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Jamastiene

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29. Haven't you heard?

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 06:10 PM

Apr 2013

Cooking something to 160 degrees (Fahrenheit) is supposed to kill most of the germs. That is what they keep telling us. I've never cooked any meat at a temperature that low. But, the CDC swears up and down by it. So, as long as you cook it, you will be eating dead germs instead of live ones. Trying to hold back as I type this.

Potatoes and rice and beans. Those would be better options than dog food, cat food, or mice/rats. Cat food is outrageously expensive nowadays. Potatoes go a long way, as do beans and rice. Still, you shouldn't have to resort to this. What is happening is just plain wrong.

Also, there are videos on YouTube of depression era cooking. It tells how to do more with less and make some halfway decent food with very little.

I really hate this. I did not vote for a Democrat so that seniors and handicapped people would have to go through this. This is horrible. This is something you would think a Republican would do, not a Democrat.

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Has anyone here ever eaten cat food? [View all] avaistheone1 Apr 2013 OP

Get Ready For Mice - They Are Cheap If You Can Catch Them. TheMastersNemesis Apr 2013 #1

My stomach turns thinking about that. Ewwww. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #9

Haven't you heard? Jamastiene Apr 2013 #29

Too damn expensive. dawg Apr 2013 #2

Ramen kills. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #11

I'll find out LittleBlue Apr 2013 #3

Not yet... HubertHeaver Apr 2013 #4

It's bland and greasy. Needs a lot of salt. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #5

I am salt sensitive. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #12

When I was a kid we had a neighbor who ate it for some time until my mother and some ladies of the hrmjustin Apr 2013 #6

Sad. avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #14

That is true. I have 5 cats and i spend about 200 a month on food and litter hrmjustin Apr 2013 #16

Never, but there are some big, fat squirrels in my neighborhood. WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #7

Here's a primer from Granny avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #19

Yee-haw! I've seen possums in my yard, too... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #22

Squirrel stew RantinRavin Apr 2013 #68

Hmong Squirrel Stew WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #70

A friend of a friend used to eat canned dog food LeftInTX Apr 2013 #8

Many cats bring their dead prey home to their humans as a gift. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #10

Mine brings home gophers. No thanks. I'll go vegan before I eat one. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #35

I played a joke on my sister's friend and made her eat a cat treat tabbycat31 Apr 2013 #13

It's better than dog food. reflection Apr 2013 #15

Yup....When I was being initiated into my college fraternity we had a pedge banquet... Armstead Apr 2013 #17

Sounds less disgusting that the real thing, fish eggs. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #37

I'll second that! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2013 #78

Here is the menu for Fancy Feast: TexasTowelie Apr 2013 #18

I'll pass on the pot. It will cost $$ and just make me hungry anyway. LeftInTX Apr 2013 #54

A somewhat twisted and morbid joke. TexasTowelie Apr 2013 #60

LOL - Texas Towelie. LeftInTX Apr 2013 #80

Dry dog-food is edible... or was when I was a child cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #20

As I recall, Milk Bone Dog Biscuits were pretty good. A little tough, but they kept my teeth clean. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2013 #21

Yes Milkbone was ok tasting...hard to eat and HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #25

Del Monte needs to introduce "Milk-Bone Senior" Buns_of_Fire Apr 2013 #34

At the time in my life when I ate Milkbone, I would have softened in Diet Dr Pepper. HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #36

Cat Food Fritters... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2013 #79

Surprising how many of us had sampled the dog biscuits when we were kids. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #40

I ate Milk Bones too! Freddie Apr 2013 #45

LOL - I ate them too MadrasT Apr 2013 #59

Dry cat food wasn't bad. Jamastiene Apr 2013 #27

Gravy Train wasn't so bad... n/t cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #61

I tried some Meow-Mix once just for the hell-of-it. BlueJazz Apr 2013 #23

As far as nutrition goes, dog food would be better suited for humans than cat food. Jamastiene Apr 2013 #24

We used to have tea parties using dog kibble siligut Apr 2013 #26

Not cat food, but I used to eat the dog's biscuits when I was a kid. Cleita Apr 2013 #28

There was a point in my childhood where a couple friends and I seemed to be... JVS Apr 2013 #30

Yes. Kibbles are better than the wet stuff eridani Apr 2013 #31

No, but I might have had a dog biscuit when I was a kid. MrScorpio Apr 2013 #32

I used to eat our spaniel's charcoal biscuits. dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #41

I think we need to invent an underground economy. Cleita Apr 2013 #33

At various times there have been productive conversations here about that very thing Hekate Apr 2013 #53

It's just a brain fart right now. Needs some work, but I think if everyone works Cleita Apr 2013 #56

It would make a difference in the community, but also in the souls of individuals Hekate Apr 2013 #57

Let me know when you put it up and I will help you keep it going. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #58

It's up now Hekate Apr 2013 #64

Truth? Yes. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #38

No but my cat eats my Turkey Jerky.... AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #39

Alpo might be better Warpy Apr 2013 #42

Alpo is good. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #74

If as happens on occasions dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #43

There should be another forum added. aandegoons Apr 2013 #44

The Cooking & Baking Group will rise to the occasion Warpy Apr 2013 #51

Eaten plenty of canned corned beef hash from the food bank Glitterati Apr 2013 #46

When I was in boarding school, we got hash once a week. Cleita Apr 2013 #50

Sometimes we get an itty, bitty can of Vienna Sausage Glitterati Apr 2013 #52

Is it because it's donated? Cleita Apr 2013 #55

Refrigeration Glitterati Apr 2013 #69

there are canned hams that do not require refrigeration. I used to keep one on hand for niyad Apr 2013 #75

Yum! That sounds heavenly! Glitterati Apr 2013 #76

Yep same here. redqueen Apr 2013 #62

Wet or dry? Rex Apr 2013 #47

KurtNYC routinely eats dog food. KamaAina Apr 2013 #48

Thank gawd some of the staples like tuna, pb, rice and beans are cheaper still than cat food! riderinthestorm Apr 2013 #49

Nope, I've eaten out of the trash though. redqueen Apr 2013 #63

No. Never... Callmecrazy Apr 2013 #65

I prefer beans and rice, cheaper and healthier madville Apr 2013 #66

I'll do beans and rice MNBrewer Apr 2013 #67

Exactly, cheaper and better tasting. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #72

I've never understood the cat/dog food thing madville Apr 2013 #73

Here's one persons opinion Revanchist Apr 2013 #71

Beans and Corn together form a complete protein, just as good as meat. raging moderate Apr 2013 #77

its that 1 of the 'substitutions' those economists are talking about? pansypoo53219 Apr 2013 #81