my two cents about food prep

I was reading post by www.bigbadblondebahu.com     Thoughts on Food IV: Food Preservation Differences

Good blog it got me thinking even thought I'm in not relationship right now, it got me thinking about my Nana I know how strange it that and what would little old lady have to do with this! Well you have to under stand my Nana is Pennsylvania German she even had the accent to prove it too, English really is her second language she was raise in little town called union ville right few miles outside for the town that I live in which is still part of the town I live in I know confusing I will exp it later one. Well getting to the topic at hand my Nana grew up out in the country in the later 1920's she was born in 1925 yes she's 86 still with it working,driving,ects she very feisty person let me tell you any ways [I'm rambling now] as you know she grew up in the great depression where you were lucky you had what ever you had because times were tough, and you had next to nothing. I remember her telling me all the time how she picked winter green and go few cents for dozen or something like that and how you wore shoes with holes in them, you wore them even if they were too small,if they were too big you put paper or whatever in them till you grew in to them even wore them till the fell apart. With her when it comes to foods she has not problems with left overs how ever they have to be eaten with in few days or she says they are bad and throws them out. I could never understand this till it dawned on me one day that hello when she grew up your fridge was literally and ice box you placed big thing of ice in it that lasted for maybe we or something like that. She buys can veggies but love fresh say they are better for you, we have little garden in the summer nothing like vine fresh tomato's, as for freezing good she gets funny if it's in there too long she always tells me eat whats in there before it gets frieze burned or rots. Now me it could be in there for year or longer I will thaw it out and cook it she dose not like this one bit. In out house we have two refridgators the freezers are full, because I love to buy in bulk she gets made at me for this too. She says it's not good to do such things. To me I find not issues with this but I guess it's because of how she had to grow up. Here is little list of things she don't like or you don't do

eat left overs in few days if in longer they go bad

No need for gallon of milk get half gallon so it don't go bad

don't keep items in freezer to long use them right up

don't freez lunch meat it makes it bad

don't buy in bulk
don't leave onions or taters out in the summer they will go bad use up right away

Things that are good
fresh veggies
left overs but also see above
freezing food see above as well these two on in issues at times

zip lock bags

As for yogurt she dose not like it at all she say yuck I don't think so, she is also one not to run to the doctor for everything either she says that natural stuff works wonders, she is also very healthy. I'm starting to take her advice and it's working as well she told me to cut back on something like don't microwave everything buy fresh when you can, garden, exercise don't sit around etc. She even called the fridge the ice box at times hehe how cute is that. Sometimes her and I disagree when it comes to cooking and storing things, BBBB got me thinking with her post so I had to add my two cents here. Let me tell you she make mean good bacon dressing for salad some of you east costers/ new englanders and germans might know what I'm talking about ahh it's good when she makes it she will not store it says it's not good left over.