tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post763344597891203559..comments2024-02-25T09:32:00.063+00:00Comments on The Frugal Cook: Waste-watching with the WIFiona Becketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-6010523254764687622008-12-20T14:40:00.000+00:002008-12-20T14:40:00.000+00:00Okay, I'm joining in a bit late. You can put extr...Okay, I'm joining in a bit late. You can put extremely ripe bananas in freezer bags and bring them out when you want / need to make banana bread / muffins. They are rather messy to work with when thawed (the skins will have turned black in the freezer and they will be a bit slimy), but they taste great in the recipe.<BR/><BR/>This was passed on by my neighbour when we moved to Texas from Berkshire.minimomes1https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078571677087942449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-70384735194533433972008-10-29T07:46:00.000+00:002008-10-29T07:46:00.000+00:00I think it's because they chill them to death (the...I think it's because they chill them to death (the supermarkets, not the WI . . .) greenlady. So once they are stored in anything approaching normal temperatures they shrivel.Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-54388323347505131802008-10-28T14:30:00.000+00:002008-10-28T14:30:00.000+00:00Hmm. Maybe its because I'm an old fashioned girl b...Hmm. Maybe its because I'm an old fashioned girl but I have never seen the WI as either trendy or untrendy - they have always promoted good old thrifty home cooking, I think it's more a sign of the times that we have forgotten so many basics and need re educating. I used to use the MoneySavingExperts forums quite a lot, especially the food ones, it was so sad how so many people had never even roasted a chicken and were really scared of doing it.<BR/><BR/>800 quid does seem like a ludicrous amount of money to spend on a family of 5-6 for food alone so I am jolly glad that lady saw the light and cut down !<BR/><BR/>If I have any problems with the mentioned fruit/veg, it is inevitably because I have purchased them from a supermarket -for some reason their produce goes off with amazing rapidity once I get it home ( and yes I do store stuff correctly ! )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-3399907624723983222008-10-27T21:44:00.000+00:002008-10-27T21:44:00.000+00:00hmmmm - not sure about them being REALLY mushy, en...hmmmm - not sure about them being REALLY mushy, englishrose. Something happens to the taste once they get beyond a certain point and the banana bread tends to go rather dense and soggy. But I'm probably not as good a baker as your gran ;-)Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-22504397743579843422008-10-27T15:22:00.000+00:002008-10-27T15:22:00.000+00:00Really mushy leftover bananas can always be turned...Really mushy leftover bananas can always be turned into banana bread - my grandmother's recipe notes say "the mushier, the better"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com