Dagnabbit, Damn Mushrooms
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112876)
United States
October 10, 2024 6:24pm CST
It's October. The month of spooks and goblins. But it doesn't mean I'm up for every horror this spooky month brings with it.
On September 29th we made spaghetti for the fam for my mom's birthday, and I used one of the two 1/2-pound packages of mushrooms I bought. Before we left for our camping trip, I had every intention of freezing the other package.
But lo and behold, they were still in the fridge, getting vinegary. Dagnabbit. I had to throw them away, and you know how I am about having to throw anything away.
A ghost could come and threatened to take my soul, and it would be less horrifying than taking food and dumping it into the garbage can. Oh well, it is what it is. I can't go back. I can only find a way to make up for it and hope I don't forget next time and have to be forced to throw food away.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11 Oct 24
I hate throwing away food, too. That's why I don't go overboard buying fresh stuff, no matter how good a deal it is.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
11 Oct 24
I made the mistake of thinking I was going to use both packages, and only wound up using one, and then we were off on a camping trip, and I forgot to freeze it before we left, then forgot it was even in there. It was a triple whammy on my part. lol
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@MarieCoyle (59217)
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11 Oct 24
Don't beat yourself up over it. We all make mistakes at times.
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@MarieCoyle (59217)
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12 Oct 24
@porwest
Well, you know I don't want to waste anything, either. But once in a while, it does happen.
My big thing lately is potatoes. For some reason, the last few months we have not been able to hardly get any good potatoes. And when you bring them home, and start peeling...a lot of them are full of black places, and there's not hardly any good left to them. I've returned 2 bags to 2 different stores. One, I didn't have time to take back, so I picked out what was good and used those. I realize they can't see inside of a potato, but I want fresh, good produce. For the prices they charge, that's what I should be getting, every time!
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
11 Oct 24
I should restart food waste Friday posts! I used to clean the fridge out every Friday and take pictures and share our food waste to keep us in the habit of not wasting things.
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@Ghostlady (2358)
• United States
11 Oct 24
I hate to throw food away...so I put left overs in the fridge for 3 days...if we don't eat it in 3 days..I cringe and throw it away. LOL
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
24 Aug
So do I. This was just something I happened to have overlooked. I thought I was going to use two packages for a larger batch of sauce when we had the fam over for a spaghetti party to celebrate my mom's 74th birthday, then was going to freeze them before we left for a camping trip, came home and forgot they were in the fridge, and the rest was history.
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Oct 24
When my mom forages for mushrooms she then boils them and freezes them. But she’s never frozen store-bought mushrooms. I’ve never done that either. Are they good after?
Why would you want to freeze them anyway?
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
24 Aug
@porwest I wonder if they sell them already frozen but like by themselves and not in a frozen entree.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
24 Aug
@lovebuglena I'm not sure. Come to think of it, I am not sure I have ever seen frozen mushrooms in the supermarket. Certainly jarred and canned. Now I am going to have to look the next time I am in the freezer section at the store.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
11 Oct 24
i hate wasting food. Have a good day.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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12 Oct 24
You can always use them for your garden if you have one. Although not in season now a good tip for future spoiled foods. Use them as a natural fertilizer. Mushrooms are rich in nutrients and can help improve soil quality.
As they say... waste not want not 
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
17 Oct 24
@dgobucks226 I have heard it adds nitrogen or something to the soil which is supposedly good for plants.
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