On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 07:08:30 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 00:49:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >"Janet B" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> On Thu, 7 Apr 2016 00:09:12 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 15:41:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >>>> > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
> >>>>>news > >>>>>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 00:50:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >>>>>> > wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>"sf" > wrote in message
> >>>>>>>news:geb9gblrnq014st25ror2mnfng6h33s1l3@4ax .com...
> >>>>>>>> On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 09:00:32 -0400, William > wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> What is your method of rotating foods including leftovers into the
> >>>>>>>>> refrigerator and out to be eaten or dumped into the garbage?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I buy food for 3 days which usually expands to 5 and try not to cook
> >>>>>>>> more than will be consumed by dinner the following day. At least
> >>>>>>>> that's the plan. Very little goes into the garbage and there are no
> >>>>>>>> science experiments in my refrigerator.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>That would be doable here except for the winter. Although we haven't
> >>>>>>>been
> >>>>>>>snowed in for several years, it can happen. So I need to keep a
> >>>>>>>stockpile
> >>>>>>>for winter. Also with things that I buy at Costco like pasta, there
> >>>>>>>will
> >>>>>>>be
> >>>>>>>far more than we can eat in that length of time.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> Dried pasta will last for a long, long time, (years?). No need to
> >>>>>> throw it out unless you are talking about leftover cooked pasta.
> >>>>>> Leftover naked cooked pasta is a wonderful thing. It's good hot or
> >>>>>> cold, salad or main dish and depending on the amount it is good for
> >>>>>> lunch or dinner. So many ways to dress it up
> >>>>>> Janet US
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Dur...
> >>>>
> >>>> Apparently you meant to express something with a sneer but were unable
> >>>> to formulate a thought. Now we have no idea if you mean dried pasta
> >>>> needs to be thrown away quickly or if you believe there is no use for
> >>>> leftover cooked pasta.
> >>>> Janet US
> >>>
> >>>I meant that you were pointing out the obvious.
> >>
> >> didn't seem obvious to me when you said "I need to keep a
> >>>>>>>stockpile
> >>>>>>>for winter. Also with things that I buy at Costco like pasta, there
> >>>>>>>will
> >>>>>>>be
> >>>>>>>far more than we can eat in that length of time."
> >> You appear to be saying
> >> that either that the amount of dry pasta from Costco is beyond your
> >> family ability to eat before it goes bad or that your family can't eat
> >> the cooked pasta before it goes bad.
> >> Janet US
> >
> >Apparently you missed where I was specifically replying to sf's remark about
> >buying food for three days at a time. And pasta would be but one example of
> >things you can buy at Costco that would come in quantities larger than that.
> >Unless of course, you have a very large family. For us, half a bag of
> >Costco pasta is a meal plus perhaps one serving leftover.
> >
> >What I was saying was that if you buy pasta there, unless your family is
> >large, you'll get more than three day's worth.
>
> It isn't necessary to cook more dry pasta than is needed for a meal.
> You simply put the unused portion away for another meal. The above
> sounds exactly like you are saying that one package of Costco pasta is
> more than your family is able to eat at one time therefore you can't
> use it. That is exactly why I replied as I did the first time.
> Janet US

Only Julie needs everything to be spelled out. I try to buy only
enough *fresh* food for 3 days... which means meat and vegetables
(just so Julie can understand). I have a stockpile (no pantry) of
dried and canned goods, just like everyone else - so no need to buy
anything specific unless I'm replenishing or it's out of the ordinary.

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sf