There is one thing that irks me the most and it is wasting food. When I was 8 years old, I was sent to live with my Grandmother Lucille. She was a survivor of the Great Depression and she was frugal as frugal could be. I remember sitting at the kitchen table and watching her prepare meals. When we had Chicken or Turkey she would painstakingly pull every piece of meat off those birds. We would have chicken soup, chicken ala king, and chicken sandwiches. I don’t know how she did it but I swear she and I would feast for three days and we never went hungry.
When she was done cooking and began her clean up I would watch her wipe off the aluminum foil if it wasn’t damaged so it could be reused. If she had finished using a bag she would rinse it out and dry them by placing them upside down over a Kraft cheese glass to dry. And very rarely did I see her use a paper towel. We always used washable dish towels. To this day I hate buying paper towels. I guess old habits die hard.
Ok, enough time spent traveling down memory lane. This morning I received the newest edition of Hellman’s newsletter. What was the topic you ask? Think you’ve got nothing to eat? Make something delicious with Hellmann’s. It contains tons of recipes and inspiration to help you combat food waste in your home. I was chuckling to myself when I read about the sniff and smell test. I can’t tell you how many times I watched my grandma do that test. Be sure to click here to view the newsletter in its entirety.
~Kelly