Re: Food Bank Update!

Chris Neidecker wrote:
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I'm not sure I would have noticed the post card if I hadn't read about

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it here, so I'm glad you posted!

Chris

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On behalf of the people who receive food pantry stuff (we have a pantry
at work and feed folks six days a week) thank you all for your
donations.

For a couple of months this winter, we were unable to get "food drive
mixed boxes" on our order list and let me tell you, our menus suffered!
That occasional green can of pseudo/parmesan makes a big difference
when you're trying to invent "Italian Surprise" from broken linguinine,
a #10 can of generic spaghetti sauce and some USDA canned pork. Spices
and seasonings are welcome too - we don't turn our noses up at the 99
cent spices in the little plastic bottles either!

Of course when the (slightly dated) produce, dairy , bakery and
perishables come every Monday from "Daily Bread", sometimes it's an
embarrasment of riches. Last month I gor boxes and boxes of fresh
[censored], crimini, portabella and big white stuffing mushrooms!

Now does anyone have any suggestions for my 15 lbs of sliced generic
American cheese? (NOT the really good commodity stuff!)

Lynn from Fargo
Made 16 quarts of chili for tonight's supper - all gone!

Lynn from Fargo said:

Now does anyone have any suggestions for my 15 lbs of sliced generic
American cheese? (NOT the really good commodity stuff!)

Grilled cheese sammiches (of course)
Hamburger-elbow macaroni-tomato casserole
Macaroni and cheese
Chili-cheese dogs

That's all that comes to mind, right off the top of my pointy little head.

Carol

Lynn from Fargo said:

Spices
and seasonings are welcome too - we don't turn our noses up at the 99
cent spices in the little plastic bottles either!

I never thought of that! The very next time we go grocery shopping, I
promise. I'll bet coffee isn't donated very often because of the expense.
We'll get some of that, too.

Looks like it won't happen this year, but next spring, we plan on planting
2 apple trees and 2 pear trees. We'll have an abundance of fruit after a
few years, and the extra is earmarked for the Salvation Army.

Thanks for all you do for hungry people, Lynn. You too, Pam, wherever you
are!

Carol

Lynn from Fargo said:

Now does anyone have any suggestions for my 15 lbs of sliced generic
American cheese?

Yeah, ram a stick into into it with a sign saying "free cheese" and
put it out on the curb.

nb

"Lynn from Fargo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Now does anyone have any suggestions for my 15 lbs of sliced generic
American cheese? (NOT the really good commodity stuff!)

Did you try the cheese?

I recall when Regan was emptying out the surplus in warehouses, every senior
in the neighborhood had a 5 lb. block of cheese. Some was surprisingly
good.

Cheese omelets would be a good start if you have the eggs to go with it.
Maybe some sort of quiche type of dish?