Tips: Money Saving Tips

• Freshening dry and hard lemons is effortless by placing them in a hot oven for a few minutes. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• It's handy to carry a couple of cans of evaporated milk on camping trips when making pancakes or waffles or any other recipe that calls for milk. Mix half milk and half water to use as a milk substitute in recipes. Covered tightly it last longer in the fridge than regular milk. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Wrapping celery in aluminum foil when putting it in the refrigerator helps keep the freshness for weeks. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Before discarding your empty mustard jars, get a little more out of it by making a tasty salad dressing. Depending on how much mustard is left in the jar, add about 3 or 4 tablespoons olive oil and 2 or 3 tablespoons vinegar (red or white wine vinegars work well), and a clove or two of minced garlic. Season with salt and pepper, and shake well. You'll have a wonderful mustard vinaigrette is. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Use a grocery bag lined with several layers of paper toweling to substitute for a salad spinner. Put lettuce into bag, close then spin it around in a circle a few turns until the greens are dry and ready to dress. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• To make quick garlic butter, squeeze a clove of garlic through a garlic press with a small amount of butter for perfect garlic butter for some quick toast or to season veggies, fish, chicken or whatever! FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Make your own Instant Oatmeal by putting regular oatmeal in a blender. Blending makes the oatmeal the same as instant. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Make your own sun dried tomatoes - Turn oven on lowest setting. Halve or quarter tomatoes and sprinkle with equal parts salt and sugar. Bake until shriveled and slightly tough - about 12 to 14 hours. Store in the refrigerator or you can freeze for later use. You can also store in oil, in the fridge. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• The end of a clean, empty 10 oz. can makes a handy cookie or biscuit cutter. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Using leftover wine is a snap if you freeze it into ice cubes -- save calories and fat by sauteeing in wine instead of butter or oil. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

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