Frugal Living
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Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
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Please contribute folks. I'll start the thread in a moment...jansman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:47 pmDo it! Use the recipes section.jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:44 pmSerious suggestion........ Can we have a frugal soups recipe thread? I'd so like to know how to use my crockpot more to make soups, especially from dehydrated or yellow label veg.diamond lil wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:14 pm I make a lot of soup. All kinds. Fav is Bottom of the Fridge variety![]()
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I'm a veggie, but I might try making it minus that. Trouble is, I buy stuff like lentils, get chucked away a year later. But then I do like lentil soup.jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:10 pmLentil soup is one of the easiest and cheapest to make. Great with a bit of crusty bread.
Add a bit of bacon or spam and a few bits of dehydrated pepper and onions. It's a blank canvas.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/red_ ... acon_27157
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Got a large property which has 6 x security lights outside. Just got one more to replace ( 10w) and picked one up for a mere £7! The first light I ever bought 30+ years ago I paid £22 for!
Better product,cheaper to buy and a lot cheaper to run.
I need another project- can’t go fishing everyday!
Better product,cheaper to buy and a lot cheaper to run.

I need another project- can’t go fishing everyday!
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
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I just chuck two handfuls of dehydrated mixed veg into boiling water and leave that for a few hours to soften, then bung into the soup maker with a stock cube and some powdered milk.
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Soup Maker? Tell us about this soup maker? Does it boil/simmer? Can we adapt for Slow cooker? How long does it take? Do you ever freeze your soup, or do you make small batches and snark them down?diamond lil wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:13 pm I just chuck two handfuls of dehydrated mixed veg into boiling water and leave that for a few hours to soften, then bung into the soup maker with a stock cube and some powdered milk.
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Not Feeling Optimistic. Let me be wrong
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It's not just you! I do it too

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Jenny it will sautee stuff for ten mins then lets you add the liquid. But I'm using up a ton of dried veg so don't need to do that. It takes 19 mins precisely
then beeps but also keeps the soup hot until you switch it off. I don't bother about slow cookers etc because I use a gas cooker and its cheaper. I don't bother about freezing because there's only the two of us -and I can't be assed trying to find/fill/pack wee containers of soup into the freezer
Hobo yesss I have a fetching arrangement of artistically coloured clothes pegs in my cupboards.. one day when I'm really really bored I will colour co-ordinate them.


Hobo yesss I have a fetching arrangement of artistically coloured clothes pegs in my cupboards.. one day when I'm really really bored I will colour co-ordinate them.

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Frugal living then. Well being at home now,and with less gold coming in,we watch prices where we can. I can honestly say we are not rich,but not poor either. Mind you,over the years we never spent a lot - didn’t come in - so we always lived carefully. Without going off at a tangent,we find what people call ‘tough’ or ‘inflated’ these days to have been quite normal back in the day. But I digress.
Today we will pick up grocery items and I need new safety boots too. Along with consumables in the workshop. Screws,brackets, sealants, drills etc. I am fortunate that my late step dad taught me a lot of building and diy techniques,which has saved a fortune down the years. In fact sometimes when I see the way some builders operate it makes me cringe at their poor standards. The so - called ‘Fencing ‘ company next door is a good example of cr*p .
My wife also needs specialist needles for her overlocking machine too. There is a specialist in town for that. Again,real skills such as her ability to make and repair clothes and fabrics meant saving a lot of money down the years. Frugal living.
My sister and her husband are teachers. Interesting one this. Sis is a science teacher. Bro is a carpentry teacher! He struggles year on year to get good regular pupils. Why? Because ,he tells me,all they want to do is operate bl**dy computers! As he said, nobody wants to do proper practical work anymore!
Anyhow,as a frugal task this week ,I am sorting a fishing- kit trolley to make my walk to the river down the hill easier. Now it’s hardly prepping,but it gives me physical and mental energy. Makes a difference in my fight against my illness.
So I’m pleased to say that I have a workshop job to have a ‘play’.
I’ve bought a proper fishing trolley before,years ago. They haven’t changed and they weren’t that good then! Anyhow,my neighbour has put out a shopping trolley. The handle is long ( unlike the fishing ones) so easier to use physically. I’ll use some heavy plywood to take my box/ seat and it means I can cart a bit of specialist kit and bait too. A nice little frugal job that’ll save me about sixty quid! And I’ll enjoy sorting it.
Have a good day.
Today we will pick up grocery items and I need new safety boots too. Along with consumables in the workshop. Screws,brackets, sealants, drills etc. I am fortunate that my late step dad taught me a lot of building and diy techniques,which has saved a fortune down the years. In fact sometimes when I see the way some builders operate it makes me cringe at their poor standards. The so - called ‘Fencing ‘ company next door is a good example of cr*p .
My wife also needs specialist needles for her overlocking machine too. There is a specialist in town for that. Again,real skills such as her ability to make and repair clothes and fabrics meant saving a lot of money down the years. Frugal living.
My sister and her husband are teachers. Interesting one this. Sis is a science teacher. Bro is a carpentry teacher! He struggles year on year to get good regular pupils. Why? Because ,he tells me,all they want to do is operate bl**dy computers! As he said, nobody wants to do proper practical work anymore!
Anyhow,as a frugal task this week ,I am sorting a fishing- kit trolley to make my walk to the river down the hill easier. Now it’s hardly prepping,but it gives me physical and mental energy. Makes a difference in my fight against my illness.
So I’m pleased to say that I have a workshop job to have a ‘play’.


Have a good day.
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.