Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 Gary wrote:
>> Master Bruce wrote:
>>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>> I agree. I made mayo once, not worth the trouble for how little we
>>>> use... a quart jar lasts us over a year.
>>>
>>> Stop saying that. It's gross. Once opened, consume or throw out. Don't
>>> sit on it for a year.
>>
>> I agree.
>>
>> For him and Cindy here.... if you eat so little mayo, you could probably
>> skip it completely and never miss it.
>>
>> OR - just stop by a 7-11 store or some fast food restaurants and buy a
>> couple of those tiny condiment packs of mayo. Most places will just let
>> you have a few for free.
>
> Huh? An opened jar of Hellmans can sit in the fridge for a year or
> two, even longer. Yoose are the filthy slobs who dip your dirty
> utensils in the jar and contaminate it. Jarred mayo doesn't need
> refrigeration until opened... it sits on the store shelves with no
> refrigeration. The unopened jar in my fridge says best if used by
> 10:2028... I keep mayo and other condiments refrigerated from the time
> they come home, hard to break old habits. The unoppened go into the
> basement fridge until needed... I have several bottled salad
> dressings, mustards, etal in the basement fridge. Canned fish is kept
> in the basement fridge, we like tuna, sardines, etc. cold when opened
> to eat. The basement fridge is always full of unopened foods;
> pickles, olives, jams, coffee, tea... I don't remember all that's in
> there until I look... canned beverages too... costs less to run a full
> fridge. It's top freezer is kept filled with meats I intend to
> braise, frozen veggies, butter, foods I cooked, etc. We found having
> a second refrigerator freezer serves us better than a seperate large
> stand alone freezer. For just the two of us we don't need a seperate
> freezer. If we have extra grocery money it makes a lot more sense to
> keep it in an interest bearing bank account... we rather use the
> market's refrigerators/freezers. We don't see any point in filling
> our freezer with meats just because they're on sale, meats are on sale
> every day in the US... and frozen steaks are no longer fresh meat...
> it's very dumb to fill a freezer with tender beef steak... those
> pinheads would be smarter to use a roll of twenty dollar bills to wipe
> their butt.
> About a month ago we had a day and a half power outage in this area...
> was a windstorm and lots of downed trees broke utility wires. There
> were several crew outside with chainsaws clearing trees... by the
> next day power was back. We seriously considered getting a whole
> house generator. We checked into the costs for equipment and
> installation, becomes involved with 3 different sets of trades people;
> electrician, propane company for special plumbing, and moving company
> to set it up, that Generac thingie weighs about 600 pounds and they
> just drop it off at the foot of your driveway. By the next day we
> changed our minds about the generator. We cook with gas, and it's no
> biggie to have no TV and PC for a couple days. We have LED lanterns
> and flashlights, plenty of batteries, so we had plenty of lighting. A
> large generator requires monthly maintenance, another expense. During
> winter months we really don't need refrigeration. If an outage is
> during warm weather we can live without AC for a few days.
> My wife came up with the generator idea but when she added all the
> costs she changed her mind. Since we're on a well we'd have no water
> for some time, but she drinks bottled and seltza, I drink bottled and
> Sprite. I told her to save the plastic gallon jugs from all the milk
> she drinks, we can fill them with water and store them in the
> basement, only need about a half gallon to flush a toilet, and don't
> really need to flush each time you pee. During warmer weather we have
> more water than we can ever use flowing in the creek, easy to dip out
> with a five gallon plastic bucket... there are fish, frogs, and other
> critters living in the creek, I'm sure if boiled it's drinkable. The
> $14,000 generator idea is forgotten history... we've lived here twenty
> years and this was only the second time we've had a power outage... a
> generator would be as dumb as a clay tile roof.
>

I bet yoose wore out from all that typing popeye! Have a crystal
palace and take yoose nap now.