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8. Accumulating the leftovers in the freezer seems safer

Reply to lunatica (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 05:10 PM

Jun 2012

In the refrigerator they tend to become green and fuzzy.

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People Are Lapping Up This Yucky 'Garbage Soup' To Save Money [View all] FarCenter Jun 2012 OP

I call it mustgo meals lunatica Jun 2012 #1

Accumulating the leftovers in the freezer seems safer FarCenter Jun 2012 #8

We catch ours before they get fuzzy and stuff lunatica Jun 2012 #18

I call it Cream of Leftovers. nt tsuki Jun 2012 #97

We never called it garbage. It's leftover soup, and we had it often NightWatcher Jun 2012 #2

It's exactly how my mom made soup when i was growing up MNBrewer Jun 2012 #33

This Tsiyu Jun 2012 #64

I don't get what's 'yucky' about it. Akoto Jun 2012 #3

I don't get it, either. Or why it is called "garbage". Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #7

I take the carcass from my roasted chickens MattBaggins Jun 2012 #34

You are not alone Tsiyu Jun 2012 #65

Hell, I always do that. Turky carcass is my favorite. OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2012 #79

Turkey Frame Soup is delicious! MatthewStLouis Jun 2012 #91

Nope, my favorite part too. xxqqqzme Jun 2012 #87

Sounds healthy to me. "Yucky" is more like the fried butter at the Dallas State Fair. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #40

It's something "those proles" do. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #72

Sounds like a good idea. drm604 Jun 2012 #4

Why is using leftovers yucky? NYC Liberal Jun 2012 #5

been there done that and it can taste yummy :-) nt msongs Jun 2012 #6

Wasn't this sorta how... Wait Wut Jun 2012 #9

Maybe it's called garbage soup Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #10

My family calls it "refrigerator stew" OKNancy Jun 2012 #11

Why do you make it seem bad? toddwv Jun 2012 #12

Let's be honest here Cali_Democrat Jun 2012 #15

And this is different from gumbo how? malthaussen Jun 2012 #13

Not sure why they call it "Garbage" either .. AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #14

I don;t toss leftovers either notadmblnd Jun 2012 #28

The link is from business insider MattBaggins Jun 2012 #36

that was my thought as well... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #90

I've made some great leftover soup Aerows Jun 2012 #16

I don't know about the mashed potatoes Retrograde Jun 2012 #17

mash potatoes are fine magical thyme Jun 2012 #19

Vichyssoise GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #46

No, but the dumbass will pay $9 for a cup of it at Coeur de Lion. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #56

I actually made soup out of leftover Shepherd's Pie... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #21

I make Shepherd Pie with leftover thanksgiving dinner and freeze it! Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #32

Now that *does* sound yucky. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #49

The other day I bought this incredible AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #51

Mmm, that sounds yummy... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #57

Mashed potatoes will thicken the broth and you'll end up with stew. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #23

Mashed potatoes work great as a thickener. xmas74 Jun 2012 #60

mashed potatoes is a great thickener for chowder :) Marrah_G Jun 2012 #69

Leftover mashed potatos have only one use in life.. POTATO PANCAKES.... wandy Jun 2012 #82

I know people who have been using that term for decades slackmaster Jun 2012 #20

Not unlike Minestrone... Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #22

Gross. Some stuff just doesn't belong in a soup or stew. I don't want to encounter TwilightGardener Jun 2012 #24

A frittata would also welcome leftovers. Lars39 Jun 2012 #27

It would depend on how a person eats... nearly all of the food that I cooked this week would Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #31

That's where experience comes in Retrograde Jun 2012 #43

I freeze baked beans and then add them to chili, too. Lars39 Jun 2012 #59

The sweet potatoes work well with carrots in broth with a curry. davsand Jun 2012 #63

OMG!! People are doing creative stuff with leftovers! Codeine Jun 2012 #25

A Budget Veggie Soup grilled onions Jun 2012 #26

So few people know about using the onions skins MattBaggins Jun 2012 #37

Onion skins, onions, and chicken feet... the best chicken broth. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #77

There's nothing wrong with this. Blue_In_AK Jun 2012 #29

I call it "clean out the fridge soup" Warpy Jun 2012 #30

Nothing yucky about it if you keep your leftovers frozen until use. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #35

What is yucky about it?? Is it better to just throw food away?... yawnmaster Jun 2012 #38

it depends what they mean by "leftover bits" Enrique Jun 2012 #39

We always called this refrigerator soup and it was quite tasty. It was not yucky! Arkansas Granny Jun 2012 #41

It's called "cooking" REP Jun 2012 #42

+1 OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2012 #80

+1 on the chicken bones............. wandy Jun 2012 #83

I call it "BOF" stew XemaSab Jun 2012 #44

When did leftovers become "garbage"? GoCubsGo Jun 2012 #45

Isn't this how our ancesters ate? A pot of this was probably always on the stove. Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #47

Yeah, that's pretty much how every cook ever makes stock. LeftyMom Jun 2012 #48

How nice of BInsider to look up from filet mignon long enough to notice how the peasants are faring. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #50

Hell, that's what I call "dinner" a few times a month arcane1 Jun 2012 #52

I prefer 'stone soup' - I can get stones for free... n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #53

That was my first reaction. Start with stones and toss in whatever you've got to add a little libinnyandia Jun 2012 #54

We called it "Stone Soup" as well FloridaJudy Jun 2012 #94

My mom called it Kitchen Sink Casserole. Ian David Jun 2012 #55

My Mom called it Slum Gullian soup. crunch60 Jun 2012 #58

I lap it up because it tastes great Generic Brad Jun 2012 #61

Tamar Adler xmas74 Jun 2012 #62

This article sounds like a 12 year old wrote it after being denied pizza money. EFerrari Jun 2012 #67

I thought it was insane. xmas74 Jun 2012 #68

The poorer everyone else grows Tsiyu Jun 2012 #66

I keep a 2 gallon stock pot on my stove and put all my meat and vegetable leftover in it. Monk06 Jun 2012 #70

Yep. It's not garbage. It is food. Luminous Animal Jun 2012 #75

Uh, I thought this was completely normal. But I am from a working class family. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #71

Oden, you are most correct. The upper class do feel that leftovers are below them...... wandy Jun 2012 #86

My grandfather called it his Texasgal Jun 2012 #73

Sustainable and tasty, what's not to love? NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #74

This is the ruling class's idea of helpful hints for the proles. In lieu of jobs, stupid HiPointDem Jun 2012 #76

Leftovers? What are those? Scootaloo Jun 2012 #78

no thank you. my real soups to good. pansypoo53219 Jun 2012 #81

Welcome to extreme poverty gourmet. Zalatix Jun 2012 #84

Or sometimes called 'end of the garden' soup.... wandy Jun 2012 #85

Mulligan Stew datasuspect Jun 2012 #88

Serving Suggestion GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #89

Sounds like my dad's cooking, or as I call it: Adult baby food NickB79 Jun 2012 #92

We use to do that at Girl Scout day camp LynneSin Jun 2012 #93

Nice OP, Marie-Antoinette. PamKlaus Jun 2012 #95

lol Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 #96