"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sat, 2 Mar 2013 07:01:10 -0800, "Cheri" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>A greater joy to me is knowing they're coming so I can plan something
>>>>>special, but I don't really keep already prepared meals in the freezer,
>>>>>so
>>>>>they'd be out of luck waiting for the roast to defrost.
>>>>>
>>>>>Cheri
>>>>
>>>> i'm not talking about roasts - things like cottage/shepherds pie,
>>>> pasta sauce, pizzas (kids in mind) all sorts of squares, lasagna, soup
>>>> and those are just the things i can think of without opening it to
>>>> see.
>>>>
>>>> my experience is friends and family are not expecting a feast. some
>>>> are friends in town for the day perhaps for hospital apps and it
>>>> pleases me to see them, feed them and send them on their way. they
>>>> would do the same for me! it's called pot luck.
>>>
>>>
>>> OK, did you see where I said "I don't keep prepared meals in the
>>> freezer?"
>>> I do not like drop in visitors, unless they're my immediate family (but
>>> they usually have the good manners to call first so it doesn't really
>>> happen much) Would your friends just drop into the hospital without an
>>> app? Hardly, so they know they're coming and could easily call you to
>>> confirm that it's convenient. You enjoy it, and that's a good thing for
>>> you, I don't. To each their own.
>>
>> I don't remember her saying that everyone should, only that she does.
>
> She said she wasn't talking about roasts, she was talking about other
> things she has prepared in the freezer, which I don't have, nobody said a
> thing about "her saying everyone should" so of course you wouldn't
> remember her saying it. So, what is your opinion on drop in guests.

I tend not to keep that sort of stuff in the freezer. When I make meatloaf
I do plan to make extra. And I did make extra rissoles but then I had that
freezer malfunction and I lost them all. I also keep cooked chicken breasts
and ground beef in there but it's all for our use. Not to have just in case
someone drops by. But I did have an great aunt who did that. Drove me
nuts. They didn't live near us and sometimes we'd be out their way for
whatever reason. No cell phones in those days. My mom would call to see if
they were home. We'd drop by for about an hour and my mom's aunt would pull
all of this fancy stuff out of the freezer and serve it to us. Like jelly
rolls and stuff. She was from Canada so I always assumed it was some sort
of Canadian thing but apparently not.