Preparedness for when

maryb

Frugalsod wrote: »

Well you could make them into hummus and freeze it before that happens.

That is why I now buy small packs so they do get used up. Though I might have a canning session and process a whole load in one go. Memory Girl has a tutorial on her blog about canning chickpeas - I think it was the first thing she did when she got her pressure canner. I haven't done it till now because the 500ml canning jars would be too big but Lakeland are doing the Ball jars which come in a smaller size. I've got a £5 off 'vulture' to use up so I might get some of the small jars (and I love the Ball labels which wash off easily rather than leaving a sticky patch which resists everything except white spirit)

Frugalsod

maryb wrote: »

That is why I now buy small packs so they do get used up. Though I might have a canning session and process a whole load in one go. Memory Girl has a tutorial on her blog about canning chickpeas - I think it was the first thing she did when she got her pressure canner. I haven't done it till now because the 500ml canning jars would be too big but Lakeland are doing the Ball jars which come in a smaller size. I've got a £5 off 'vulture' to use up so I might get some of the small jars (and I love the Ball labels which wash off easily rather than leaving a sticky patch which resists everything except white spirit)

Thanks for the idea about getting rid of goo off jars. I got some coffee jars that can be reused but they are covered in glue where the labels were held on. That has given me an idea on how to remove it.

I have a number of food items that I will be trying to make and store. Canning in jars is a solution I had not thought of for some of them. Simple freezing is looking the easiest option for me.

thriftwizard

MTSM, I don't know anything about Deliciously Ella, but I do know that miso soup is very easy & lovely! Just a handful of chopped veg simmered in a pan of water with salt & pepper to taste, or a little veggie stock, and a teaspoon of miso paste stirred in at the last moment before serving - couldn't be simpler. It's a very comforting taste, somehow.

Also, one way of removing sticky labels that are reluctant to come off - butter! Rub a little butter on, wait half an hour, and it should scrub off no bother. Works on price labels on china, too...

moneyistooshorttomention

What about dehydrating as a way of preserving food?

Dehydrators also serve dual purpose for raw food "cooking" if you decide to try that.

...or, as I also discovered one time, for helping to preserve some "special" flowers that a friend was hoping to keep.

elona

I found WD40 was great for removing stickers etc.

jk0

Has anyone any experience with these?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003VE0ZL6?refRID=H2YYZK8TPS2B5HEFWVW0&ref_=pd_ybh_a_9



I'd never heard of them until a few days ago. I get the impression they are to get you to a garage without the effort of changing the wheel. Is it worth buying a kit?

Softstuff

Mtstm, with the miso, here's my favorite recipe http://www.justonecookbook.com/miso-glazed-eggplant/

We also make miso noodles, smear miso on grilled chicken or fish. It's wonderful stuff. Be warned though, it can cause flatulence.

I too reach for the wd40 Elona, great for any sticky stuff and doesn't destroy plastics either

moneyistooshorttomention

thriftwizard wrote: »

MTSM, I don't know anything about Deliciously Ella, but I do know that miso soup is very easy & lovely! Just a handful of chopped veg simmered in a pan of water with salt & pepper to taste, or a little veggie stock, and a teaspoon of miso paste stirred in at the last moment before serving - couldn't be simpler. It's a very comforting taste, somehow.

Guessing at same proportions of veg. and water as I usually use when making standard vegetable soup then??? I'd sorta got this vague idea that miso soup meant very few vegetables in it?

Since I've got the stuff anyway - I bought the darker version in the event - then I might as well give it a try.

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Think I might try that miso on grilled fish idea too.

thriftwizard

I think you can do either few veg or lots with impunity; miso is the flavouring rather than an actual recipe in its own right.

ivyleaf

jk0 A lot of new cars now come with one of those kits rather than a spare wheel. My OH reckons they might be okay to get you to a garage if it's not far and as long as the hole isn't in the side wall of the tyre.

One of DS's friends is an RAC man and he (RC man, not DS) carries a selection of spare wheels in his van because he says the repair kits are pretty useless.

HTH.