4 hours ago, Tropicalsenior said:Most of the time I just wind up putting in vinegar and Seasonings and making a dressing in the bottle just to use up the mayonnaise.
Love the idea. I will definitely try it.
I'm a scraper as well. One of my big issues is toothpaste. When nothing more can be squeezed from the tube, I cut open the bottom and dip the brush in that way. The first time I did that it was just because I was curious to see how much remained in the tube. I was shocked by how much toothpaste was wasted. I can get two or more weeks worth of brushing doing this little trick. YMMV.
My parents would turn bottles of ketchup and similar items upside-down in the cabinet or fridge, and let gravity provide additional, easy-to-access, servings. I always use a skosh of water to remove as much as possible of the last vestiges of sauce from cans and jars.
While I was not a depression-era child, my parents, aunts, and uncles were. My grandparents never lost their turn-of-the-century immigrant sensibilities. Examples of thriftiness surrounded me much of my life, and that sensibility remains with me (and my siblings) in many ways to this day. And, although I was very, very young, I still have vague memories of the remnants of WWII rationing.
I recall my dad telling me a story about the way things were during the depression. We were sitting in a Horn and Hardart automat and he told me about Depression Soup. Folks would go into a cafeteria, automat, etc., get something cheap to eat, and make the "soup" at their table. The soup consisted of a glass of water mixed with whatever condiments and spices were on the table: ketchup, mustard, S&P, maybe some sugar.
