Do you have a maxium period of time that you give yourself to get 'anything'
out of the freezer?

I'm tired of , rummaging thru little tiddlies of ziplocks, tiny plastic
containersa pepper here, a rind of cheese, there, a 1/2 cup of frozen
cherries, a quarter cup of l/o pesto.

I had dated most of these little thingies, but anything over a year old --
it all went out today -- and that was everything! It was actually all
dates. I was thinking frugally and saying, "I'll keep this - " but in the
end I won the battle.

Whoever posted "What is in your refrigerator" got me going. Thanks. Also
I'm going to try to stick to one ethnic cuisine for a while (I hope.)

Dee Dee

"Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
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> Do you have a maxium period of time that you give yourself to get
> 'anything' out of the freezer?
>
> I'm tired of , rummaging thru little tiddlies of ziplocks, tiny plastic
> containersa pepper here, a rind of cheese, there, a 1/2 cup of frozen
> cherries, a quarter cup of l/o pesto.
>
> I had dated most of these little thingies, but anything over a year old --
> it all went out today -- and that was everything! It was actually all
> dates. I was thinking frugally and saying, "I'll keep this - " but in
> the end I won the battle.
>
> Whoever posted "What is in your refrigerator" got me going. Thanks.
> Also I'm going to try to stick to one ethnic cuisine for a while (I
> hope.)
>
> Dee Dee

I have been thinking that all day while I did bits and pieces of other
chores. I think tomorrow will have me cleaning out the fridge and freezer in
the kitchen. The big freezer we did a couple of months ago, but the one in
the kitchen is desperate. The half full Ziploc baggies are everywhere. Now
if I can just inspire myself to get to it.

Cindi
>
>
>

"Dee.Dee" wrote:
>
> Do you have a maximum period of time that you give yourself
> to get 'anything' out of the freezer?

Yeah, but a couple shots of rum and the feeling passes.
:-)

"Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
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> Do you have a maxium period of time that you give yourself to get
> 'anything' out of the freezer?
>
> I'm tired of , rummaging thru little tiddlies of ziplocks, tiny plastic
> containersa pepper here, a rind of cheese, there, a 1/2 cup of frozen
> cherries, a quarter cup of l/o pesto.
>
> I had dated most of these little thingies, but anything over a year old --
> it all went out today -- and that was everything! It was actually all
> dates. I was thinking frugally and saying, "I'll keep this - " but in
> the end I won the battle.
>
> Whoever posted "What is in your refrigerator" got me going. Thanks.
> Also I'm going to try to stick to one ethnic cuisine for a while (I
> hope.)
>
> Dee Dee
>
>
>
I have an absolutely spotless refrigerator right now, with everything
perfectly organized -- the neatest it has looked in years.

What was my motivation? I opened the door a couple of weeks ago, realized
that the milk felt warm, checked the temperature -- and discovered that it
was 72 degrees *inside* the refrig. It turned out to be a fan motor that
had "gone bad." I threw away everything (even food in bottles) and had to
start all over again with supplies. I also had to live out of a couple of
coolers for awhile until it had been repaired. :{

MaryL

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote in message
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>
> "Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Do you have a maxium period of time that you give yourself to get
>> 'anything' out of the freezer?
>>
>> I'm tired of , rummaging thru little tiddlies of ziplocks, tiny plastic
>> containersa pepper here, a rind of cheese, there, a 1/2 cup of frozen
>> cherries, a quarter cup of l/o pesto.
>>
>> I had dated most of these little thingies, but anything over a year
>> old -- it all went out today -- and that was everything! It was
>> actually all dates. I was thinking frugally and saying, "I'll keep
>> his - " but in the end I won the battle.
>>
>> Whoever posted "What is in your refrigerator" got me going. Thanks. Also
>> I'm going to try to stick to one ethnic cuisine for a while (I hope.)
>>
>> Dee Dee
>>
>>
>>
> I have an absolutely spotless refrigerator right now, with everything
> perfectly organized -- the neatest it has looked in years.
>
> What was my motivation? I opened the door a couple of weeks ago, realized
> that the milk felt warm, checked the temperature -- and discovered that it
> was 72 degrees *inside* the refrig. It turned out to be a fan motor that
> had "gone bad." I threw away everything (even food in bottles) and had to
> start all over again with supplies. I also had to live out of a couple of
> coolers for awhile until it had been repaired. :{
>
> MaryL

I think the only thing that could make my refrigerator "ever" spotless would
be a new refrigerator. My large refrigerator just had a fan replaced (DH
replaced it), I guess he replaced the whole motor, but it had been giving us
notice that something that was wrong and he was able to order it in advance,
so our downtime was minimal.

I love starting out with all new supplies, too. It's amazing what has been
in there sooo long.
Dee Dee

"Dee.Dee" wrote:
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> Do you have a maxium period of time that you give yourself to get 'anything'
> out of the freezer?


LOL we perform 'freezer archaeology' about twice a year.
>
> I'm tired of , rummaging thru little tiddlies of ziplocks, tiny plastic
> containersa pepper here, a rind of cheese, there, a 1/2 cup of frozen
> cherries, a quarter cup of l/o pesto.

LOL same here. Freezer soup is a staple in our house; uses up all the
savoury things. We don't store that much in the way of fruit leftovers.
>
> I had dated most of these little thingies, but anything over a year old --
> it all went out today -- and that was everything! It was actually all
> dates. I was thinking frugally and saying, "I'll keep this - " but in the
> end I won the battle.

Same here; anything over a year old usually goes out or into the soup
pot. We don't usually end up having to throw much away; long years in
the lab taught me well about stock rotation.
>
> Whoever posted "What is in your refrigerator" got me going. Thanks. Also
> I'm going to try to stick to one ethnic cuisine for a while (I hope.)
>
> Dee Dee

Good luck!

"Dee.Dee" > wrote

> I think the only thing that could make my refrigerator "ever" spotless
> would be a new refrigerator.

One thing that I'm very appreciative of in my (new) refrigerator
is that it is a snap to clean. Door shelves slide out, the other
shelves come out and go back in easily. My old refrigerator,
putting the shelves back was a nightmare.

Having said that, I'm bad about cleaning the freezer section.
Guess I should put the stuff in a cooler and give it a once over.
Tomorrow. Heh.

nancy