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Frugal Friday 16: Cooking Tips

by Karen on July 27th, 2007

Sometimes things just don’t always go as planned when you’re cooking.  Here are some tips to help you out and to keep from throwing out good food.

For brown sugar that is hard as a rock:
• If you need it in a hurry, simply grate the amount called for with a hand grater.
• Soften by placing a slice of soft bread in the package and closing tightly.  In a couple hours the brown sugar will be soft again.
• Put brown sugar and a cup of water (do not add to the sugar, set it alongside of it) in a covered pan.  Place in the oven (low heat) for a while.  The warm moisture will soften the brown sugar.

Frozen bread loaves and rolls:
• Please in brown paper bag and put in 325 degree oven for 5 minutes to thaw completely.For food that’s too salty:
• For soup and stew, add cut raw potatoes and discard once they have cooked and absorbed the salt.
• Another remedy for salty soup and stew is to add a teaspoon each of cider vinegar and sugar.
• Or, simply add sugar.

For food that’s too sweet:

• Add salt.
• If it’s a main dish or vegetable, add a teaspoon of cider vinegar.

Wilted vegetables:

• If fresh vegetables are wilted or blemished, pick off the brown edges.  Sprinkle with cool water, wrap in towel and refrigerate for an hour or so.
• Perk up soggy lettuce by adding lemon juice to the bowl of cold water and soak for an hour in the refrigerator.
• Douse quickly in hot and then ice water with a little apple cider vinegar added.
• Lettuce and celery will crisp up fast if you place it in a pan of cold water and add a few raw sliced potatoes.

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