Flour and grains

jayce · July 2009

I think this is gonna be my strangest post to date, but... what can you do.

i stopped eating grains cause i found out i have a sensitivity to em. they suck that way. problem is i used to bake a lot. so i have a lot of flour goin on here. like all kinds of different flours. i hate to throw it all out but I can't use em anymore.

anyone know a place like a soup kitchen that would use em-- even if they are open. i'm kinda out of ideas on what to do with it and don't expect even soup kitchens will take open stuff, but in the off chance anyone has some suggestions, i am all ears-- i hate wasting stuff.

thanks folks.

meredithb · July 2009

BAKE SALE!

vintagejames · July 2009

Don't know what they take, but Second Harvest may have some ideas.

sweet tea · July 2009

if you can't find a legit charitable organization to take them, you could consider donating them to the "eating on an adjunct's "salary"' fund over at my house....

<-- has pathological fear of wasting food.

jayce · July 2009

sweet tea, i am more than happy to contribute em to your fund too-- i just hate throwing it all out. charitable orgs are proving hard because, understandably, they need donations of unopened food. makes me wonder what supermarkets do with stuff that gets opened.

jayce · July 2009

sweet tea, i am more than happy to contribute em to your fund too-- i just hate throwing it all out. charitable orgs are proving hard because, understandably, they need donations of unopened food. makes me wonder what supermarkets do with stuff that gets opened.

newguy88 · July 2009

I waste so much food, it's sad.

SweetTea, I will keep you in mind next time I am purging from my pantry

newguy88 · July 2009

I waste so much food, it's sad.

SweetTea, I will keep you in mind next time I am purging from my pantry

pitu · July 2009

Supermarkets throw it out, and dumpster-diving freegans (hopefully) rescue it.
http://freegan.info/?page_id=208

<-- shares your fear of wasting food.

Do you have mesquite flour? I'm intrigued by the whole Novelty Flour aspect of your post. And am grateful I have the Park Slope Food Coop bulk bins to "dive"

I totally wanna bake now.

pitu · July 2009

Supermarkets throw it out, and dumpster-diving freegans (hopefully) rescue it.
http://freegan.info/?page_id=208

<-- shares your fear of wasting food.

Do you have mesquite flour? I'm intrigued by the whole Novelty Flour aspect of your post. And am grateful I have the Park Slope Food Coop bulk bins to "dive"

I totally wanna bake now.

jayce · July 2009

no mesquite, sadly. got some soy flour for the non-traditional, and a great big 5lbs of whole wheat... probably some bread flour in there too. i'm hoping to learn how to bake with plantain and coconut flour instead. we'll see how that goes.

jayce · July 2009

no mesquite, sadly. got some soy flour for the non-traditional, and a great big 5lbs of whole wheat... probably some bread flour in there too. i'm hoping to learn how to bake with plantain and coconut flour instead. we'll see how that goes.

pitu · July 2009

I've made good stuff with almond flour (sweet) and chick pea flour (savory)
Plaintain and coconut = intriguing.

If Tea isn't up to 5lbs of ww flour, I'm sure there's some groovin' freegan willing to bike it away.

pitu · July 2009

I've made good stuff with almond flour (sweet) and chick pea flour (savory)
Plaintain and coconut = intriguing.

If Tea isn't up to 5lbs of ww flour, I'm sure there's some groovin' freegan willing to bike it away.

arches · July 2009

You might be able to find a taker on freecycle. I've seen people try to give away much weirder stuff in smaller quantities (eg, an opened jar of salsa). No idea if it worked though.

Plan B....make lots and lots of paste!!

stooplady · July 2009

Subject: Brooklyn Food Pantry Info

http://www.foodbanknyc.org/go/our-programs/our-food-program-network/food-program-locator?zip=11217&city=&CatCode=&go.x=0&go.y=0&go=go

Here's a site (see above) with a plethora of food pantries...the more popular is CHIPS on Forth Avenue but there are churches in the Crown Heights/Prospect Heights, etc., neighborhood who are always feeding folks.

jayce · July 2009

StoopLady, thanks-- I checked Foodbanknyc as well. My challenge is that the flours are opened, which from a health concern I can see why foodbanks saying no to opened things.

Know any churches or have any connections with ones that are feeding people and would want some flour?

stooplady · July 2009

Subject: Flour

I have a feeling...if you lived close by and called the church to see when someone from the food pantry is there...perhaps they would use it IF they have a soup kitchen. Of course, if they are just handing out food/bags of food then you couldn't use it.

OR, if you live in a Brownstone or know someone who does, bag the stuff up neatly, make a sign "FREE", put it on the stoop or fence and I guarantee it will go.

When putting things out like this...there is always a caveat...someone might make a mess while going through the stuff, so I put them in easy carry and easy to see bags and boxes. That way no one has to rummage through things and they can just "wisk" things away.

This is "Brooklyn Brownstone Stoop Sociology 101" lol.

idlewild · July 2009

I say dump it in one of the rivers and fatten up a few fish. I'm sure a Beltway or Floyd Bennett fisherman will appreciate a nice chunky blue or flounder.

jayce · July 2009

the staples of a quality american diet... corn-fed beef, flour-fed fish. mmm.

idlewild · July 2009

jayce wrote: the staples of a quality american diet... corn-fed beef, flour-fed fish. mmm.

Strap on the ole insulin pump...it's dinnah time!

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