Re: (2007-12-21) New survey on the RFC site: Eating well on US$40.00 per week?

Christine Dabney wrote:
sf wrote:
Sheldon wrote:

No wonder so many think they eat well on $40/week... they eat half
portions... they feed their entire family by adding more water to the
stew.

Not everyone eats a lot of meat or huge portions of everything.

And a lot of folks know how to cook things that stretch the amount of
food we buy, instead of roasts all the time, or starting from scratch
every day. ;)

I made a big pot of turkey gumbo last night, made with the remains of
the Thanksgiving turkey, and the turkey broth made with the carcass. I
am taking part of it to work with me for the next few nights. �I had
all the ingredients right there, so didn't go out to buy additional
ingredients for it.

I don't call this subsistence eating...;)

Very funny.... ;) You don't say how much left over turkey went into
the dish... could have been 1/4 the turkey which would be
substantial. If all you had was the picked over carcass then that
would be subsistence eating... could always stretch the broth with
more water and salt, could even add a handful of cheapo rice. But
just because you had the additional ingredients on hand doesn't mean
they are free. HaHa, Vewy Funny... unless you stole them. Sheesh but
yoose kishka gelters sure think you're schlick. It's what I
previously said, if you deplete your pantry you can go awhile without
spending but eventually you will have to spend a bunch of money all at
once. So how many times are you going to dunk that carcass? hehe

Gumbo is essentially a depression mentality dish anyway... even with
little meat make it thick enough with plenty of browned flour and
served over plenty cheapo rice it will fill a lot of bellies for very
little money... gumbo is essentially highly seasoned starch and fat,
filling and tasty but not at all a nutritious dish, definitely
subsistance food about as nutritious as subsisting on potato chips
only cheaper.

SHELDON
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