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Ophelia[_14_]

"Bruce" > wrote in message
T...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:59:11 +1000, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> says...
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 13 Jul 2016 06:41:26 +1000, Bruce >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >In article >,
>> >> says...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, 13 Jul 2016 02:36:08 +1000, Bruce >
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >In article >,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >says...
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> And here's something interesting and maybe handy to know. The
>> >> >> >> guest
>> >> >> >> chef today mentioned she saved her butter stick wrappers to
>> >> >> >> repurpose
>> >> >> >> for an interesting use. When a baking container needs to get
>> >> >> >> buttered
>> >> >> >> or greased, she uses the saved butter wrappers -- there's always
>> >> >> >> a bit
>> >> >> >> of leftover butter remaining on them! -- to swipe along the
>> >> >> >> sides and
>> >> >> >> bottom of the baking dish! I wish I'd known this trick a long
>> >> >> >> time ago.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >I hope never to become that poor.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> some might call it frugal.
>> >> >
>> >> >Not a bit more than frugal? It sounds to me like recycling toilet
>> >> >paper
>> >> >so you can use the other side too.
>> >>
>> >> Not at all the same.
>> >
>> >But just as stingy.
>>
>> It wasn't a question of being stingy, it was a question of using
>> everything to its fullest. Actually very good ideals, far better than
>> todays consumerism or throwaway habits.
>
> I agree, but this is taking it to a silly extreme, in my opinion.

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