[Sca-cooks] Pinch-hitting (was pasties)

[Lonnie D. Harvel]

Stefan li Rous wrote:

> 40 lb bags of *bread*? That seems like they would be awfully large  
> sacks.

Indeed, they were 5 huge sacks (clear industrial size bags).I am, of 
course, guessing at the weight. :)  I asked the local Panera Bread 
Company if they would be willing to donate their leftover bread, and 
they readily and happily agreed. They give it to non-profits or they 
throw it out. They use no preservatives in their bread, so they sell it 
that day or get rid of it. They (and the other local bread companies) 
make scheduled drops to the local agencies providing food, but they 
still have a few days each week when the bread will not be used. It 
certainly is not all period. A lot of that went out for breakfast. 
Anyway, I picked up their bread from Thursday. Anything likely to go bad 
or become a baseball bat too quickly was served for Traveler's Fare on 
Friday. The good, periodish loaves were held in the fridge for feast and 
reheated (I think).

I picked up the giant bags from Panera and loaded them in my car. Filled 
the whole CRV. Unloaded them into my house. Loaded them into someone 
elses van. She was smart enough to look at the bags and say "sorry, I 
can only pick up the light one." I wasn't. About an hour later, my back 
started to give out while shopping.

>
> So, you didn't even get to attend your own feast?

Nope. But, towards the end, they very kindly called me on a cell phone 
and gave me a cheer. Touched me very much.

>
> I hope you're feeling normal in the near future. I've had some of  
> this constant pain stuff, and it is no fun. But as you say, it beats  
> the alternative. I try to keep that in mind and Kiri's comments about  
> celebrating her birthdays rather than mourning them, when I or others  
> complain about getting old or pain. 

Amen!