I save what's left of my pot of tea in the fridge for the next day. Not so quirky, right?
I buy ketchup in gallon size cans, when I open a can I scoop the ketchup into large plastic containers for the fridge, and fill our family bottle. I scrape out the can, but also I rinse it with water, and save that ketchup water to add to baked beans or soup.
I know that I can not be the only one doing this. When the box of laundry detergent appears to be empty, I put the box on it's side on the floor and stomp on it a couple of times. This exposes the area under the bottom and top tabs, glued to hold the box shut. Then I dump these grains of detergent into the wash. As a bonus, the box is now flattened for recycling!
Also, laundry related, having to do with the plastic soap dish in the shower. When the soap dish gets all gummy with glopped on soap, I put the dish in the washing machine with some towels, and have the water fill to the lowest level, leaving the door up (so the machine is not running). I leave it like this overnight. In the morning, I swish the soap dish, then take it out, as it's clean now. I fill the machine with more towels and the like, add about 3/4 the usual amount of detergent, and have the machine continue its fill up of water and wash a load. Crazy or sensible?
If a friend is coming over in the AM, and there's still cheapo coffee in the pot, instead of dumping that coffee out to start a fresh batch, or worse, serving this brew to a friend, I pour it into a cup and refrigerate. Then I make a "good" pot of coffee. The refrigerated coffee is then added to the next day's pot. I may be extremely frugal, but I have no intention of forcing my quirky ways on my guests. Guests deserve the privilege of the very best of what I have to offer, as I am honored to have them in my home!
