aem wrote:
> Boron Elgar wrote:
> >
> > .... Bread freezes wonderfully. ..., scale down the sizes
> > of your loaves when you bake, .... when it is past fresh, toss the rest into the
> > fridge (OH, I know - a sacrilege!) and use it for toast within the
> > next few days. Home made bread a week old made into toast is still
> > better than any store-bought bread used that way. ....
> >
> All of that is true, I agree. I was thinking back to how hard it was
> to learn that what I was imbued with about frugality and saving as I
> was growing up didn't have to rule my life when my fortunes improved.
> Some of my friends who grew up with limited means and now are quite
> well off still cannot bring themselves to reward themselves with better
> things. Throwing away the stale remnants of a loaf of bread and making
> a fresh loaf had some symbolic worth to me. -aem

that's good although some rich people i know went the other way,
one fellow re-uses paper towels. the richer he gets, the worse he gets.