[Sca-cooks] used oil

[Fairy Tale Designs]

Mu husband is from the south and he was shocked the
first time a I poured the oil away.  he had his mama
talk with me about the proper way to cook :)

-Muiriath

--- Carole Smith <renaissancespirit2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I suppose in this time most of us don't cook with
> oils, much less fry, often.  But growing up in the
> deep South with parents who lived through the 1930's
> depression, the idea of throwing away that much oil
> after one use was unthinkable.
>    
>   Mom would let the oil cool until after dinner, by
> which time the flour, etc. settled to the bottom of
> the cooking pot.  She'd pour the clear oil into a
> glass container (such as a mayonnaise jar) and seal
> it.  Next time she wanted to fry or saute, the jar
> of oil would appear on the counter.  We had no air
> conditioning, and the oil never went rancid in the
> cupboard.  She did keep two jars - one for fish and
> one for everything else.
>    
>   The sludgy bits left in the cooking pot were
> always a good beginning of gravy if we wanted it.
>    
>   I keep a jar of used oil in the cupboard, although
> I fry far less often than Mom.  I don't tell people
> about it because their reaction is always the same 
> Eeeewwww!
>    
>   Cordelia Toser
> 
> Michael Gunter <countgunthar at hotmail.com> wrote:
>     
> <snip>
> 
> Speaking of cleanup, what's the best way to dispose
> of the
> used oil?
> 
> Gunthar
> 
> 
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