"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> Thanksgiving is coming up and you guys know I love to tout your local food
> pantry.
>
> Contact them to find out what they can accept. The thing about where I live
> is they can't take fresh meats, cheeses, stuff like that. Sad, but true;
> they don't have a way to store it. But it all depends on where you live.
>
> So check... dried stuff, absolutely! Canned stuff, absolutely! Pasta,
> sauces, soups...powdered milk, canned condensed milk. Rice of all kinds;
> beans, you know the red ones, the white ones; peas, lentils...
>
> Canned chicken broth, beef broth, veggie broth... canned tomato sauces,
> diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes; canned beans, canned corn. The thing about
> donating to the food pantry (around here) is you can't donate GLASS. Milk
> comes in cans and cartons.
>
> Check with your local food pantry. I'm sorry to say mine won't accept
> frozen meats or veggies. But every little bit helps.

Our local church is asking for the Extra Turkey if there is a buy one get one
free sale before T day. They have the freezer storage capacity for the less
fortunate.

I thinks its a dandy idea.

Dimitri