When preparing sour cherries for the freezer, wash them first in a water-filled pan. Those that are wormy will float to the top, so they’re easy to discard. Drain the cherries, pat them dry and…
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Frozen fruit sometimes doesn’t have as much juice as I’d like after thawing. So I’ll stir in a bit of white grape juice, which blends nicely. Maxine B., La Quinta, California
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I like to keep fresh lemon juice on hand because it’s such an easy way to add refreshing flavor to many recipes. After juicing the lemons, I freeze the juice in ice cube trays. Then I simply…
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I live alone, so I don’t always use up my canned milk or regular milk before it starts to spoil. To save it, I pour it into clean ice cube trays and freeze them. When they’re frozen, I put the…
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I save the cooking liquid used for boiling vegetables and store it in a container in my freezer. It makes perfect stock for a very tasty and nutritious batch of vegetable soup. Barb S., Pandora,…
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Freeze a variety of low-fat yogurt flavors in a nonstick muffin pan, then remove the yogurt cups when they’re frozen and store in a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag in the freezer. When you’re…
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I freeze leftover fruit juices in an ice cube tray. I use these fruity ice cubes to add extra flavor to lemonade and iced tea. They’re handy to have on hand when someone drops in to visit because…
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We have two diabetics in our family, so I’m always trying to come up with appropriate desserts for them. They like angel food cake, so I dress up cake batter with flavored sugar-free gelatin. I…
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I’ve found fat-free products to be less appealing in most cases than the regular versions. But fat-free cream cheese is one exception—it’s almost as good. I have found, however, that it…
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To make sugar-free gelatin more appealing, I came up with this fun way to serve it. I found ice cube trays that are shaped like a variety of fruits at a local discount store. I spritz the trays…
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