Frugal Reader Tips

Here are three tips that save me money, and I've
not seen them in print anywhere. I hope you can
use them.

1. Save bread crumbs. Each time I use the
toaster, I empty the crumb tray into a
container. It does take a while for the
container to fill, so I also empty crumbs from
bread bags, slicing bread, and cereal boxes to
the container. This helps to fill the container
quickly. Then I can use the crumbs plain, or
season them as I wish. CAUTION, Be careful of
the crumbs from cereal. Cinnamon flavored cereal
will make all the crumbs in the container smell
like cinnamon. I put this is the freezer to use
as a thickening for stewed fruits and fruit pie
fillings. etc.

2. I save all apple and pear peelings and cores
and put them in a quart container in the
freezer. When the container is full, I make
applesauce. YUMMY! AND COLORFUL.

3. On cold days and especially in the winter,
after I bake anything in the oven and turn the
oven off, I leave the oven door ajar so the heat
from the oven escapes into the kitchen. I don't
know how much this saves on heating, but it has
to be at least a miniscule amount.

If I think of anything else, MAY I SEND the tips
to you for use in your blog and/or newsletter??

Sincerely,
Peg D.