In article >,
Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> 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.

Me, too. For the same reasons.

> 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...

Lucky you. I am.

> 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 did that for a while; I prefer a black marker.

> I even mark the price paid on many items, I find it interesting to
> note the rate of rise on so many household staples...


<grin> I do that, too. It helps me remember when I bought something
on sale; it's likely to be on sale again at the same time.

--
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Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
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