Frugal Food Maneuvers

Use those brown bananas>>>>TIP

Brown spots on bananas indicate ripeness not rot! If your family objects to the spots, peel the banana and use them in recipes. Once the peels turn mostly brown, mash the banana, add a teaspoon of lemon juice per banana, and freeze the puree in an airtight container. Frozen banana puree lasts for six months and is delicious in milkshakes, cakes, quick breads, and muffins....


Flop the cottage cheese>>>>>>TIP

To keep your cottage cheese fresh longer, refrigerate it upside down in its original carton. You can also freeze cottage cheese, although it will break down when thawed. So after thawing, just whip until creamy, then use....


Jab for juice>>>>>TIP

If you only need a few drops of fresh lemon/lime/orange juice, don't squeeze the fruit--jab it with a toothpick and squeeze out just the amount of juice you need, then put the toothpick in the hole and refrigerate the fruit...

[ October 07, 2005, 08:56 PM: Message edited by: chatty lady ]

I think my family purposely lets the bananas go brown so I'll make banana bread.

chatty, I have frozen nearly black bananas and used them for banana bread at a later date.

I was just thinking of ways to be frugal with food this morning while thinking about my son in college. He wants to go to Europe and take a couple classes again for a few weeks this summer. WE paid for it last year but told him he has to pay this year. We'll pay for the tuition but the rest is on him. I was thinking about sharing ways he could save grocery money.

Great tips Chatty!