On 6/30/2014 10:28 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> On 6/30/2014 9:11 PM, Tara wrote:
>> Canned:
>>
>> beans/legumes - many varieties
>> tomatoes - many forms - diced, crushed, Ro-tel, etc.
>> water chestnuts
>> creamed corn to make corn casserole
>> pumpkin for pie
>> Someone at school heats Glory greens in a Crockpot for our soul food
>> lunch and they are delicious.
>> I know I'm forgetting plenty.
>>
>
> Canned water chestnuts are nothing like fresh ones. I don't use water
> chestnuts unless I can buy fresh ones. The same applies to bamboo shoots.
>
You're lucky you can find them fresh. So many people on this ng say
"just go to" [insert ethnic market here]. Not everyone has that option.

Jill

On 7/1/2014 8:45 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/30/2014 10:28 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>> On 6/30/2014 9:11 PM, Tara wrote:
>>> Canned:
>>>
>>> beans/legumes - many varieties
>>> tomatoes - many forms - diced, crushed, Ro-tel, etc.
>>> water chestnuts
>>> creamed corn to make corn casserole
>>> pumpkin for pie
>>> Someone at school heats Glory greens in a Crockpot for our soul food
>>> lunch and they are delicious.
>>> I know I'm forgetting plenty.
>>>
>>
>> Canned water chestnuts are nothing like fresh ones. I don't use water
>> chestnuts unless I can buy fresh ones. The same applies to bamboo shoots.
>>
> You're lucky you can find them fresh. So many people on this ng say
> "just go to" [insert ethnic market here]. Not everyone has that option.
>
> Jill

I know I am lucky with Chinese supermarkets; there are *three* within
half a mile of each other but I'm afraid that is too many for the
available customers even if they are also good for some Japanese and
Filipino foods. In Rockville, MD there is a small enclave of Chinese
stores and restaurants. There used to be two supermarkets but a new and
larger one opened a year or so ago. This has led to the existing places
sprucing themselves up but they don't seem overcrowded.

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Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On Tue, 1 Jul 2014 10:07:37 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:23:56 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 6/30/2014 5:51 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 21:11:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 5 precooked hamburger patties, thawed and crumbled. Mixed in a large
>>>>> pie
>>>>> plate with a can of potatoes, can of green beans and can of peas. All
>>>>> drained and potatoes roughly chopped. Mixed in some brown gravy with a
>>>>> lot
>>>>> of dried onions, pepper and parsley. Topped with a can of biscuits.
>>>>
>>>> There it is. I knew the potatoes wouldnt provide enough starch for
>>>> you... was wondering how you would remedy it
>>>> Is that brown gravy what I think it is?
>>>>
>>>Now now, Jebus.
>>
>> Ruh-roh... I'm in trouble again
>
>And today is different ... how?

It has a different name.

Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Roy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sunday, June 29, 2014 10:11:28 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> > > 5 precooked hamburger patties, thawed and crumbled. Mixed in a
> > > large pie
> > >
> > > plate with a can of potatoes, can of green beans and can of peas.
> > > All
> > >
> > > drained and potatoes roughly chopped. Mixed in some brown gravy
> > > with a lot
> > >
> > > of dried onions, pepper and parsley. Topped with a can of
> > > biscuits. Baked
> > >
> > > at 400 for 15 minutes. Had to heat a bit more in the microwave
> > > to get it
> > >
> > > hot through. Would have been okay for me but husband likes his
> > > food piping
> > >
> > > hot.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Not bad! Would have preferred hamburger gravy over mashed
> > > potatoes but
> > >
> > > sometimes you've just got to make do.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I plan to do similar with canned chicken on a day when the
> > > weather cools.
> > >
> > > We are having a week or so of hot weather upcoming.
> >
> > Gawd, you eat strange food. Canned potatoes are only useful for
> > campers IMHO. Most people wouldn't even have such an item in
> > stock. Most canned chicken is crap as well.
>
> Disagree. I keep those mainly for the winter in case we get snowed
> in. But that hasn't happened in several years so they need to be
> used up.

I keep them for hurricanes. I use them up in fast meals but then Im a
southerner so canned goods do not offend me. You need to know the right
recipes for them.

I just madea sort of bunswick stew. Canned potatoes are superior there
to fresh.


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"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "Roy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Sunday, June 29, 2014 10:11:28 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > > 5 precooked hamburger patties, thawed and crumbled. Mixed in a
>> > > large pie
>> > >
>> > > plate with a can of potatoes, can of green beans and can of peas.
>> > > All
>> > >
>> > > drained and potatoes roughly chopped. Mixed in some brown gravy
>> > > with a lot
>> > >
>> > > of dried onions, pepper and parsley. Topped with a can of
>> > > biscuits. Baked
>> > >
>> > > at 400 for 15 minutes. Had to heat a bit more in the microwave
>> > > to get it
>> > >
>> > > hot through. Would have been okay for me but husband likes his
>> > > food piping
>> > >
>> > > hot.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Not bad! Would have preferred hamburger gravy over mashed
>> > > potatoes but
>> > >
>> > > sometimes you've just got to make do.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I plan to do similar with canned chicken on a day when the
>> > > weather cools.
>> > >
>> > > We are having a week or so of hot weather upcoming.
>> >
>> > Gawd, you eat strange food. Canned potatoes are only useful for
>> > campers IMHO. Most people wouldn't even have such an item in
>> > stock. Most canned chicken is crap as well.
>>
>> Disagree. I keep those mainly for the winter in case we get snowed
>> in. But that hasn't happened in several years so they need to be
>> used up.
>
> I keep them for hurricanes. I use them up in fast meals but then Im a
> southerner so canned goods do not offend me. You need to know the right
> recipes for them.
>
> I just madea sort of bunswick stew. Canned potatoes are superior there
> to fresh.

I need to work on eating up the canned stuff now. Some of it is getting
towards being old. Then I can restock for next winter. Bad thing is that
now we are seeing lower than ever prices on canned veggies at Winco but we
don't need any more now.

"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 1 Jul 2014 10:07:37 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:23:56 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 6/30/2014 5:51 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 21:11:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 5 precooked hamburger patties, thawed and crumbled. Mixed in a large
>>>>>> pie
>>>>>> plate with a can of potatoes, can of green beans and can of peas.
>>>>>> All
>>>>>> drained and potatoes roughly chopped. Mixed in some brown gravy with
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> lot
>>>>>> of dried onions, pepper and parsley. Topped with a can of biscuits.
>>>>>
>>>>> There it is. I knew the potatoes wouldnt provide enough starch for
>>>>> you... was wondering how you would remedy it
>>>>> Is that brown gravy what I think it is?
>>>>>
>>>>Now now, Jebus.
>>>
>>> Ruh-roh... I'm in trouble again
>>
>>And today is different ... how?
>
> It has a different name.

Depends where you are!

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> >
> > I keep them for hurricanes. I use them up in fast meals but then Im
> > a southerner so canned goods do not offend me. You need to know the
> > right recipes for them.
> >
> > I just made a sort of bunswick stew. Canned potatoes are superior
> > there to fresh.
>
> I need to work on eating up the canned stuff now. Some of it is
> getting towards being old. Then I can restock for next winter. Bad
> thing is that now we are seeing lower than ever prices on canned
> veggies at Winco but we don't need any more now.

So get your winter stock now if you need to. Unless you lack storage
space, no reason to not use the sales. Just use up the older stuff
first before you get the newer cans (IE put the new ones at the back).

Keep in mind that the dates on most food are a sales tactic so it's
more a 'best use by' date and cans are notoriously bad at trying to get
you to buy more.

I have a box of rock salt. It also came with a date. Supposedly this
4,000 or more year old salt expires in a year because it was put in a
box. Yeah, right.

It's a sales tactic. They want you to buy 10 cans then even if you do
not eat them all, toss them out and buy 10 more.
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On 7/1/2014 9:40 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>
> I know I am lucky with Chinese supermarkets; there are *three* within
> half a mile of each other but I'm afraid that is too many for the
> available customers even if they are also good for some Japanese and
> Filipino foods. In Rockville, MD there is a small enclave of Chinese
> stores and restaurants. There used to be two supermarkets but a new and
> larger one opened a year or so ago. This has led to the existing places
> sprucing themselves up but they don't seem overcrowded.

Montgomery county has a very large ethnic population which includes
Asians, Indians, and Mexicans. Not surprising there are so many stores
that cater to them, and others who like the cuisine.

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Cheryl

On 7/3/2014 8:08 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>
>>> I keep them for hurricanes. I use them up in fast meals but then Im
>>> a southerner so canned goods do not offend me. You need to know the
>>> right recipes for them.
>>>
>> I need to work on eating up the canned stuff now. Some of it is
>> getting towards being old. Then I can restock for next winter. Bad
>> thing is that now we are seeing lower than ever prices on canned
>> veggies at Winco but we don't need any more now.
>
> So get your winter stock now if you need to. Unless you lack storage
> space, no reason to not use the sales. Just use up the older stuff
> first before you get the newer cans (IE put the new ones at the back).
>
FIFO - First In, First Out. It does require shuffling things around in
your cabinets/pantry. It's really a no-brainer.

> Keep in mind that the dates on most food are a sales tactic so it's
> more a 'best use by' date and cans are notoriously bad at trying to get
> you to buy more.
>
Even that 'best use by' date is a random date. Food doesn't doesn't
magically go bad on that date.

> I have a box of rock salt. It also came with a date. Supposedly this
> 4,000 or more year old salt expires in a year because it was put in a
> box. Yeah, right.
>
Don't forget, she takes those dates very seriously.

Jill

Terrence Crimmins wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I've heard a cooking program say that canned potatoes are good to mix
> in with real ones when you've making a large batch of mashed, to save
> you the trouble of peeling and boiling to some degree.
>
> Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables to canned ones.

I seriously doubt that works well. The cooking times would be all off.

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"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>> >
>> > I keep them for hurricanes. I use them up in fast meals but then Im
>> > a southerner so canned goods do not offend me. You need to know the
>> > right recipes for them.
>> >
>> > I just made a sort of bunswick stew. Canned potatoes are superior
>> > there to fresh.
>>
>> I need to work on eating up the canned stuff now. Some of it is
>> getting towards being old. Then I can restock for next winter. Bad
>> thing is that now we are seeing lower than ever prices on canned
>> veggies at Winco but we don't need any more now.
>
> So get your winter stock now if you need to. Unless you lack storage
> space, no reason to not use the sales. Just use up the older stuff
> first before you get the newer cans (IE put the new ones at the back).

Yes. Lack storage space. I don't have a pantry and don't have enough
cupboards. I keep most of my canned goods in the garage. And there is no
*back* because they are all on Lazy Susans. What I do with the stuff that
is soon to be expiring is bring it into the house and put it next to the
stove. That way I can easily see what I need to use up. There is a Lazy
Susan there as well.
>
> Keep in mind that the dates on most food are a sales tactic so it's
> more a 'best use by' date and cans are notoriously bad at trying to get
> you to buy more.

You can think that if you want. I have complared "expired" canned goods to
fresh. For some things there is no difference. For others, big difference.
Tomatoes are one such. The potatoes I used the other day already showed
signs of rust at the bottom of the can. Why? Don't know. This is one
reason why I opted to use them right away.
>
> I have a box of rock salt. It also came with a date. Supposedly this
> 4,000 or more year old salt expires in a year because it was put in a
> box. Yeah, right.
>
> It's a sales tactic. They want you to buy 10 cans then even if you do
> not eat them all, toss them out and buy 10 more.

Again, you can think that if you want. I don't and I won't.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/3/2014 8:08 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I keep them for hurricanes. I use them up in fast meals but then Im
>>>> a southerner so canned goods do not offend me. You need to know the
>>>> right recipes for them.
>>>>
>>> I need to work on eating up the canned stuff now. Some of it is
>>> getting towards being old. Then I can restock for next winter. Bad
>>> thing is that now we are seeing lower than ever prices on canned
>>> veggies at Winco but we don't need any more now.
>>
>> So get your winter stock now if you need to. Unless you lack storage
>> space, no reason to not use the sales. Just use up the older stuff
>> first before you get the newer cans (IE put the new ones at the back).
>>
> FIFO - First In, First Out. It does require shuffling things around in
> your cabinets/pantry. It's really a no-brainer.

If you have cabinets and a pantry, which I do not. I do have one small
lower cabinet Lazy Susan in the house for canned goods. I try not to keep
much on it because the stuff is constantly bailing over the sides. I don't
even have one of everything there. Just easier to get it out of the garage.
It is getting fairly empty now and I like that better. I can see what all
is there and I don't have to go digging through it all. It will hold 3 cans
deep of certain sizes and two cans high but it is designed so that there is
no really good way to organize things. Perhaps as I clear it out more, I
will just use it for soon to expire things and that will free up some more
room next to the stove.
>
>> Keep in mind that the dates on most food are a sales tactic so it's
>> more a 'best use by' date and cans are notoriously bad at trying to get
>> you to buy more.
>>
> Even that 'best use by' date is a random date. Food doesn't doesn't
> magically go bad on that date.
>
>> I have a box of rock salt. It also came with a date. Supposedly this
>> 4,000 or more year old salt expires in a year because it was put in a
>> box. Yeah, right.
>>
> Don't forget, she takes those dates very seriously.

Not really but... As I have said... I can see textural differences with
things like tomatoes. You can choose to eat old food if you want to. I
choose not to. I am big into food texture. I also don't like rust on cans.
Which is what I got on the can of potatoes.

On 7/3/2014 9:53 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 7/3/2014 8:08 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I keep them for hurricanes. I use them up in fast meals but then Im
>>>>> a southerner so canned goods do not offend me. You need to know the
>>>>> right recipes for them.
>>>>>
>>>> I need to work on eating up the canned stuff now. Some of it is
>>>> getting towards being old. Then I can restock for next winter. Bad
>>>> thing is that now we are seeing lower than ever prices on canned
>>>> veggies at Winco but we don't need any more now.
>>>
>>> So get your winter stock now if you need to. Unless you lack storage
>>> space, no reason to not use the sales. Just use up the older stuff
>>> first before you get the newer cans (IE put the new ones at the back).
>>>
>> FIFO - First In, First Out. It does require shuffling things around
>> in your cabinets/pantry. It's really a no-brainer.
>
> If you have cabinets and a pantry, which I do not. I do have one small
> lower cabinet Lazy Susan in the house for canned goods. I try not to
> keep much on it because the stuff is constantly bailing over the sides.
> I don't even have one of everything there. Just easier to get it out of
> the garage. It is getting fairly empty now and I like that better. I
> can see what all is there and I don't have to go digging through it
> all. It will hold 3 cans deep of certain sizes and two cans high but it
> is designed so that there is no really good way to organize things.
> Perhaps as I clear it out more, I will just use it for soon to expire
> things and that will free up some more room next to the stove.
>>
>>> Keep in mind that the dates on most food are a sales tactic so it's
>>> more a 'best use by' date and cans are notoriously bad at trying to get
>>> you to buy more.
>>>
>> Even that 'best use by' date is a random date. Food doesn't doesn't
>> magically go bad on that date.
>>
>>> I have a box of rock salt. It also came with a date. Supposedly this
>>> 4,000 or more year old salt expires in a year because it was put in a
>>> box. Yeah, right.
>>>
>> Don't forget, she takes those dates very seriously.
>
> Not really but... As I have said... I can see textural differences
> with things like tomatoes. You can choose to eat old food if you want
> to. I choose not to. I am big into food texture. I also don't like
> rust on cans. Which is what I got on the can of potatoes.

And yet again all too frequently - "its" been caught in its own lies.
Such idiocy is seldom seen except when the 'bovine' types its so-called
positions (shaddup, sheldon

Sky

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Terrence Crimmins wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> I've heard a cooking program say that canned potatoes are good to mix
>> in with real ones when you've making a large batch of mashed, to save
>> you the trouble of peeling and boiling to some degree.
>>
>> Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables to canned ones.
>
> I seriously doubt that works well. The cooking times would be all off.

Not if you cook the frozen ones first.

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Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 7/3/2014 8:08 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I keep them for hurricanes. I use them up in fast meals but
> > > > > then Im a southerner so canned goods do not offend me. You
> > > > > need to know the right recipes for them.
> > > > >
> > > > I need to work on eating up the canned stuff now. Some of it is
> > > > getting towards being old. Then I can restock for next winter.
> > > > Bad thing is that now we are seeing lower than ever prices on
> > > > canned veggies at Winco but we don't need any more now.
> > >
> > > So get your winter stock now if you need to. Unless you lack
> > > storage space, no reason to not use the sales. Just use up the
> > > older stuff first before you get the newer cans (IE put the new
> > > ones at the back).
> > >
> > FIFO - First In, First Out. It does require shuffling things
> > around in your cabinets/pantry. It's really a no-brainer.
>
> If you have cabinets and a pantry, which I do not. I do have one
> small lower cabinet Lazy Susan in the house for canned goods. I try
> not to keep much on it because the stuff is constantly bailing over
> the sides. I don't even have one of everything there. Just easier
> to get it out of the garage. It is getting fairly empty now and I
> like that better. I can see what all is there and I don't have to go
> digging through it all. It will hold 3 cans deep of certain sizes
> and two cans high but it is designed so that there is no really good
> way to organize things. Perhaps as I clear it out more, I will just
> use it for soon to expire things and that will free up some more room
> next to the stove.
> >
> > > Keep in mind that the dates on most food are a sales tactic so
> > > it's more a 'best use by' date and cans are notoriously bad at
> > > trying to get you to buy more.
> > >
> > Even that 'best use by' date is a random date. Food doesn't
> > doesn't magically go bad on that date.
> >
> > > I have a box of rock salt. It also came with a date. Supposedly
> > > this 4,000 or more year old salt expires in a year because it was
> > > put in a box. Yeah, right.
> > >
> > Don't forget, she takes those dates very seriously.
>
> Not really but... As I have said... I can see textural differences
> with things like tomatoes. You can choose to eat old food if you
> want to. I choose not to. I am big into food texture. I also don't
> like rust on cans. Which is what I got on the can of potatoes.

Julie, a can has to be 10 years old before you get rust.



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Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
>
> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Terrence Crimmins wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > I've heard a cooking program say that canned potatoes are good to
> > > mix in with real ones when you've making a large batch of mashed,
> > > to save you the trouble of peeling and boiling to some degree.
> > >
> > > Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables to canned ones.
> >
> > I seriously doubt that works well. The cooking times would be all
> > off.
>
> Not if you cook the frozen ones first.

Julie, you said real potatoes. We arent talking tater tots here.

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"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>>
>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Terrence Crimmins wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> > > I've heard a cooking program say that canned potatoes are good to
>> > > mix in with real ones when you've making a large batch of mashed,
>> > > to save you the trouble of peeling and boiling to some degree.
>> > >
>> > > Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables to canned ones.
>> >
>> > I seriously doubt that works well. The cooking times would be all
>> > off.
>>
>> Not if you cook the frozen ones first.
>
> Julie, you said real potatoes. We arent talking tater tots here.

errr I am not Julie, nor do I understand your comment.


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Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
>
> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > >
> > >
> >>"cshenk" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> >>> Terrence Crimmins wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > > >
> >>> > I've heard a cooking program say that canned potatoes are good
> to >>> > mix in with real ones when you've making a large batch of
> mashed, >>> > to save you the trouble of peeling and boiling to some
> degree. >>> >
> >>> > Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables to canned ones.
> > > >
> >>> I seriously doubt that works well. The cooking times would be all
> >>> off.
> > >
> > > Not if you cook the frozen ones first.
> >
> > Julie, you said real potatoes. We arent talking tater tots here.
>
> errr I am not Julie, nor do I understand your comment.

Sorry, she
s messing up the attibutes I think.

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Sounds yummy. Do the bottom crust get soggy? Thinking a blind bake of the shell might make it more edible but just guessing at that. I let wimmen cook the pies..lol.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>>
>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >>"cshenk" > wrote in message
>> > > ...
>> >>> Terrence Crimmins wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> > > >
>> >>> > I've heard a cooking program say that canned potatoes are good
>> to >>> > mix in with real ones when you've making a large batch of
>> mashed, >>> > to save you the trouble of peeling and boiling to some
>> degree. >>> >
>> >>> > Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables to canned ones.
>> > > >
>> >>> I seriously doubt that works well. The cooking times would be all
>> >>> off.
>> > >
>> > > Not if you cook the frozen ones first.
>> >
>> > Julie, you said real potatoes. We arent talking tater tots here.
>>
>> errr I am not Julie, nor do I understand your comment.
>
> Sorry, she
> s messing up the attibutes I think.

np

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"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On 7/3/2014 8:08 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I keep them for hurricanes. I use them up in fast meals but
>> > > > > then Im a southerner so canned goods do not offend me. You
>> > > > > need to know the right recipes for them.
>> > > > >
>> > > > I need to work on eating up the canned stuff now. Some of it is
>> > > > getting towards being old. Then I can restock for next winter.
>> > > > Bad thing is that now we are seeing lower than ever prices on
>> > > > canned veggies at Winco but we don't need any more now.
>> > >
>> > > So get your winter stock now if you need to. Unless you lack
>> > > storage space, no reason to not use the sales. Just use up the
>> > > older stuff first before you get the newer cans (IE put the new
>> > > ones at the back).
>> > >
>> > FIFO - First In, First Out. It does require shuffling things
>> > around in your cabinets/pantry. It's really a no-brainer.
>>
>> If you have cabinets and a pantry, which I do not. I do have one
>> small lower cabinet Lazy Susan in the house for canned goods. I try
>> not to keep much on it because the stuff is constantly bailing over
>> the sides. I don't even have one of everything there. Just easier
>> to get it out of the garage. It is getting fairly empty now and I
>> like that better. I can see what all is there and I don't have to go
>> digging through it all. It will hold 3 cans deep of certain sizes
>> and two cans high but it is designed so that there is no really good
>> way to organize things. Perhaps as I clear it out more, I will just
>> use it for soon to expire things and that will free up some more room
>> next to the stove.
>> >
>> > > Keep in mind that the dates on most food are a sales tactic so
>> > > it's more a 'best use by' date and cans are notoriously bad at
>> > > trying to get you to buy more.
>> > >
>> > Even that 'best use by' date is a random date. Food doesn't
>> > doesn't magically go bad on that date.
>> >
>> > > I have a box of rock salt. It also came with a date. Supposedly
>> > > this 4,000 or more year old salt expires in a year because it was
>> > > put in a box. Yeah, right.
>> > >
>> > Don't forget, she takes those dates very seriously.
>>
>> Not really but... As I have said... I can see textural differences
>> with things like tomatoes. You can choose to eat old food if you
>> want to. I choose not to. I am big into food texture. I also don't
>> like rust on cans. Which is what I got on the can of potatoes.
>
> Julie, a can has to be 10 years old before you get rust.

Wrong! I bought some canned mushrooms at a store here that opened just a
few years ago. I doubt that they had been sitting in the warehouse for a
very long time either. Those cans rusted in my Lazy Susan cupboard. Rusted
to the point of burst. I won't buy those mushrooms ever again and I
couldn't have had them over 3-4 years at the most. The can of potatoes was
showing two bits of rust at the bottom. Why? Don't know. It was sitting
on a wire shelf so it wasn't like it was sitting in water or something.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>>
>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Terrence Crimmins wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> > > I've heard a cooking program say that canned potatoes are good to
>> > > mix in with real ones when you've making a large batch of mashed,
>> > > to save you the trouble of peeling and boiling to some degree.
>> > >
>> > > Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables to canned ones.
>> >
>> > I seriously doubt that works well. The cooking times would be all
>> > off.
>>
>> Not if you cook the frozen ones first.
>
> Julie, you said real potatoes. We arent talking tater tots here.

Why are you replying to me? I don't know what you were replying to but I
didn't say any of the above.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>>
>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >>"cshenk" > wrote in message
>> > > ...
>> >>> Terrence Crimmins wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> > > >
>> >>> > I've heard a cooking program say that canned potatoes are good
>> to >>> > mix in with real ones when you've making a large batch of
>> mashed, >>> > to save you the trouble of peeling and boiling to some
>> degree. >>> >
>> >>> > Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables to canned ones.
>> > > >
>> >>> I seriously doubt that works well. The cooking times would be all
>> >>> off.
>> > >
>> > > Not if you cook the frozen ones first.
>> >
>> > Julie, you said real potatoes. We arent talking tater tots here.
>>
>> errr I am not Julie, nor do I understand your comment.
>
> Sorry, she
> s messing up the attibutes I think.

Me? No. My name isn't even in there nor did I reply to any of that.

"bigwheel" > wrote in message
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>
> 'Julie Bove[_2_ Wrote:
>> ;1945070']5 precooked hamburger patties, thawed and crumbled. Mixed in
>> a large pie
>> plate with a can of potatoes, can of green beans and can of peas. All
>> drained and potatoes roughly chopped. Mixed in some brown gravy with a
>> lot
>> of dried onions, pepper and parsley. Topped with a can of biscuits.
>> Baked
>> at 400 for 15 minutes. Had to heat a bit more in the microwave to get
>> it
>> hot through. Would have been okay for me but husband likes his food
>> piping
>> hot.
>>
>> Not bad! Would have preferred hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes but
>>
>> sometimes you've just got to make do.
>>
>> I plan to do similar with canned chicken on a day when the weather
>> cools.
>> We are having a week or so of hot weather upcoming.
>
> Sounds yummy. Do the bottom crust get soggy? Thinking a blind bake of
> the shell might make it more edible but just guessing at that. I let
> wimmen cook the pies..lol.

There was no bottom crust. I just put the biscuits on top and there wasn't
close to enough to cover it. I will buy more biscuits for next time.

In article >, says...
> Wrong! I bought some canned mushrooms at a store here that opened just a
> few years ago. I doubt that they had been sitting in the warehouse for a
> very long time either. Those cans rusted in my Lazy Susan cupboard. Rusted
> to the point of burst. I won't buy those mushrooms ever again and I
> couldn't have had them over 3-4 years at the most. The can of potatoes was
> showing two bits of rust at the bottom. Why? Don't know. It was sitting
> on a wire shelf so it wasn't like it was sitting in water or something.

Most likely your house is damp.

Janet UK

"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >, says...
>> Wrong! I bought some canned mushrooms at a store here that opened just a
>> few years ago. I doubt that they had been sitting in the warehouse for a
>> very long time either. Those cans rusted in my Lazy Susan cupboard.
>> Rusted
>> to the point of burst. I won't buy those mushrooms ever again and I
>> couldn't have had them over 3-4 years at the most. The can of potatoes
>> was
>> showing two bits of rust at the bottom. Why? Don't know. It was
>> sitting
>> on a wire shelf so it wasn't like it was sitting in water or something.
>
> Most likely your house is damp.

Not that I can see. If that were the case then more cans in the house would
have rusted. The mushrooms were in the house. The potatoes were not in the
house. They were in the garage.

Ahh ok..gotcha. Misread about the pie plate i guess. Sorry. Had many a chicken pot pie with biscuits on top as well as chicken and dumplings with biscuits for dumplings. Sounds like it also works good for cows.