On 7/9/2016 4:16 PM, Sky wrote:
> This afternoon, I watched episode #122 of "The Kitchen" from the Food
> Network (DVR'd on DishTV), aired 09 July 2016. One thing about citrus
> zest came to my mind, and I learned something new about butter wrappers
>
> Rarely do I use citrus zest of any sort, and I'm curious. Before
> slicing the citrus fruits, perhaps it'd be a good idea to first zest the
> critter <G> and save the zest for later use if it's not immediately
> needed. Then it occurred to me the zest might be freezable?? Does
> anyone freeze the zest? This is something I've never seen referenced
> before.
>
> And here's something interesting and maybe handy to know. The guest
> chef today mentioned she saved her butter stick wrappers to repurpose
> for an interesting use. When a baking container needs to get buttered
> or greased, she uses the saved butter wrappers -- there's always a bit
> of leftover butter remaining on them! -- to swipe along the sides and
> bottom of the baking dish! I wish I'd known this trick a long time ago.
>
I save mine just for that purpose, as my mother did. There is little
that's new under the Sun! :-)
Graham