Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 16 Jul 2008 03:36:38p, Kswck told us...
>
>> "Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message

>> We used to have a stupidmarket called ShopRite (it's still around, but
>> not in my area). Mom believed that when they had their 'Can-Can' sale,
>> you should buy every can of sauce, veggies, etc you could get your hands
>> on-even if you didn't need it.
>> I remember Mom going to visit a friend for a month or so. Dad and I
>> refused to acutally buy anything other than milk (for his coffee-I never
>> drank it) for the entire time she was gone. We were to use ONLY all
>> those cans she bought and whatever was in the cabinets.
>> After a month or so, dinner was nothing more than canned tomaotes and
>> pasta.
>>
>> AND she was ****ed that all her cans were gone when she came home-and
>> the process started all over again after a new 'Can-Can' sale.
>>
>>
>>
>
> UGH!
>

What UGH!? I did the same thing when I lived in Jersey. The Can-Can sale
was in January and I'd stock up on the little cans of tomato sauce,
tomato paste, canned pineapple, etc. that I used all year long. Saved
money, not counting the time one of my girls got mad at me and tore off
all the labels.

I would grab a can open it and "design" a meal around whatever was in
it. Hey! wouldn't that be a good idea for a cooking reality show? Kind
of like Iron Chef, but for the masses.
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