Define normal again, please

if you are a man, we exclude you. we exclude you gladly, proudly, and because you are physically stronger than us, we exclude you under threat of weapons when necessary.

The "Grocery Shop like a Boss" post is making rounds again, and one of the bitchlings commented that they are moving out on their own for the first time so they were collecting ideas/recipes.

Which got me to wondering; do we have a "How to Preserve Your More Precious than Gold Grocery Haul" post floating around? And if not, should we start one?

We do not! And I agree--we should start one!!!

I'll start:

Tomatoes, carrots, and peppers can all be frozen without any preparation whatsoever. Just bag 'em and toss 'em in the freezer. So if you're worried you won't get to those vegetables before they go bad, freeze them for later recipes. They can then be used in a stirfry, curry, soup, chili, sauce, salsa, smoothie, whatever. And it's much easier, cheaper, and faster than canning.

WHO'S NEXT, BABIES? How are we preserving our grocery hauls?? This WILL become an official Bitches Get Riches World Heritage Post.

Cosmic Truths of Cheap Grocery Shopping: 12 Universal Rules to Save Money on Food, No Matter What You Buy or Where You Shop

If your strawberries went a little longer than you hoped and have mushy (but not moldy) spots, you can make strawberry vinegar. Cut the mushy bits and tops off and use the good bit of the strawberry for whatever you like. Put the "bad" bits in a glass container and fill with white vinegar with an inch head space. Loosely cover the top. I've balance the cap on the top and I've used a paper towel and rubber band, both work. Let set three days and then strain. The resulting vinegar is bright red and smells sweet and strawberry-y. I make a vinaigrette with mine, and you can also marinade chicken with it to make a strawberry chicken salad.

DON'T try to stockpile sweetened condensed milk. It WILL go bad.

I have my fridge turned really cold and keep my green yogurt in the back bc even partially frozen it's still pretty good, just stir to combine, and it lasts extra long that way.

I always keep my cheeses in individual ziploc bags to prevent drying out or mold.

I buy clearance bread from the walmart bakery and freeze it till I want it. Sometimes I warm it up in the oven for an extra special treat. So yummy.

If you have somewhat freezer burned chicken, cook it with something that has a significant amount of acid and other flavor and you can end up with something delicious. Yesterday I did whole grain mustard and maple syrup (plus salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary, and garlic scapes) with freezer burned chicken thighs and it turned out delicious.

If you have real maple syrup and you end up with mold on top, you can skim the mold off and boil it and it will be safe again. Avoid mold by refrigerating.

To 2025:

Hell, they even cover the devastating heaviness of MASS SHOOTINGS without censoring or watering anything down.

They've been doing this for YEARS, and it's ALWAYS handled with dignity, respect, seriousness, understanding, and love.

This clip is from 1968 and discussed assassination after Bobby Kennedy died.

is the ability to process these things.

taking away the words for bad things

means when they HAPPEN- and bad things will still happen around us-

WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THEM without the WORDS.

When the word is accurate, USE THE WORD. Say Death. Say Murder. Say Rape. Say Prison, say Riots, say War, Say Famines and Disease. Say Bigotry. Say Hate crime. Say Racism. Say Fascism. Say Abuse. Say Hurt. Say Pain. Say Grief. Say Fear.

We must not lose the Truth of what a word means.