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boiled water from vegetables

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If you buy frozen vegetables and then boil them, can you use the water afterwards for anything?
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  • greenbee
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    If you're making soup at the same time, chuck it in instead of fresh water, but otherwise just cool it and use for watering the garden.
  • MrsBartolozzi
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    I've read of some folks diluting juices with it for kids who don't eat much veg. I think Weezl74 drinks it herself (I'm sure I read it somewhere:whistle:) as it still has some vitam,ins in it.

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  • Waxy_Bean
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    I use veg water to make gravy.
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  • staffie1
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    If you've salted the water, pour it over the weeds growing between the slabs in the path/patio. Cheaper than buying weedkiller.
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  • Xaviera
    Xaviera Posts: 286 Forumite
    Waxy_Bean wrote: »
    I use veg water to make gravy.

    me too :beer:
  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    if I don't drink it myself or don't use it for gravy for the meal, I freeze any veg water in 60ml portions to use as stock when I need it

    I don't often do frozen veg other than spinach for curries, & peas & sweetcorn for adding directly to dishes, but I can't see the cooking water would be an awful lot different from fresh veg for stock purposes, maybe slightly less tasty, but I certainly wouldn't throw it away
  • Quasar
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    I find frozen vegs water doesn't taste as good as that of fresh vegs, but then maybe it's just me.

    That said, I NEVER use too much water to boil vegs, and what little is left I use to make a cup of soup for the same meal - just adding a bit of olive oil, and a pinch of parmesan.

    Remember that the water left from cooking vegetables contains valuable minerals and vitamins that were leaked out of the vegs during cooking.
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  • newlywed
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    Ok... mental note... keep the veg water, don't pour down the sink :o
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  • Patchwork_Quilt
    Patchwork_Quilt Posts: 1,839 Forumite
    You can use it to boil rice and quinoa in too.

    If you have enough room, freeze it and freeze all the trimmings from your veggies eg celery leaves. Make soup when you have enough
  • freebiequennie
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    I use it to make gravy or let it cool and water plants.

    use the water from boiling gammon hock last week to make soup.
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