The Old Empty Mayo Jar Dressing Trick

[Shel_B]

This is one of many food-conserving and thrifty tricks I learned from my parents and grandparents: making a salad dressing from the dregs of a mayonnaise jar. I was pleasantly surprised to see it turn up in a You Tube video. Maybe you'll find it useful, perhaps it'll give you some ideas or motivate you to post some similar tricks you use.

 

https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-old-empty-mayo-jar-dressing-trick.html

 

And here's the short You Tube version in case you're the impatient type:

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/987oZ1MM5w0

 

 

Edited April 20 by Shel_B
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[Tropicalsenior]

Why didn't you post this 2 days ago? I just threw away a mayonnaise jar and it's now in the bottom of my garbage. I'm not going bin diving, thank you.

[MetsFan5]

I’ve done it with mustard. 

[Maison Rustique]

Like @MetsFan5, I do it with mustard frequently. Well, more frequently when I was going through mustard faster. 

[Tropicalsenior]

I always make dressing with the leftover mayonnaise in squeeze type bottles. It's almost impossible to get all of it out and it's a good way to save what is in there.

[Tropicalsenior]

Now has anybody got any ideas for the lowly peanut butter jar?

[Shel_B]

15 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Now has anybody got any ideas for the lowly peanut butter jar?

 @Tropicalsenior I've been making a variation of this for several years:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IvVnEs7ML7c

 

Edited April 22 by Shel_B
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[Tropicalsenior]

Thanks. Using your inspiration I also found this recipe for spicy peanut noodles that could probably be adapted if I divided it by 4.

[Shel_B]

1 hour ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Thanks. Using your inspiration I also found this recipe for spicy peanut noodles that could probably be adapted if I divided it by 4.

That's reasonably close to what I do, although after all these years I kind of wing it when making the sauce. Depends on what's handy, the type and amount of PB, and my mood. I tend to add Szechuan pepper to the sauce.  Sometimes soaking the covered jar in hot water will help free any stubborn PB in the jar. You could also add hot water to the recipe. I've never used the technique with a plastic container, only glass. I eschew plastic almost universally in my kitchen ... almost <sigh> can't get away from it completely. Anyway, experiment and have fun.

 

FWIW, this morning I got a couple-three extra loads of laundry out of an "empty" laundry detergent jug.

Edited April 22 by Shel_B (log)

[Maison Rustique]

4 hours ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Now has anybody got any ideas for the lowly peanut butter jar?

 

Make an Asian peanut salad dressing!!

 

[Tropicalsenior]

3 minutes ago, Maison Rustique said:

 

Make an Asian peanut salad dressing!!

 

Thank you. I made the dressing for the spicy peanut noodles. I'll have it tomorrow night and I plan to top it with shrimp tomatoes and marinated cucumbers. It was way too thick and peanutty so I thinned it and added more rice vinegar and sugar.