Tips to save money in the kitchen
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-Mix mustard with prepared horseradish to make a hot zesty spread
cheaper
than you can buy it.
-If you run out of baking powder, mix half baking soda and half cream
of
tartar with a little cornstarch. Or if the recipe will allow it, add an
egg.
-Make powdered sugar in your blender by whirling granulated sugar with
a
little corn starch added to keep it smooth.
-Save pork fat trimmed from chops, steaks, etc, in the freezer. Put it
a
small pan when you bake anything else in the oven and let it render,
then cool and
store in the refrigerator until you're ready to make gravy or fry
potatoes.
-When you boil potatoes, save the water and use it like milk to make
'milk'
gravy.
-A hand operated grain mill is a practical kitchen appliance. In a
pinch, you
can grind popcorn for corn meal; grind peppercorns more easily than a
pepper
mill, grind coffee beans, wheat, barley and even make bread crumbs if
your
bread is dry.
-Leftover food can be cooked together and added to dog or cat food
occasionally, to help reduce the cost of their regular food. A
'leftovers' meal now and
then won't hurt them.
-If you oversalt a stew or soup, drop in a sliced potato. It will
absorb the
salt, so take it out before serving.
-Save bread crumbs from empty bread bags. You'll be surprised how fast
they
add up. Add them to meatloaf, use them to coat fried meat or top
casseroles.
-To remove fish or other strong tastes from cooking oil or shortening,
fry
potatoes in it. The potatoes will taste great, and it will be pure for
other
things.
-Stretch a meatloaf even more (and make it healthier) by adding
oatmeal,
cooked rice or other quick cooking or precooked grains or vegetables.
-Make a fish loaf or patties from canned jack mackeral or tuna instead
of
salmon.
-Put leftover food in serving sized containers and freeze. Individual
yogurt
cups are great for this. Seal the lids with tape and mark the contents.
When
you're busy or tired, dinner is already cooked and everyone can mix and
match
to their heart's desire!
-Never heat up your oven for just one thing, unless it's so big that
nothing
else will fit! Make two roasts, bake potatoes, vegetables, bake a
pie...
-The microwave is a great timesaver, and cooks food with less energy
and heat
waste than a conventional oven, but don't put off thawing foods just
because
you can do it faster in the microwave. It's still cheaper to thaw meats
in the
refrigerator (or, in some instances, in water).
~frugalliving.about.com
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