"Halla"
drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote in message
news:kebrj3d101lallig9at5s4n35haoq9otn9@4ax.com...> On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:09:56 GMT, "Summer Wind"
>
theworld.net> blethered:
>>>
>>The food is distributed to food pantries and homeless shelters.
>
> OIC. They do harvest collections here, I remember the old bods who
> lived in the street next to my primary school used to get handed a
> tray of tins every year - don't know what they made of that, since
> they all lived in huuuuuuge and very expensive houses so clearly
> weren't terribly deprived. <:-) That's one thing my sprogs school
> don't seem to go in for, mind you.
>
Food pantries over here usually don't require proof of need. Most try to
reduce the humiliation factor as much as possible and are setup to look like
grocery stores where folks can use a shopping cart and take what they need.
I know people who have volunteered at pantries and they often get well
dressed people driving expensive cars. They could be middle class folks who
are unemployed or have a lot of unexpected expenses and are having trouble
feeding themselves and their children, although I'm sure there's a certain
percentage of freeloaders taking advantage of a handout.
>>We're close
>>to the holiday, so I'm including some Thanksgiving fixings, cranberries
>>and
>>yams.
>>
>
> Yams. There's another veg that I'm unsure of, although ISTR a
> conversation here about them not so long ago. Are they like sweet
> potatoes?
>
I buy yams labelled Cut Yams, but above that it says Sweet Potatoes in Light
Syrup. In common usage, yam is another word for sweet potato, but that's
technically incorrect, as this article explains.
http://homecooking.about.com/od/howtocookvegetables/a/sweetpotatodiff.htm
I love fresh baked sweet potatoes loaded with butter and sprinkled with salt
and pepper. If the two pointy ends get a little hard and chewy, I save them
for last and enjoy.
>>
>>But canned beans are in my collection bag. Four cans of pork and beans,
>>in
>>fact. Could dig up some canned tomatoes and pick up a box of tea.
>
> Sounds good. I've got some chicken noodle soup here, but I think it'd
> be cheaper to buy a can over there than post mine.
>
