Finding ways to use foods I previously composted: 1. watermelon rind - just the white part, not the green part. I read somewhere that an average watermelon is 25 pounds, 7 of that rind. most of that it white, so say 6 pounds of vegetable I didn't have to pay extra for. We don't pickle it, just add spices and cook in a pressure cooker. The chopping takes time but the cooking is easy.
2. ridged gourd is a popular indian food, which my Mom used to grow. I found it on the quick sale rack yesterday, still perfectly fine. a few spots, but that would happen anyway. Like the watermelon, Mom used to peel it heavily - two peelings, one for the thick ridges and then for the peel. I composted the ridges but saved the peels to make another vegetable. Lots of fiber plus vitamins.
ETA: 3. cauliflower leaves 4.strawberry tops
