Frugal Friday

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Welcome back to Frugal Friday!  This is a weekly forum post to encourage people to share tips on saving money, especially but not only by doing stuff yourself. A new post will be going up every Friday, and will remain active until the next one goes up. Contributions will be moderated, of course, and I have some simple rules to offer, which have changed as we've proceeded. (As things have settled down to a nice steady conversational pace, for example, I've deleted the rules about only one tip per person per week and about limiting the length of comments; I was worried early on about people flooding the forum with too much too fast, but I think we're past that risk.)

Rule #1:  this is a place for polite, friendly conversations about how to save money in difficult times. It's not a place to post news, views, rants, or emotional outbursts about the reasons why the times are difficult and saving money is necessary. Nor is it a place to use a money saving tip to smuggle in news, views, etc.  I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.

Rule #2:  this is not a place for you to sell goods or services, period. Here again, I have a delete button and I'm not afraid to use it.

Rule #3:  please give your tip a heading that explains briefly what it's about.  Homemade Chicken Soup, Garden Containers, Cheap Attic Insulation, and Vinegar Cleans Windows are good examples of headings. That way people can find the things that are relevant for them. If you don't put a heading on your tip it will be deleted.

Rule #4: don't post anything that would amount to advocating criminal activity. Any such suggestions will not be put through.

With that said, have at it!

Comments

Re: Recipes, butternut squash

[(Anonymous)]

I forgot something important, because it was late at night and my handwritten receipe notes to myself are briefer than I should relay to you.

If it is not obvious, in the last recipe I posted, Butternut soup ( optional pasta/cheese) after the first part where all the main ingredients are cooked together, once it is all cooked and soft enough, you need to blend or puree it ! Any of the usual means, stick blender, blender, or by hand with a potato masher or sieve. Best if it is all pureed. Think of fondue type flavor profile with alot less cheese, if I use beer or wine, I add it after the puree to get that affect. Then you can melt in a little or alot of cheese and add pasta or tortellini