| Money Savers and MORE Frugal Tips for the Homestead |
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| To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. |
If you don't have enough batter to fill all cupcake tins, pour 1 tablespoon of water into the
unfilled spots...this helps preserve the life of your pans.
unfilled spots...this helps preserve the life of your pans.
Freeze bananas. Mash and freeze ripe bananas, in one-cup portions, for use in later baking.
Freeze bananas whole (peeled) in plastic baggies.
Freeze bananas whole (peeled) in plastic baggies.
If your toothpaste tube has a snap top lid: wash and save. When you run across an especially
good bargain on toothpaste that does not have the snap top, you can replace the ordinary top
with the saved snap top.
good bargain on toothpaste that does not have the snap top, you can replace the ordinary top
with the saved snap top.
| Store whole lemons in a jar of water in the refrigerator, they will yield more juice. |
To get the most juice out of fresh lemons, bring them to room temperature and roll them under
your palm against the kitchen counter before squeezing.
To aid in washing dishes, add a tablespoon of baking soda to your soapy water. You can use
less soap because it cuts the grease. It softens hands also.
your palm against the kitchen counter before squeezing.
To aid in washing dishes, add a tablespoon of baking soda to your soapy water. You can use
less soap because it cuts the grease. It softens hands also.
| Save store bought bread bags and ties. Use for storing homemade bread. |
| If you accidentally over salt while cooking. Drop in a peeled potato. It absorbs the excess salt. |
| When making bread, substitute non-dairy creamer for the dry milk. The results are the same. |
Do not throw away bread heels or leftover cornbread. Make bread crumbs and
store in the freezer.
store in the freezer.
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator. It will keep for weeks.
Place a slice of bread in hardened brown sugar to soften.
Place a slice of bread in hardened brown sugar to soften.
| Keep the linings from cereal boxes and use as a substitute for waxed paper. |
For left over onion, cut in half, rub the cut side with butter to stay fresher longer.
Keep cheese in a vinegar dampened cloth to keep from drying out.
Keep cheese in a vinegar dampened cloth to keep from drying out.
| Chill candles for 24 hours before using, they burn longer & don’t drip. |
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