Frugal Friday

[ecosophia]

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 may change further as we proceed.

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: Always scrape the container clean

[(Anonymous)]

This is a really cool idea! I will use a spatula to scrape out as much of the goodness as I can, but it never occurred to me to drink the rinse water.

I often thin out the ketchup (or teriyaki sauce) and just add that to whatever appropriate dish I am cooking. Thinned ketchup works well with anything that uses tomato sauce or paste. Come to think of it, I usually rinse the sauces/pastes out of the cans and add that to whatever sauce, stew or casserole I am making.

Of course, on the other hand, mustard water doesn't sound all that appealing ...

Re: Always scrape the container clean

[teresa_from_hershey]

Mustard water goes in the soup!

Or, you can keep a big, lidded container in the freezer. Add rinse liquids (remembering that you use the minimum amount of water to rinse a jar clean) until you've got a jarful. Then make soup.

The water's already flavored so be careful how much salt or other seasonings you add.