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Two Gazebos's avatar

It’s Betty Crocker!

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Elisabeth McKay's avatar

I once met a lass in Gibraltar, who complained bitterly about the police objecting to her doing a bit of dumpster-diving round the back of Sainsbury's: if it was being thrown out anyway, how could it be classified as theft? (Answer: she should have gone in and bought it before it was ditched!) Seriously, though, the amount of food waste I see horrifies me, but how to address it? Reducing portion sizes in restaurants might help - I treated myself to a meal out the other day (delicious steak pie, new potatoes and veg which had never seen a freezer), but the small portion I asked for was big enough to make finishing a struggle. Bring back the swill bucket - all our waste from school dinners went to feed the local pigs. And implement an American-style law, as you suggest. And for heaven's sake, teach people that eating leftovers won't poison them, a surprisingly widespread perception.

Living alone, I don't eat much bread, so I freeze a lot; I also make breadcrumbs (thanks for the Panko instructions!) and chop some into croutons for dishes like Chicken Iskender, where I can throw a handful direct into the pan from the freezer.

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