Dear Folks, This evening when I looked through my refrigerator I noticed the custard cup of drained grease from the Hamburger Stroganoff I had prepared a couple of nights ago. In fact there were TWO custard cups of the same sort of drained grease because I had made a big pot of Chili Soup the next day. And what I noticed is that in both cases the fat had congealed on the top and I knew it could easily be scooped out in one piece and tossed in the kitchen trash can. And then I noticed what was below the congealed grease. Along with draining the grease off the hamburger, I had also drained off the meat juices at the same time. And I had to smile. As the old saying goes, "waste not, want not" and on Wednesday when the trash goes out to the curb along with the blobs of grease, I'll be left with the greaseless meat juices that I'll dump into my containers of soup. The total amount of juices might add up to 1/3 cup, but the flavor will still be there. Why pour something like that down the drain is what I always say. vee