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Dating Expiration of Refrigerated Foods
"Janet B" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 16:01:16 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 00:49:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
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>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On Thu, 7 Apr 2016 00:09:12 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 15:41:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 00:50:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>"sf" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:00:32 -0400, William >
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>> What is your method of rotating foods including leftovers into
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> refrigerator and out to be eaten or dumped into the garbage?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I buy food for 3 days which usually expands to 5 and try not to
>>>>>>>>>>> cook
>>>>>>>>>>> more than will be consumed by dinner the following day. At
>>>>>>>>>>> least
>>>>>>>>>>> that's the plan. Very little goes into the garbage and there
>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>>>>>> science experiments in my refrigerator.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>That would be doable here except for the winter. Although we
>>>>>>>>>>haven't
>>>>>>>>>>been
>>>>>>>>>>snowed in for several years, it can happen. So I need to keep a
>>>>>>>>>>stockpile
>>>>>>>>>>for winter. Also with things that I buy at Costco like pasta,
>>>>>>>>>>there
>>>>>>>>>>will
>>>>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>>>>far more than we can eat in that length of time.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dried pasta will last for a long, long time, (years?). No need to
>>>>>>>>> throw it out unless you are talking about leftover cooked pasta.
>>>>>>>>> Leftover naked cooked pasta is a wonderful thing. It's good hot
>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>> cold, salad or main dish and depending on the amount it is good
>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>> lunch or dinner. So many ways to dress it up 
>>>>>>>>> Janet US
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>>>>>>>>Dur...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Apparently you meant to express something with a sneer but were
>>>>>>> unable
>>>>>>> to formulate a thought. Now we have no idea if you mean dried pasta
>>>>>>> needs to be thrown away quickly or if you believe there is no use
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> leftover cooked pasta.
>>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I meant that you were pointing out the obvious.
>>>>>
>>>>> didn't seem obvious to me when you said "I need to keep a
>>>>>>>>>>stockpile
>>>>>>>>>>for winter. Also with things that I buy at Costco like pasta,
>>>>>>>>>>there
>>>>>>>>>>will
>>>>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>>>>far more than we can eat in that length of time."
>>>>> You appear to be saying
>>>>> that either that the amount of dry pasta from Costco is beyond your
>>>>> family ability to eat before it goes bad or that your family can't eat
>>>>> the cooked pasta before it goes bad.
>>>>> Janet US
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>>>>Apparently you missed where I was specifically replying to sf's remark
>>>>about
>>>>buying food for three days at a time. And pasta would be but one
>>>>example
>>>>of
>>>>things you can buy at Costco that would come in quantities larger than
>>>>that.
>>>>Unless of course, you have a very large family. For us, half a bag of
>>>>Costco pasta is a meal plus perhaps one serving leftover.
>>>>
>>>>What I was saying was that if you buy pasta there, unless your family is
>>>>large, you'll get more than three day's worth.
>>>
>>> It isn't necessary to cook more dry pasta than is needed for a meal.
>>> You simply put the unused portion away for another meal. The above
>>> sounds exactly like you are saying that one package of Costco pasta is
>>> more than your family is able to eat at one time therefore you can't
>>> use it. That is exactly why I replied as I did the first time.
>>> Janet US
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>>OMG! Just STFU you freaking idiot! How in the world could I possibly
>>know
>>how much pasta another person will eat? My psychic powers are not that
>>good. At some point in time there will be leftovers!
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>>You don't know how to read at all. Do you? My reply was to sf who said
>>that she only buys food for three days at a time. The freaking pasta was
>>just an example. I was trying to point out that if you buy some things at
>>Costco like I do, you'll have to buy more than you can eat in three days
>>unless you have a really huge family or are cooking for a crowd.
>>
>>There is no pasta problem in this house. None. Never was.
>>
>>I did however have to get a new Rachael Ray pasta pot as the protective
>>piece on one handle cracked off. And yes, I know I could have used a pot
>>holder but I felt it was time for a new one. This one is yellow. Yellow!
>>Squee!
>>
>>Now... Are you going to drum up any more problems that aren't even
>>problems
>>for me?
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> I think your thyroid problem is acting up; certainly you are too old
> for PMS. I do buy all my pasta at Costco. If you'll go back and read
> my original reply there was never any need for you to fly off the
> handle. I didn't criticize you or make fun of you. I made a post
> just as I would have for anyone in this group. I suggest it is time
> for you to stop digging that hole. Don't bother with another round of
> hysterics unless you are entertained by reading them yourself.
> Janet US
Hysterics? *sigh*
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