Guest Wheat on Trial Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Slow cooking a chicken overnight tonight, which means making bone broth tomorrow! Generally, I throw out the veggies I use to make bone broth (carrots, onions, celery). Is there anything else I can do with them? I hate just throwing things away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Mix them in with some of the bone broth to give yourself vegetable soup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vian Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I feed the remains to my chickens (yes, they're cannibals). I personally would not eat the veggies though...I simmer my bone broth for 24 hours and the veg is mush at that point. Either feed them to an appropriate animal or compost them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wheat on Trial Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I was thinking about maybe blending them with a cup or two of the broth to have a thicker soup when I want it. No chickens to feed here of course, if there's no added nutritional value because it's all cooked down from being in the crockpot so long, I'm fine composting them. I don't actually have a composter, but I have a little can to get started so that I can give it to my CSA when we get started in June this year. Too soon to start saving the veggies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 of course, if there's no added nutritional value because it's all cooked down from being in the crockpot so long, I'm fine composting them. I don't actually have a composter, but I have a little can to get started so that I can give it to my CSA when we get started in June this year. Too soon to start saving the veggies? I think this is the case--depending on how long you simmered, there is very little of nurtitive value in the vegetable remains. On composting, you can start saving scraps as soon as you like, just be careful about attracting bugs (I know this too well from experience ). Depending on the temp where you are keeping them, a sealed container might be needed. You can also store compost scraps in the freezer or fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wheat on Trial Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Bugs are my worst nightmare! I have this compost pail that I have yet to use: _mkwid_efn00FyG'>http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/simplehuman-compost-pail?ID=489728&cm_mmc=Google_DMA_Home_Electrics_PLA-_-PLA+Home+Generic+-+Kitchen_PLA+-+Kitchen-_-37669322516__mkwid_efn00FyG|d{device}_37669322516|-|efn00FyG Think it will protect from bugs until June? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 hmmm. It's pretty! It's hard to tell what kind of seal you have at the top. Probably it would keep bugs out great all winter, you might have trouble when it gets warmer, though. Regardless...between the veggie scraps, coffee grounds and eggshells, I would fill that one in about a week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wheat on Trial Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Good point... I'm an egg/coffee/veggie eater too so I think it would also be full by next week! Because I'll be going to the CSA on a weekly basis starting in June, I'll probably just wait until then and unload it each week. I'd love to compost myself, but I have NO green thumb. And I've looked in to outdoor composters, and they seem to be pretty pricey. So I'll let the farmer have my scraps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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