Freezer hoarding

I have the opposite problem- a hoarding husband! We have a chest freezer, full to the brim with home grown veg and fruit, home - made bread and scones, but his weakness is the bargain meat offers. Every time he sees the 3 for €10 he gets tempted even though there are only 2 of us. The problem is that he would rather buy fresh food to cook than take something from freezer!
It’s me who has to rummage in freezer to use up some of the items to make room for more.

End of the week soup
What a good idea!

We live in the country. If someone or a family visits unexpectedly I expect to be able to make a meal from the stock I have. Also if grand children come I have to increase my stock as one eats fish, one is a vegetarian etc. Nobody in the recent generation seems to sit down to one meal same for all. I have two fridges and one drawer freezer.

During the war we had a victory garden with hens and rabbits and pigs. We salted beans in large crock, used icing isinglass to preserve eggs etc.

Stansgran you are not a hoarder but a prudent, efficient housekeeper.

nellgwin There is a great difference between keeping food until it is green and mouldy then eating it, and storing safely in the freezer enough food to take you through a few weeks, or preserving fruit when it is cheap and plentiful for when it is expensive! The old bugger you lived with was a mean and unsavoury git, but the women who can feed unexpected visitors at the drop of a hat are good planners with foresight.

Monica, I was just about to post the same! and unless I bought Bio (questionable) stuff in the supermarket I wouldn't know what was put on it or how old it was or how far it had travelled. At least 90% of our stuff is organic, but we don't call it that or make a fuss about it, just do it the old fashioned way. Living the Dream!!

Surely one of the basics of a successful marriage is compromise and that is exactly what stansgran is doing. She has explained why she and her DH have such different attitudes to storing things and how they have compromised.

We have no problem over the freezer, but there are other areas of opposing views. I am exceedingly tidy and find it difficult to function in a cluttered environment. As for DH....... Even his DM used to say 'born in a barn if I didn't know better'

annefrance I am sorry I haven't replied to your PM but I am having problems sending PMs at the moment and I am trying to resolve the problem.