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Grex Kitchen Item 128: What do you do with veggies left from making soup stock?
Entered by popcorn on Thu Sep 12 22:51:06 UTC 1996:

I made up a big batch of soup stock.  Basically, you take a bunch of
vegetables, boil them until they're mushy, then strain the vegetables out of
the stock and throw the vegetables away.  I'm told the vegetables are pretty
tasteless at that point.  But it seems to me like a big waste of vegetable
matter.  I'd guess they'd go nicely on the compost heap, if I had a compost
heap.

Any other thoughts about what one could do with the vegetables from making
soup stock?  Thanks!

14 responses total.

#1 of 14 by davel on Fri Sep 13 13:09:48 1996:

Well, they should be about ready to rot quickly in your compost pile, if that
doesn't count as "throwing them away".

#2 of 14 by popcorn on Fri Sep 13 15:40:06 1996:

Ja, if I *had* a compost pile.  Hm; maybe I should start one.  The plants on
the porch would enjoy it, I would think.

#3 of 14 by scott on Fri Sep 13 16:15:21 1996:

Maybe you could start one of those "worm farms" instead.

#4 of 14 by robh on Fri Sep 13 17:07:59 1996:

Take them to the next concert/play you go to, then if you don't
like it, you have something to throw.  >8)

#5 of 14 by freida on Sat Sep 14 01:32:07 1996:

I always throw the stock and the veggies in the blender and
...whirrrrrrrr...still great stock and no wasted veggies!

#6 of 14 by omni on Sat Sep 14 05:56:18 1996:

 this from the woman with no trash cans ;)

#7 of 14 by popcorn on Sat Sep 14 13:28:29 1996:

Very cool -- #5 sounds exactly my speed.  Thanks Freida!

#8 of 14 by freida on Fri Sep 20 18:26:21 1996:

Not a problem...glad I could help!

#9 of 14 by eeyore on Sun Oct 13 15:01:01 1996:

couldd always feed them to octal and hex....:)

#10 of 14 by popcorn on Tue Oct 15 19:40:20 1996:

Do you think they'd eat it?  I've only ever given them crunchy veggies.
These were decidely non-crunchy.  :)

#11 of 14 by davel on Wed Oct 16 12:54:59 1996:

So if they don't are you any worse off?  I'd worry a bit more about the
effect of cooked veggies on guinea-pig physiology.  (I'm sure a small amount
wouldn't hurt.  I wonder about large helpings.  But quite likely OK.)

#12 of 14 by eeyore on Sat Nov 2 06:56:46 1996:

mine eat lettuce (their favorite!  :), tomatoes, carrots, celery
(sometimes :), and parsnips, that i know about.  it's always worth a
try...the worst that's gonna happen is that they don't eat it.

#13 of 14 by popcorn on Sat Nov 2 21:35:43 1996:

Mine adore anything green and crunchy, from broccoli stems to parsley and
lettuce.  They also like carrots and apples a lot.  They'll eat almost any
fruit or vegetable: mushroom pieces, tomato chunks, banana pieces, melon
rinds etc.  I find it hard to picture them eating cooked vegetables,
though, especially ones that were cooked 'til they were mushy.  Dunno....

#14 of 14 by eeyore on Tue Nov 5 05:39:20 1996:

if they eat bananas...that's abut the same texture...

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