Waste Not, Want Not

     I do enjoy making my own bread and pasta and I hate wasting anything.
So what do I do when  drain the water off of a can of canned beans, beets or any other canned veggies? I pour it into a quart jar and put it into the refrigerator until I need water in a recipe. I figure that water that the canned veg has more nutrients and vitamins than tap water does so why not use it and get all the good out or our dollar spent?

    I very seldom buy canned fruits but if you do, why not save and use that juice in your cake, cookie and other sweet cooking? A friend of mine who bakes a lot of cakes uses the juice from canned pineapple to add moisture and flavor to pineapple cake. instead of pouring it down the drain

     We paid as much for the juice and/or water as we did for the fruit and/or veg in the can. Why pour the juice/water down the drain?

     Not long ago, I had canned beets and saved the juice thereof. Next time I have any other canned veg, I can add that water to my jar of otherwise wasted goodness. As so on. I can either use it as I get it or save it until I have enough to make a batch of veggie infused pasta or bread.

     All I am saying her is this....We paid as much for the water in the can as we did  for the veg or fruit. Don't pour the juice down the drain. It still has good stuff in it. We have room in our fridge for a quart jar to save the probably best part of canned goods! Don't we?