On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:04:11 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> "Steve B" > wrote:
>
>> ending up with lots of things being thrown away. I had to make a deal with
>> her about two years into the marriage that if she couldn't tell me the exact
>> day on which the questionable leftover was made, I didn't have to eat it.
>
>> Steve
>
>Can you get her into the habit of slapping a piece of masking tape on
>the cover, with the date marked? It's a pretty easy habit to get into,
>as is marking cans and packages with the date they were purchased. I do
>it all the time.‹ask Tammy. :-)

I mark the date on everything that comes into this house, even non
food items just because I'm curious about how long a package of soap
powder, roll of waxed paper, a box of kosher salt lasts. But I don't
need to date foods in the fridge I cooked, I'm not so senile that I
can't remember on Tuesday that I cooked that roast on the previous
Sunday... that after three days it's time to eat it, turn it into
soup/hash, or freeze it before tossing it out for the critters. I
have one of those library date stamps and ink pad... very handy for
when I bring in the groceries. I even mark the price paid on many
items, I find it interesting to note the rate of rise on so many
household staples... even actual staples have tripled in price from
five years ago. A 2 oz bottle of Gorilla Glue has doubled in price in
three years, now costs more than I paid for the last 4 oz bottle....
buy the smallest size, it has a two year shelf life and then quickly
thickens and becomes unusable.