NANCY BACKUS wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-
Rather, especially the cart. There are work arounds to the paper
bags but they are very handy for other things too.
Indeed. :) We mostly use the reuseable bags now for grocery shopping,
but our stockpile of paper ones does get good use, too... :) There's
been legislation here in NYS to ban the plastic bags, I don't think
it's gone into effect yet, though... not a total ban, but supposedly
charging the consumers for using them instead... we rarely get those...
I have a largish stockpile of "canvas" shopping bags.
Before Wegmans came out with the "canvas" reusable bags (actually made
of recycled plastic), we'd bring back our previously used double-bagged paper bags, and use them for our groceries... when they finally wore
out too much for groceries, they'd be used for disposing of
recyclables, including newspaper... We now have a reusable bag filled mostly with reusables, but also some paper bags, from before... the
latter are still useful to line the "child" seat of the grocery cart,
to keep small stuff from falling through the cracks.... :)
My first reusables were from ALDI. Being too ch^h^h frugal to buy plastic
bags and not finding a usable cardboard box I'd pay the $1 for the pale
green bag. I've about six of them. I've also got bags with various other
logos on them from various sources/promotions. The only real canvas bag
is a smallish tote from Saveur magazine that I got for subscribing. The
bag has outlasted the subscription.
My local Hy-Vee gives a 5c credit off your bill if you use "canvas"
(or boxes). ALDI and Ruler Foods charge for plastic bags.
So far no discounts or surcharges for any sort of bags, etc, at
Wegmans... But we do get 25c off the bill at Lori's when we bring our
own bag for our items, which we always do.... :)
Food Fantasies my local natural/organic/health food/supplement store
doesn't give me money off or a rebate for not taking a bag from them
for my purchases. They take a quarter from the till and drop it into
the collection can for their non-profit/charity of the month.
There is a move afoot to charge
for plastic bags. I've signed a petition here and there. I suspect
they will get as far as the Term Limits petitions I've signed in past.
I've not signed any petitions of the sort... but I did hear that it
had passed our state legislature... just don't remember when it was supposed to be taking effect, and haven't yet seen any instance of
the plastic being charged for yet...
Signing petitions is like peeing your pants in a dark suit. Gives you a temporary warm feeling - but nobody notices.
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Title: Potato Pancakes (Neighborhood Shopping) *
Categories: Vegetables, Potatoes
Yield: 4 Servings
2 lb Potatoes; grated into bowl
- of cold water
1 md Onion; very fine chopped
2 lg Eggs
3 tb Flour
1 1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Pepper
Vegetable oil; for frying
Soak potatoes in the water 10 minutes; drain and squeeze
dry in a kitchen towel. In large bowl combine all
ingredients except oil; mix thoroughly.
Pour oil into large skillet to a depth of 1/8"; place
over medium heat.
For each pancake, portion 1/2 cup.
Makes 4 to 6 servings (12 pancakes)
* Latkes for the goyim - UDD
Recipe provided by The National Potato Promotion Board.
Neighborhood Shopping 12/4/96
Typos by Bobbie Beers
Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
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