Household hints & tips to save money

[fundj&e]

  lots and lots

[KarenH]

Do you use the TMX trick to peel them, or do you peel them by hand?

When I make sweet chilli sauce, I get fed up with peeling the garlic after just 8 cloves 

[fundj&e]

DS buys them already peeled no way in hell i would peel 1 kg of garlic 

[KarenH]

ROFL 
Here I was thinking you had peeled all of them by hand

[Emme]

I don't know whether this has been mentioned before, if it has I will delete this post.
Have been going through my Mums old recipe book and written inside the cover is a hint for making pumpkin last several weeks.  Scoop out the seeds, then place pumpkin in the bottom of a hot oven (turned off) for a few minutes.  The hot oven sears the pumpkin flesh preventing it fermenting.  Have not tried this, but will do so next time I buy a whole pumpkin.

Marie

[astarra]

Never heard of that before, thanx Marie.
Will be trying it when we are once again loaded with pumpkins from our farmer friends....

[judydawn]

New to me too thanks Marie.

[cookie1]

My pumpkin often goes off, I will have to try this.

[Aussie Brenda]

I'm going to try it too, I hate pumpkin when it goes all slimy, and it is getting so expensive

[achookwoman]

I think this is correct.  I left some pumpkin on the bench and because the Kitchen is warm the flesh sealed over.  Good one Marie.

[fundj&e]

i wil be trying this method 2, thanks marina

[droverjess]

Just re read this for ideas.
What a LOTof garlic!

[obbie]

trying that for pumpkins too.  we just planted heaps in  our vege gardens, and more herbs for me too..

[fundj&e]

this got me thinking

what esle
 
buttons
pins
tablets

[judydawn]

Great idea using Tic Tac containers for herbs - I daresay those tiny packets fit in there nicely.

Your ideas would work well too Uni.