"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote

> You're welcome, Steve. Lot's of leftover things are good to use in
> another
> recipe or different presentation. We rarely simply throw away food for no
> good reason.

My MIL is a depression era kid, and my wife was trained by my MIL. They
believe in two things: never throw ANYTHING away, and if it's been in the
refrigerator, it will last forever.

Ever find four string beans in a small storage container in the fridge?

I am working on some sort of dating system, because every few months, she'll
go through and clean out the fridge, and it is ******. I finally had to
make a new rule: If you can't tell me when it was originally cooked, I
don't have to eat it. Luckily we have only gotten food poisoning once.

(Sometimes I sneak through the fridge when she's not home and do a little
cleaning myself.)

Steve