Keeping Sliced Tomatoes Fresh?What's the best way to keep my sliced tomatoes looking and tasting good longer?
Minimizing the Bitter Flavor of Collard Greens in Recipes?Collards are the only plant crop that thrives in my garden. Any suggestions as to how to minimize the bitter flavor? I chopped up some for a lentil and sausage soup and wasn't too happy with the result due to their strong flavor.
Storing or Canning Homemade Hot Sauce?I recently made a hot sauce using lime juice (no vinegar) as the acid base. It also has cooked and pureed carrot, onion, garlic, and harbanero peppers, plus spices.
Shelf Life of Dehydrated Food?I am thinking about buying a food dehydrator. How long can you store food that has been dehydrated before it goes bad?
Shelling Hickory Nuts?I have a hickory tree and picked up about a 1/2 bushel of nuts. I have never saved them before so I am not sure about removing the husks. Do you just peel them off?
Roasting Squash Seeds?Can seeds from acorn or butternut squash be roasted like pumpkin seeds?
Increasing the Serving Size of a Recipe?I am invited to Thanksgiving dinner at a friend's home. It will be a pot luck dinner. I plan to bring a candied yams, but the recipe says it's for 6 servings. Does any one know how to double the recipe for 12 servings? Thank you for any help.
Calculating Ingredient Costs?How do I price out each ingredient in my fruitcake recipe. It uses teaspoon and tablespoon measurements. For example how will I compute how much one teaspoon of nutmeg costs?
Is There a Difference in Quality When Using Butter Instead of Margarine?Is there a difference in quantity when using butter instead of margarine in both general cooking and baking?
Product Review: Butterball Fully Cooked Smoked Turkey?Has anyone tried the Butterball fully cooked smoked turkey? Is it good enough to serve to guests for Thanksgiving?
How Do I Start a "Once a Month Cooking" Plan?I've been reading stuff online about "once a month cooking". It's definitely something I am interested of because it's budget friendly and cuts down on cooking everyday. However I don't even know where to start with this.
Improving the Flavor of Brown Rice?Does anyone have any ideas for making brown rice more palatable? I have tried adding bullion to the water and different seasonings, but nothing has worked so far to encourage my family to like it.
What is the Best Way to Crack Hickory Nuts?What is the best way to crack hickory nuts to get lots of halves?
Brown Leaves in Frozen Spinach?I purchased a pack of frozen chopped spinach from the grocery store. When I got home and opened the carton I noticed a lot of brown chopped leaves in it. Does this mean the spinach was old?
Keeping Fast Food Warm or Reheating It Without It Drying Out?If I bring home fast food like a hamburger and fries at 3:00 and my hubby doesn't get home till 6:00, is there an easy way to keep it warm without drying it out? Or any microwave suggestions that works?
Chocolate Dipped Fruit for 100 People?How much fruit would I need for dipping in chocolate for 100 people?
Uses for Salt and Pepper Shakers?I would like ideas for using salt and pepper shakers in the kitchen. I have some that have ivy leafs but I want to use something other than salt and pepper. The shakers match a bottle that I am putting flavored oil in.
Marshmallow Cream?How many ounces are in a pint of marshmallow creme?
Alternative Uses for Shrimp Cocktail Sauce?I have four bottles of cocktail sauce that I purchased at a cheap price. I bought so many because I thought my daughter could use them. I was wrong, she doesn't want them. My husband and I use them when we have shrimp, but that is not that often.
Uses for Nutella?Can anyone give me suggestions for using Nutella?
Calculating Meat Portions for Large Group?How much brisket is needed for 400 people when offering two meats?
Uses For Bottled Lemon Juice?What are some uses for bottled lemon juice?
Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?Can I substitute cooking oil for shortening in oatmeal cookies?
Making Energy Bars With Uncooked Oats?I found recipe for no-bake energy bars that includes rolled oats. Is this possible, to not cook rolled oats, just freeze them? And eat?
Cooking Pasta for 200?What is the amount of pasta and meat sauce needed for 200 servings?
Pitting Cherries Without a Pitter?What is the best/easiest way to remove the pits from fresh cherries if you do not have a cherry pitting machine? Cherries are supposed to be really good for arthritis and I would like to get them now and freeze them for smoothies.
Dressings for Hamburgers and Hotodgs for 200 People?How much chili, slaw, and tomatoes do I need to prepare hamburgers and hotdogs for 200?
Offering Fresh Ground Pepper to Guests?When is the appropriate time to offer fresh ground pepper to the guests?
Planning Cheap and Healthy Meals?I am new here. I just quit my job to go to school full time and finish my degree. Anyway, I am looking for cheap and healthy meal plans. My husband and I work out a lot, so the healthy part is important. Would love any advice. Thanks!
Keeping Meat that Defrosted?My freezer was left open and some of the meat was thawed. Mostly what was on the door, including hamburger and pork sausage. What can I do?
Uses for 10 Year Old Champagne?Before I dispose of all my ten year old champagnes, may I know if they are still useful? In what sense? Thank you very much.
Making Boxed Cakes Taste Homemade?What would you add to the assorted flavours of cake mix to make them taste like homemade? I don't feel confident enough in my ability to follow a cake batter recipe, so tend to rely on cake mixes.
Why Do Recipes Call for Packing the Brown Sugar?Why do you have to pack brown sugar when using it in a recipe?
Getting Worms Off Fresh Broccoli?How do you get worms off fresh broccoli?
Can't Remember the Name of Lemon Shaped Saltine Crackers from 60s?Does anyone remember a saltine cracker produced in the 60s to maybe 80s that was lemon shaped? Our daughter says it actually had points on the end just like a lemon. They are no longer produced, but we are going "crazy" trying to think of the name of these crackers.
Turbo Oven Tips?I need to know how to cook a roast and vegetables in a turbo convection oven.
Making Custom Ice Cube Moulds?Can I make up ice cube moulds and ice cube plastic sheets with an image of a Masonic badge showing a Square Compass? I want to make ice cubes for our lodge.
Keeping Deep Fry Oil From Becoming Rancid?Why does the oil stored in my electric fryer begin to smell like paint thinner and get rancid? Is there a way to stop this from happening? Thanks.
Making a Large Batch of Meatloaf?I am making 25 lbs of meatloaf. How many people will that feed?
Making Powdered Sugar for Commercial Use?How can I make powdered sugar for commercial purposes? What anti-caking agent can I use? I would also like to preserve the powdered sugar for up to 2 years. Any suggestions?
Making Extracts?Because extracts are expensive to buy I am making my own. At the moment I am doing vanilla extract and lemon extract. The lemon one smells lovely, but the vanilla one still smells of Vodka. It's only been 1 week since I have stored these.....
Preventing Beetles in Packaged Whole Grain Products?I find beetles and bugs infesting a dietary product containing whole grain cereals like barley, green gram, millet, wheat, and fenugreek even in well sealed packs. How can this be prevented?
Why Are Organic Products So Expensive?Why do healthy organic products cost so much, when there are no pesticide, herbicide, or fungicide chemical costs?
What is Sugar Cane?Can anyone tell me, what is cane sugar? Is it the ordinary granulated sugar? Many thanks. Helen xx
Making a Demonstration of How Bread Rises?Is there a way to make a really cool thing to demonstrate how bread rises?
Cooking Sherry?Are dry sherry and cooking sherry the same thing?
Keeping Cilantro (Coriander) Fresh?Any tips about how to keep cilantro fresh and crisp? I try to dry it and it becomes damaged, then smelly and mushy. If I leave it alone (moist), it gets smelly and mushy. I've tried green bags, paper towels, leaving the container open in the fridge to pull moisture out...
What to Do With Extra Amish Bread Starter Kits?Does anyone know how to use the Amish Friendship bread starter kits (after making 1st batch of bread) if you haven't given them away? Can you bake it all in a big batch rather than give away many starters?
Splenda Doesn't Dissolve in Cold Water?Does anybody have any really good ideas on how to get Splenda to dissolve in cool to cold water? I have an awful time getting this done.
Keeping Water Hot in a Flask?How do you keep water steaming hot in a flask?
Recipes for Baked Goods That Ship Well?Anybody have any good ideas for food that ships well and doesn't go stale? I want to send something for Valentine's Day to a friend and need some ideas. I like to bake, so any good recipe for that would be appreciated.
Deep Frying Cake Batter?Can you mix up a boxed cake mix recipe and then drop it into the hot oil of a deep fryer to make some form of dessert?
What is White Coating Bark?What is white coating bark?
Cake Crumbs for Chocolate Truffles?Does anyone know how much a regular boxed cake mix weighs after being baked? I have a recipe for Chocolate Truffles I would like to make for Valentines Day that uses cake crumbs.
Using Crackers in Sweet Recipes?Many times I see recipes, which I don't try out, calling for Ritz crackers or saltine crackers. Here in Europe, crackers are what you put cheese and a cocktail onion on top of and spear it together with a cocktail stick to serve as party snacks.
Using Juice from Dill Pickles?Does anyone know of uses for dill pickle juice after the pickles are gone? I eat a lot of dill pickles and always hate to throw the juice away.
Baking a Marie Callendar's Pie Crust?How long do I bake a Marie Callendar's pie crust?
Using Corn Syrup?What can I make with corn syrup?
Making a Lemon Meringue Pie?When do you put the topping on a lemon meringue pie? While the lemon is hot or cold? Thank you.
Making Wings for a Sugarcraft Bee?How can I make wings for a Sugarcraft Bee?
Cooking for 8?I have 8 people I need to cook for. I was wondering if anyone has recipes that don't include fish and that are cheap. Thanks ahead of time!
Making and Using Roasted Garlic?What do you do with roasted garlic and how do you roast it? I have a lot from the garden this summer, more that I can use in cooking.
Party Foods That Do Not Require Refrigeration?I would like some help for suggestions on "traveling food". To explain I have three family functions coming up, a 30th birthday party, and then a Xmas Eve celebration, then one on Xmas day. These are at different households.
Strainer for Straining Raspberries?What do I use to press and strain raspberries?
Making Lasagna For 175 People?I am making lasagna for 150-175 people. I am using 16 1/8 X 11 3/4 X 2 7/8 inch pans. Do you know how many I need to make?
Cooking Ahead for Holiday Meals?How much in advance can I make pumpkin pies and green bean casserole and still have them taste good? And does anyone add soy sauce to green bean casserole?
Frying a Turkey Breast?How many minutes per pound do you fry a turkey breast?
When Did Bisquick First Appear on the Market?How long has Bisquick been around?
How to Tell if Flour is Self Rising?My flour is in a canister. I have no idea if it is self rising or not. Is there a way to test it to tell which it is?
Using Stevia in Tea?This is my first season growing stevia and I had a bumper crop. The only thing is I am not fond of the leafy substance floating in my tea. Are there ways to process it to a liquid or powder? The picture is after I harvested.
Shipping Vacuum Packed Homecooked Meals?I have a son in medical school who has no time to cook or get groceries, etc. I was thinking of cooking a little extra of what we are having for dinner and vacuum packing it and then mailing it to him on a weekly basis via USPS.
How Can You Tell Where Flour is Made?I was reading about the different types of flour. The lady said flour from the south is different from flour made in the north. So how do you know if the flour is from the north or the south?
Molding Canned Cranberry Sauce?Can you use canned cranberry sauce to put into a mold? If so how do I do it? My family will only eat cranberry sauce in a can.
What is Cake Flour?What is cake flour? I have never heard of it.
Ideas for a Vegetarian Cooking for Meat Eaters?I have been living for about 25 years as a vegetarian, while everyone else in my house wants MEAT! They believe with their whole mind and heart that if they do not get meat, and lot's of meat for meals, then they have not been fed.
Using an Aluminum Espresso Maker on a Ceramic Stovetop?I just got an aluminum stove top espresso maker. In the instructions it says that it cannot be used on a ceramic glass stove. What will happen if I use it on a glass top stove?
Using Dehydrated Apples?What does one do with dehydrated apples? How do you rehydrate them?
Canned Tomatoes Have a Metallic Taste?I make salsa using store-bought tomatoes in a can. The salsa has a "can" taste that I don't like. Does anyone know of a trick to cut that taste out? Thanks.
Frying Breaded Foods?Any suggestions for getting breading to stick to fish and other foods before I fry it? Whatever I have tried doesn't work.
Cooking With Frozen Okra?Can you freeze fresh okra and still have the fresh taste when unfrozen?
Cutting Frozen Meat?I was given a 10 lb. package of turkey breast from a deli. A great gift, but it is frozen solid. What can I use to cut it into smaller size portions? I can't slice it this way and if I thaw it out whole I can't possibly eat it all before it spoils.
Peeling Onions?Is there any easy way to peel silver skin onions?
Who Makes This Ice Cream?Does anybody know who makes Walmart ice cream? They were out of the premium Homemade brand and I bought the Walmart brand that turned out to be delicious.
Adjusting Liquid in Bread Machine Recipe?When using an egg in my bread machine the recipe it says reduce 3/4 liquid by 1/8 of a cup. I'm no math wiz, can some one help?
Shipping a Pie?My sister has brain cancer and has not been able to keep much food in her stomach, but she wants me to make her a pie. That would be easy, but we live in different states and I can't go to her place right now. I was wondering if anyone knows how I could bake this pie and ship it to her?
Making Pickles With Burpless Cucumbers?Can you use burpless cucumbers to make dill pickles? Thanks.
Cooking Time for Dried Egg Noodles?How long should I cook dried egg noodles?
Making Flavored Olive Oil?I bought a decorative bottle and want to use Rosemary and Thyme from my garden to infuse olive oil. Should I dry them first?
Can I Use Rancid Fresh Coconut?I went to the trouble of grating fresh coconut and then was surprised to find that it got rancid really fast. Has anyone any idea of what to do with rancid, grated coconut?
What is This Cookie?I have often come across sweets recipes which ask for "wafers". Please, could U.S.Thriftyfun members confirm if they are the same thing as I understand them to be?
Getting Rid of Used Cooking Oil?What can I use beside a metal coffee can, to discard leftover frying oil?
Putting Fruit on a Pewter Tray?Can we put fruits on a pewter tray?
What is a Dutch Oven?Could you explain exactly what a dutch oven is? I see many recipes requiring the use of it and have no idea what it is.
Recipes And Tips For Using A Convection Oven?I have recently purchased a dual fuel stove. The top of the stove is gas while the main oven is electric. It has the option of regular bake or convection bake. If anyone has any advice or recipes for the convection bake setting I would love to have them. No detail is too small.
Raw Portabella Mushrooms?Can you eat portabella mushrooms raw?
Opening Large Cans of Food?How do you open large cans of food? My small can opener will not cut them. Thanks very much.
What Is Bisquick?I see in a lot of recipes they use Bisquick. What is it?
Making Creamed Corn?Does anyone know where I can get a wooden bowl to make creamed corn with? I know it's an old item but I don't know where to get it from.
Keeping Peanut Butter Smelling Fresh?I read somewhere that there is something that can be put in with peanut butter to keep it from smelling rancid?
What is "press and seal"? What is "press and seal"?
Reheating Lasagna?How long do you heat a medium tin of homemade frozen lasagna that has already been cooked. At what temperature? Also should it be covered or uncovered?
How Can You Tell if Tortillas Are Fresh?How can you tell if tortillas are fresh?
Making Olive Juice?We drink dirty martinis on a regular basis, so we are constantly having to buy jars of olives to use the juice. However, we are having to spend tons of money on olives, and not using the whole jar.
Serving Size for Pasta with Meat Sauce?What is the suggested serving size for cooked pasta with meat sauce?
Buying Dinner Rolls in Bulk?My daughter's wedding reception is May 16, 2009. Where can I find dinner rolls, enough to feed 200-250 people for the reception?
Side Dishes for Salmon Balls?What would you serve with the salmon balls recipe I found on this site?
Popping Microwave Popcorn Without a Microwave?I hope that someone can help me. I was given some Microwave popcorn. The only problem is I don't have a microwave to pop it in. Can I pop it on an electric stove and how do I go about doing this? Thank you for any help.
What is Baking Soda?Being from Australia we have different terms for some products. Please can you tell me if baking soda is bi-carbonate of soda, or is it what we call baking powder, which is used when we want plain flour (no rising in it) to rise?
