I picked up a strange little book at “work” (see end of this post for details of my “job” and some wonderful bargains if you live near me!) …
Looking it up on Amazon I see that this booklet is basically the salient points from a far more comprehensive and attractively illustrated version but the points in the little book are good enough for me.
Michael Pollan’s rules are very much the
kind of thing I’ve been trying to say, for instance, and very apropos to this
post, for instance ...
“It’s not food if it arrived through the window of
your car”
and
“It’s not food if it’s called by the same name in
every language (think Big Mac, Cheetos or Pringles …)”
I think it's old news but
I’ve just read on Facebook that so called “Hamburger chef” Jamie Oliver successfully
challenged McDonalds about the use of pink slime, i.e. the fatty parts of the
beef ‘washed’ in ammonium hydroxide, in their burgers. Apparently they no longer
do this thanks, at least in part, to Jamie. I started looking into this but
there was loads to read and I’m not really that interested.
What I am
interested in is …
Why, apart from convenience for people on
the road and in a real hurry, why would anyone choose to have a takeaway (or eat
in) burger (or other meal) from McDonalds or other fast food outlet?
My
“Work”
I’ve
written before about this – two days a week I help sort out vast amounts of
books that have been donated to Cornwall Hospice Care. They are divided into books that are good
enough to sell on Amazon and those that can be sold in the many shops around
Cornwall. Some books don’t make the mark and are sold for pulping – heartbreaking!
Naturally
I am often tempted to buy a book (or ten) myself, so I do, hence the Michael
Pollan book mentioned above.
Bargains in Cornwall
I volunteer at the warehouse at Holmbush which is behind their great shop
selling pre-loved furniture and stuff. There is also a clearance outlet where
phenomenal bargains are to be found including clothes for £1 and paperback
books at five for a pound. So if you are
in the St. Austell area head over to St. Austell Furnish, their largest store and get yourself some reading matter!
I've written quite a few of my own, mostly self published but my leftovers cookbook, Creative Ways to Use Up Leftovers is properly published, like a grown up, and into its second edition.
