On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:17:20 -0600, George Shirley wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>
>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>> I agree. I'm just saying how it is in some households. I'm
>>>> embarrassed to say that my daughter tosses stuff because, "we just
>>>> won't eat it, Mom, so there's no sense keeping it."
>>> Oh dear I do that!
>>
>> I do, too, but with her regularity and frequency. My song to Rob is
>> along the lines of, "I don't care if I never see this again. Are you
>> interested in eating this again or shall I just toss it now or shall I
>> let it sit in the fridge for five days before I chuck it?"

> Just try to remember the expatriate mantra, "If it's green - don't eat it."

'it's either very old meat or very young cheese.'

your pal,
oscar