Sneaky ways to save the pennies

consultant31

• If you're just going to use the breast meat, you don't need to completely pluck the bird - you can skin it quite easily once you've got some of the feathers off.
• To pluck, take the bird and use your thumb and forefinger to pull out a few feathers at a time. Don't do too many at once or you could tear the skin. Work over the breast and back, tail, legs and wings. Cut off the wing tips, head and neck with poultry shears/strong kitchen scissors. Cut carefully through the crop just above the breast - the bird may have a bit of food stored here, but if it does just rinse it off.
• To gut the bird, use a knife/shears to make a small slit in the skin between the tail of the bird and the point of the breastbone. Wearing rubber gloves, push your fingers inside the cavity and pull out the offal :eek: then wash the bird and treat it like a chicken.

Oh my! I think this could be just the push I need to become a vegetarian _pale_

missychrissy

ThriftyChoco wrote: »

Some fantastic tips on here!1

Some of mine that I haven't seen so far:

As a treat, I buy fish off cuts from the fish mongers and roll them in the crumps that accumulate in the bottom of the toaster. The kids go wild for them! 'Mommas home made fish finger shapes' they calls em!

I have a neighbour who fills my car with vegetable oil for me in return for the odd favour. I pay him to get it from costco, he fills her up. I give him a favour.

When a yellow/green scrubber has lost the edge required in the kitchen, it gets sent to the bathroom and used as a body scrub. Thye're too harsh out the packet, but with a bit of wear and tear, they're perfect!

I think I must be missing something here cos this sounds x rated to me???

carolinosourus

missychrissy wrote: »

I think I must be missing something here cos this sounds x rated to me???

:rotfl:Lol I thought so too! Glad I'm not the only one with a dirty mind.

skintmumof3

carolinosourus wrote: »

:rotfl:Lol I thought so too! Glad I'm not the only one with a dirty mind.

let just hope he is not a twink...:eek::eek::eek:

ThriftyChoco

He is a she thank you and i think it is pretty sad that anyone could read anythign x-rated in what I wrote.


Edit: urgh, good lord! I think 'twink' should probably be added to the list of disacceptibel words on the forum.

lisawood78

Well you were the one who said he?
Sounded dodgy to me too.
How many people have been able to resist googling twinks?

cyclingyorkie

i have cycled to and from work every day this week - a saving of £10 - £16, depending on which bus I take!

I am taking DD2 out to lunch on Monday - money neutrally!

Frugalista

lisawood78 wrote: »

How many people have been able to resist googling twinks?

:whistle::whistle::whistle: OK, you caught me!! I confess all!! :o:o

Curious_George_2

lisawood78 wrote: »

Well you were the one who said he?
Sounded dodgy to me too.
How many people have been able to resist googling twinks?

I didnt google it, to my shame i already knew what a twink was :D

lisawood78

Shocking! ;-)