Jeepers, I only have two posts left in Frugal Duchess week and over 200 pages to cover. I won't be able to put even a dent in the information captured in this book (I heard a rumor Sharon was working on a follow up – I don't know how she has more to share 'cause this book is crammed).
I figure I'll pick the a-ha moments for me. Tips I'm implementing right away.
One of those being the freezer trick. You see the hubby and I travel a lot. We hear about power outages while we're gone. That makes me nervous when I return and take items out of the freezer. Sure that steak looks fully frozen now but was it baking in the summer heat while we were puttering around France? How's a girl to know?
Sharon tells you how a girl can know. You put a Ziploc baggy of ice cubes in the freezer (the door if you have an upright – which I can tell you, having had both an upright and a chest freezer, is worth the extra money). If you come back and the baggy is one solid lump of ice, you know the freezer has been off and likely long enough to spoil the other food.
No more playing Russian roulette with your stomach (actually I don't mind playing fast and loose with my own stomach – it is loved one's stomachs I fret about).
Oh, I have an idea for Sharon's next book. If she can figure out how to ensure people close the fridge door properly (i.e. put all the items behind the white line so it closes), I'll buy 10 of her next book ('course I will likely buy 10 of this book but we won't tell Sharon that). My fridge door is constantly left open. It drives me CRAZY!