One of the greatest things about our fast food nation is all the conveniently packaged freebies we get to load up on. No Chinese take-out meal would seem complete without the requisite assortment of sauces and fortune cookies. A visit to the local burger establishment would be deficient minus a ketchup packet or 3. We love them because they are so hygienic, unlike the big containers we have in our refrigerators that get crusty and fused shut along the handy flip-top cap. Still, you normally wind up using only a portion of what these eateries have generously supplied. Whatever is left over is simply slipped into a drawer to frolic with renegade toothpicks, old bottle caps, loose twist ties and a couple of paper napkins. Over time, you can accumulate quite a stash. Around the time that you are no longer able to close the drawer, you should mull over the idea of thinning them out. After all, they are food products that eventually do expire, despite the presence of an illegible date. Safety first!!
Challenge
Repeat after us. Thou shalt not save any of the following from this point forward:
Soy sauce packets
Sweet and Sour sauce packets
Artificial sweeteners from the coffee shop
Tartar sauce packets
Tiny coffee creamers
Mustard packages
Mayo packages
Salt and pepper shakers from airplanes (available in first Class or on foreign airlines only)
Wasabi packets
Oyster crackers that come with soup
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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