Sneaky ways to save the pennies

oystercatcher

purplevamp wrote: »

This tip is going back to when I was a little [STRIKE]vamp[/STRIKE] girl...

Dissolve a pack of jelly with half the water needed, then when cooled down add in some evaporated milk to make it up to the full amount (normally 1 pint). Whisk until nice and frothy and pour into small tubs with lids. Makes on average six portions, depending on the size of the pots. They make a nice change in school lunch boxes, and the ones I made only cost 10p each = 9p Mr S economy strawberry jelly and 50p Mr S evaporated milk. Can also be made with jelly and rice pudding which would work out even cheaper if you get the basics rice pud.

Ohhhh! I'd never thought of using rice pud for making mousse!
I think I will surprise Mr O with a scrummy pudding!

Gaia

purplevamp wrote: »

This tip is going back to when I was a little [STRIKE]vamp[/STRIKE] girl...

Dissolve a pack of jelly with half the water needed, then when cooled down add in some evaporated milk to make it up to the full amount (normally 1 pint). Whisk until nice and frothy and pour into small tubs with lids. Makes on average six portions, depending on the size of the pots. They make a nice change in school lunch boxes, and the ones I made only cost 10p each = 9p Mr S economy strawberry jelly and 50p Mr S evaporated milk. Can also be made with jelly and rice pudding which would work out even cheaper if you get the basics rice pud.

That brings back memories! Mum used to make what we called 'milk jelly' - ie half boiling water and then the other half of the liquid was normal milk.
(Personally I hate evap or condensed milk.)

candygirl

Gaia wrote: »

That brings back memories! Mum used to make what we called 'milk jelly' - ie half boiling water and then the other half of the liquid was normal milk.
(Personally I hate evap or condensed milk.)

Mine did milk jelly too:j:j

sparrer

I'm not a lover of jelly or blancmange but I do like milk jelly so still make it sometimes, as did my mum and Nana...the best ones always come back round

Eenymeeny

I seem to remember that it was supposed to be low-calorie, nutritious and filling!

maz1964

ginnyknit wrote: »

I ran out of dishwasher tabs weeks ago and have been using a squirt of cheap washing up liquid and the results are better than the tabs, but I do run the machine with soda crystals every couple of weeks. Am going to make gloop asap as Mum just gave me a load of soap, looking forward to saving all that money on washing powder - and carrying the flipping stuff!

hiya ginnyknit

im wondering about what you do with the soda crystals how and where do you put that - what fill up the detergent place up with the soda crystals and then put it on empty on a very hot wash cycle?

can you please explain to a very tired mum at the moment pls my brain is a tad slow at the moment :cool:

cheers have a fun day all maz

Mrs_Thrify

Hi all, to save the pennies today I ....

Made a loaf of wholemeal bread in the breadmaker
put the washing on the line for the first time this year
Opened windows to air the house
started a new shopping list for the supermarket
washed the bathroom with a microfibre cloth (washable)



checked to see if anything needed to be SWITCHED OFF electric, pleased I managed to shave £1.15 off last weeks fuel bill! My bill is low so getting it lower is hard to do.

uolypool

purplevamp wrote: »

This tip is going back to when I was a little [STRIKE]vamp[/STRIKE] girl...

Dissolve a pack of jelly with half the water needed, then when cooled down add in some evaporated milk to make it up to the full amount (normally 1 pint). Whisk until nice and frothy and pour into small tubs with lids. Makes on average six portions, depending on the size of the pots. They make a nice change in school lunch boxes, and the ones I made only cost 10p each = 9p Mr S economy strawberry jelly and 50p Mr S evaporated milk. Can also be made with jelly and rice pudding which would work out even cheaper if you get the basics rice pud.

wow my mum used to do this when we were little i can remember her calling it mock soufflee sp it was so nice and cheap which is why we got it will have to make this for the kids :j

Eenymeeny

Hi, I've got loads of old contact lens cases as I get a new one with my lenses every month. Can't bear to throw them out and wondered if you clever people have any suggestions for using them? (I wash them in the small basket of the dishwasher, so reckon they'll be very clean!)
The only thing that I've come up with is a tablet carrier for travelling. (No kids in the house s no worries about child-proof tops) and decanting vaseline out of jar to use as lip salve. My OH suggested salt and pepper for picnics but don't seem to do many picnics these days!
Any ideas please?

purplevamp

Eenymeeny wrote: »

I seem to remember that it was supposed to be low-calorie, nutritious and filling!

Jelly is yes, evap milk, sort of at around 80 cals per serving, but at 9% fat (of which 5.7% saturates) it's quite fatty . But it is really lovely and cheap...and kids love it! :j