Bacon fat is like liquid gold in a Southern kitchen. You’ll never catch a Southern throwing out bacon grease, or worse pouring it down the drain.
Never (ever) throw out any bones in the kitchen—especially those prized ham bones that can be used to flavor greens, soups, and more.
There’s an unspoken rule in every Southern kitchen that food containers get a second life—especially those empty butter tubs.
While your first thought is to toss an “expired” jug down the drain, you might want to reconsider that decision.
From delivering homemade baked goods to new neighbors to holiday cookie swaps, having a plethora of empty cookie tins on hand at all times is a must in any Southern home which is why you’ll never catch us recycling them.
You never know when you might need a few extra rubber bands. Whether they’re in your kitchen junk drawer or in the cupboard alongside the ziplock bags.
More than just housing coffee grounds, these handy little tins are known to grace our pantry shelves with other munchies, holding miscellaneous nails and screws in the garage, or serving as a watering can or dirt scoop for flower beds.
Unless it has contained raw meat or fish, you’ll find us rinsing zip-top bags with a little soap and reusing them until the zipper breaks or the bag busts—especially when it comes to freezing food.
Rather than purchasing seed-starting flats, recycle your cardboard egg cartons for the task. They make great portable trays for starting seedlings to plant in the garden and keep everything in neat little rows.
Those little bread tags and twist ties have a penchant for playing Houdini so it’s always good to have a handful of extras at the ready.