SC - Re: Food Guide (Silly)

[knotwork at juno.com]

I don't know where you're from, but we might be related.  The
agricultural economy would be devastated if I didn't buy at least one
head of lettuce, some celery, and a couple of pieces of fruit to go bad
every week.  Ditto the eggs, but I hope to learn pysanky soon, so they
won't be a total waste.  With all the hunger in the world, letting food
waste is at least a minor sin, but by the time I am hungry for that
orange, it has turned into penicillin.  (What do you mean I haven't been
to the store since May?  The frozen dinners haven't gone bad yet.)

My other bad habit is teas.  I like exotic flavors of tea and herb teas,
but not real often.  I have teas in my cabinet that are 20 years old, no
kidding.  Does anyone know if they might still be good?  How long does
tea last in captivity?  I am tempted to try them, but am afraid it is
stale or some intresting microbes may have taken up residence.  Shouli I
just toss it and start over?  Looking at my tea collection brings back
fond memories of college, and I am 44!  Any suggestions?

Joanna


On Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:59:40 -0500 (CDT) alysk at ix.netcom.com (Elise
Fleming) writes:
>I have rarely laughed at computer messages but my plants were shocked 
>to hear me produce several guffaws.  When I was single, in my 
>twenties, 
>a dozen eggs would last me for 10 months or more.  By that time the 
>ones that were left had petrified in the shell.  During my 
>mother-phase, we would grow interesting varieties of molds in the 
>refrigerator when a variety of foods was neglected too long.  And, I 
>just threw out a bunch of soft-as-cotton potatoes.  Some of us are not 
>
>"cooks"; we are "keepers".  If it was good enough to buy, it's good 
>enough to save, I say!  :-)
>
>Alys Katharine, some of whose spices are nearly as old as she is
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