In article >,
"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:

> OBFood: Mom's big worry about losing power was not the loss of air
> conditioning, but that all the food in the freezer was going to thaw.
> They have a kerosene lamp for light, but several pounds of crab meat
> were stockpiled in the deep freeze for our next visit. If it thaws,
> she'll have to give it away. They have an electric stove, you see. So
> they can't cook it. Come Wednesday, it might pay to visit the Baton
> Rouge St. Vincent de Paul shop.
>
> --
> modom


Michael, please tell your mom to NOT OPEN THE FREEZER DOOR TO CHECK ON
THE ICINESS OF THE FOOD WITHIN. That is her best tack, apart from a
generator, for keeping it frozen. If her freezer is pretty full, she
can be good for 3-4 days.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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on "A Prairie Home Companion," <http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/
programs/2008/08/30/>