On 6/5/2016 11:53 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 09:02:59 -0500, dejamos >
> wrote:
>
>> On 6/5/2016 1:39 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 04 Jun 2016 16:02:55 -0600, Janet B wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health...-scare-n585531
>>>
>>> We have a 22-page book of all the brands and varieties of sunflower
>>> seed products that have been recalled from dressings to granola bars.
>>> These massive recalls like this are a bitch for food banks to sort
>>> through because they can get donations of this stuff from now until 3
>>> years from now. Sunflower seeds, tuna, mac & cheeze, Pilgrim's
>>> chicken, cumin, frozen vegetables, now flour... Over 52 million
>>> pounds of foods are always on recall within the last 18 months.
>>>
>> I never thought about that aspect of the recalls. I read several years
>> ago that donating money rather than food provides more and better
>> options for the food banks, so that is what I do. Given your
>> experiences, would you agree with that?
>
> You donate money to a food bank... LOL-LOL
> Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . . .
>
What's so funny about that? I donate items *and* money to the food bank
when I am able.

Once upon a time, 34 years ago, during a crappy, thankfully short-lived
marriage, I got food from the food bank. I was only earning about
$12,000 a year and my asshole ex-husband didn't bother to work unless he
felt like it.

After I got out of that situation and back on my feet I started buying a
little extra food when I went shopping. I'd donate it to the food bank.

Back then one didn't hear about constant food recalls. People just
donated and the goods went in, then went back out.

I never did donate items that were "about to expire" or just so I could
get rid of something I'd hung onto for years. For example, I wouldn't
donate that Good Seasons Salad Dressing Mix with the shaker cruet...
likely 20 years old.

Jill