This quote took me back to my childhood as my Mom did this. She will be 100 in 3 months and she had 8 children. Living through the Depression and WW2 informed her habits.
“Don’t waste a scrap. Save every little piece of meat, every spoonful of gravy. It’s surprising what you can do to make these leftovers into delicious dishes.”
I make "leftover soup" in my household. Grateful to have a spouse who will eat leftovers!
It's such an important skill to learn how to incorporate leftovers into future meals. My husband gladly eats leftovers too and I'm very grateful for that. It makes up a huge part of our every day diets. I met someone who never ate leftovers because they didn't like how they taste and that completely blew my mind. How could someone never eat leftovers??
That is amazing that your mom will be turning 100 soon! What a wonderful source of wisdom and knowledge she must be. All the best to her on her centennial!
These are good tips. Those potatoburgers look pretty good! When you make them, what type of potato do you use? And do you par-cook the potatoes first?
One way that I think more contemporary people have of making meat stretch that probably fewer people would have been able to do in the 40's is freezing it. I know the freezer space in my current fridge is more generous even then my grandparents' was in the 80's, which was probably more spacious than their own parents' during WWII. I am grateful for the ability to buy meat on sale and save it almost indefinitely for later. And, since there are only 2 of us, I can use just a portion of a package at a time and freeze the rest.
One thing I learned living in Italy is that for Italians, meat is often more of a flavouring than a base. I like making recipes that use vegetables, grains or beans as a base, with some meat included for flavour and texture.
I also do not understand how someone could not eat leftovers! What are convenience foods, but food that’s been pre cooked? A pan scrambler is a great way to stretch meat with potatoes, eggs, veggies, and cheese.
When I originally made them, I think I had a bag of hash browns on hand so I used those which worked great. The recipe doesn't say to precook them, so I don't think you need to. When they're grated they cook much faster, so they should be cooked by the time the hamburger is done.
I think you late a good point. We definitely can take advantage of our at-home freezers for making meat stretch. They did have freezers and freezer lockers during wartime that some people used, but they weren't available to everyone. You give a great example of using a smaller portion of meat and keeping the rest in the freezer so it doesn't go bad. I do the same thing when I make extra stew or convenience food like homemade breakfast burritos.
This quote took me back to my childhood as my Mom did this. She will be 100 in 3 months and she had 8 children. Living through the Depression and WW2 informed her habits.
“Don’t waste a scrap. Save every little piece of meat, every spoonful of gravy. It’s surprising what you can do to make these leftovers into delicious dishes.”
I make "leftover soup" in my household. Grateful to have a spouse who will eat leftovers!
It's such an important skill to learn how to incorporate leftovers into future meals. My husband gladly eats leftovers too and I'm very grateful for that. It makes up a huge part of our every day diets. I met someone who never ate leftovers because they didn't like how they taste and that completely blew my mind. How could someone never eat leftovers??
That is amazing that your mom will be turning 100 soon! What a wonderful source of wisdom and knowledge she must be. All the best to her on her centennial!
These are good tips. Those potatoburgers look pretty good! When you make them, what type of potato do you use? And do you par-cook the potatoes first?
One way that I think more contemporary people have of making meat stretch that probably fewer people would have been able to do in the 40's is freezing it. I know the freezer space in my current fridge is more generous even then my grandparents' was in the 80's, which was probably more spacious than their own parents' during WWII. I am grateful for the ability to buy meat on sale and save it almost indefinitely for later. And, since there are only 2 of us, I can use just a portion of a package at a time and freeze the rest.
One thing I learned living in Italy is that for Italians, meat is often more of a flavouring than a base. I like making recipes that use vegetables, grains or beans as a base, with some meat included for flavour and texture.
That is a great strategy for stretching meat!
I also do not understand how someone could not eat leftovers! What are convenience foods, but food that’s been pre cooked? A pan scrambler is a great way to stretch meat with potatoes, eggs, veggies, and cheese.
When I originally made them, I think I had a bag of hash browns on hand so I used those which worked great. The recipe doesn't say to precook them, so I don't think you need to. When they're grated they cook much faster, so they should be cooked by the time the hamburger is done.
I think you late a good point. We definitely can take advantage of our at-home freezers for making meat stretch. They did have freezers and freezer lockers during wartime that some people used, but they weren't available to everyone. You give a great example of using a smaller portion of meat and keeping the rest in the freezer so it doesn't go bad. I do the same thing when I make extra stew or convenience food like homemade breakfast burritos.