermilk, ready to use. Makes 1 litre.

Notes:
This buttermilk can be frozen.
Remember to keep 1/2 a cup to start the next batch.
You can use any milk, fresh or powdered, full cream or skim, even soured milk. Full cream works better than skim, but it will still work.
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