On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 18:23:38 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>I guess I'm fortunate that my mother never baked anything from a box
>mix. She typically baked more than once a week, usually pies, cakes,
>and cookies.
>
>I think the only frozen vegetable she bought was frozen green peas.
>I never saw a frozen dinner in her house, ever.

I'm thinking of my grandmother just now, and how she coped My
younger daughter and SIL are calling past for dinner, originally
around 5. I put the chicken in the oven, started the Golden Syrup Pud
going for my SIL and was par boiling the spuds when look, no power,
not anywhere in the unit. Called the super who called our
electrician who said he would show up 'in an hour' so warned my
daughter there was an unavoidable delay.

Power is back on and cooking now, it was as I thought, nothing to do
with my power board but a bigger, better one up on the 8th floor So
we will eat, just not as planned, just like some of my grandmothers
war time meals