jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 2/6/2016 1:24 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > Someone just posted to the Dataw Net (an antiquated listserv
> > > thing) she has a bag full of FREE bread crusts!
> > >
> > > She exactly said, "I have a bag of bread crusts if any one is in
> > > to making their own bread crumbs."
> > >
> > > Sure... I'm gonna drive over and pick up a bag of old bread
> > > crusts.
> > >
> > > The incredible thing about this is someone probably will. And
> > > they'll thank her for her giving them a bag of stale bread crusts.
> > > Weird.
> > >
> > > Jill
> >
> > Jill, many people are into not tossing things out before they check
> > to see if another can use them. It's called 'being green'.
> >
> > I just had a lady pickup 2 amazon boxes, a beer carton, 4 old news
> > papers and 4 large plastic folgers containers (by eyeball, 3/4
> > gallon) with airtight lids.
> >
> > The boxes, newspapers and beer carton are for packing as she's
> > moving from an apartment to a house. The containers are for dry
> > goods storage (rice, beans, etc.) now that she will have space to
> > get some items in bulk.
> >
> > I have 8 egg cartons and will add more to a stack in the storage
> > room. Why? Shortly it will be time to start seedings for the
> > garden. I'll put them up on offer in 3-4 weeks which is about
> > right time for here to start them.
> >
> > I wouldnt pickup the bread crusts but then I make all our bread so
> > have plenty for such. Dataw being such a small place, it would be
> > sensible to snag some at need, and at the least freeze then use for
> > a little fun feeding the birds.
> >
> > You'd be suprised how many people actually think about not wasting
> > things and make an effort in that direction.
> >
> >
> >
> I'm not into throwing away food, either. But I sure wouldn't offer
> bread crusts to my neighbors. I'd either freeze them to make my own
> breadcrumbs (or croutons!) or use them to feed the birds. Then
> again, I don't trim the crust off of bread.
>
> Jill

Why wouldn't you offer them if you had an excess of them past your use
level? Think about it.

People here are pretty educated on what others may want and how to give
it a second life.

2lbs peanut shells
27 coffee pods contents
5lbs coffee grounds
36 egg shells
3lbs furry carrots
1lb slimy lettuce

Went like hot cakes to a composter. Basically add leaves and grass
clippings.

Another thing that goes like hotcakes is freezerburned meat for pet
feeding. Dogs cant taste that it is freezerburned short of a 10,000
year old mammoth or sonething. We trade that locally for free for
folks with dogs. I just scored 20lbs boneless venison past it's prime
but fine for the dogs and just as healthy as it would be if at prime
for us.

Smile, think outside the box.


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