frugal baking or ick?
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
United States
December 24, 2012 10:11am CST
So I have a relative who takes pride in making baked goodies for people around the holidays. However it's also for attention which is another kettle of fish. Eitherway the PB blossom cookies she said she found some she thought she gave to us as we get our share and whatevers left since they can't have sweets with diabetes. I was told she was going to pick off the Hershey Kisses off the cookies from last year and bake new cookies and apply the Kisses to the new cookies. IDK would you ever think of doing that? Would you eat that?
Also she gave me some old pretzels thinking the kids would eat them... yeah the bag was 2yrs old and the dog would not even eat them. If the dog won't eat them then there's something wrong with them.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
24 Dec 12
Your relative isn't being frugal. Instead, she's just being tacky.
You need to get into the habit of politely declining what she offers you. Smile and say that you and your family are seeking to eat more healthfully and that such treats simply do not fit into that diet. You needn't add that you specifically mean cookies and the like from her.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
26 Dec 12
I"m not a fan of her baking for the most part it's too dry ontop of this latest tidbit. I've been getting out of taking her things here and there. Usually I thank her for whatever and dispose of the item(s) if it's unfit for use.
Sadly I believe a product of being raised by parents who survived the great depression and reused everything as much as they could to save a buck. I tell ya going thru their things when they pass is going to suck.
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
24 Dec 12
Oh, and if this "frugality" is a recent development, she should probably be examined by her doctor. It sounds as though she may be undergoing some mental deterioration.
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
24 Dec 12
I would never do that. I think that food tastes better when fresh. Those chocolates have been open and exposed to the air, or probably frozen, and the taste will be way off. I'm frugal, but she's just plain CHEAP!!!
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
26 Dec 12
You can't imagine how cheap she is. I did a post about her sugar saving the other year I wish I could find it
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
26 Dec 12
Now that you mention it she was given something and the box of whatever was re-taped shut and she had a bird about it. I told her it was free and on the protocal of "beggars can't be choosers" whereas she acts as a beggar but does not need to. So she rejected that why wouldn't I reject her reused kisses?
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
26 Dec 12
She would rather take the chance than toss something away because then she'd have to spend money & of course it's wasting.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
26 Dec 12
That would make me nervous about doing let alone giving it to someone who is not in my household. I know chocolate does last a long time but it was baked already as someone else posted and the chocolates structure/texture, flavor might not be up to par.
@hoseasmate (720)
• United States
25 Dec 12
I'm pretty cautious about eating items that are prepared by others because sometimes you wonder about how clean they keep the kitchen and whether or not the cat is allowed to walk along the kitchen counter! I would simply receive the gift and say that I wanted to save them for later because of all the treats that our family has enjoyed for the day. Then toss them after she has left. I love being frugal and that means that some foods can be enjoyed up to the expire date and that other foods just aren't the same. I like fresh foods now and steer clear of those that are processed if I can.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
26 Dec 12
I remember doing the baking in the kitchen with her when I was small. The kitchen like the house has become cluttered so that it has become a concern. She lets food go bad and wonders why her spouse gets mad about it, they don't eat at home half the time anyway.
I agree I'd prefer fresh or homemade.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
24 Dec 12
That is taking being frugal a little too far! Those kisses would taste disgusting after being baked, sitting for a YEAR, and then being baked again. I would steer clear of any PB Blossom cookies this year. Maybe all goodies from her because after all you never know what else she is recycling.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
26 Dec 12
You have a great point 2x baked chocolate could be burnt and gosh knows what kind of condition. Yeah she's getting a lil too much on the recycling... wanted to give me old bread the mice had gotten to in the garage for the kids to feed to the ducks. Um no thanks, you can pitch that!
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
24 Dec 12
Big ick! I assume that would be the aunt? I guess just toss out whatever cookies she gives you this year. Blah!
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
26 Dec 12
The blossoms for sure are getting pitched! I will have to wait a while though as the kids will rat me out when she asks about the cookies.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
24 Dec 12
Sometimes you wonder what goes on in people's heads. We do give out of date food to the chickens and when we had pigs we gave it to them, but never anything spoiled.
I guess if I were you I would just smile and thank her then head straight for the trash as soon as she left. Just make sure no one or nothing trys to eat it before you can get rid of it.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
26 Dec 12
That's exactly what I did. The hard part is if she asks about this or that and you disposed of it (sometimes even before the kids saw it) the kids don't have an answer because the item is gone. I hate lying but I hate hurting her feelings.
