Don't toss the juice pulp

November 3, 12:18 AMFrugal Living ExaminerMarilyn Magee

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Millet muffin recipe made into a cake (what's left) - Photo by Marilyn Magee

Juice pulp would make great compost.  That's if you didn't have to worry about skunks, racoons, dear, and other wildlife getting into your composter.  This year a bear wander up to the house, albeit they are probably in hibernation now - I decided to use my juice pulp in a more productive manner.

Being sensitive to mold, I peel my carrots before juicing them, as do others with sensitivities, so my carrot pulp is clean and perfectly usable to put in recipes.

The first thing I thought of is, you guessed it, carrot cake.  I suppose the millet muffins recipe could be considered a sort of carrot cake if you will.  But it definety is not as sweet.  It can be found on page 84 in the "Candida Albicans Yeast - Free Cookbook."  (Found at Amazon.com) The recipe calls for  "1 cup carrots, finely grated".  The pulp that comes out of a juicer, comes out finely grated. 

So whatever recipes you use, add some carrot pulp.  Carrot pulp in your pecan pancakes, carrot cake, in your lentil soup, carrots in your vegetable soup, etc.  Figure out ways to add that fiber back into your food.

But it doesn't have to stop there.  You can dehydrate your pulp and use it later.  You can also do the same with your other veggies.  As long as they are clean to start with.

I discovered something else in my juicing endeavors.  If you juice a lemon, you get lemon zest.  The best, most finely grated zest ever.  You can dry your own and have it for lemon curd later on when you treat yourself to sugar.  Or better yet, maybe I'll experiment and figure out how to make lemon curd without sugar.  Melissa Walker of tweedlepox.blogspot.com makes the best lemon curd ever.  Put that on her scones and your're in heaven, wish it were that easy, but seriously, saving your pulp for more food is the frugal way to go.  Get more bang for your buck, and use up that pulp.

If you are doing that already, would you kindly share by leaving a comment?  Thanks.