Provisions ... and Store Cupboard Spot the Difference

Provisions by Lucy Almey Bird

As well as being a book collector I also seem to be a food collector, although this year I have been making a real effort to nip this in the bud slightly.  But do you ever change your spots ... well leopards seemingly don't so why should I?   😄

 Books and food are of almost equal importance, if I had to choose between a packet of biscuits and a second-hand book I think you all know by now which one would win.

But as well as sorting things out to sell on Facebook Marketplace in readiness for our move, I have also been trying to eat a lot of the foods from the store cupboard.  The bottom cupboard is still absolutely full of all the food that I have with longer dates on, either next years or even further in the future.  But back in March of this year I moved a lot of the short dated or out dated things from the bottom part of the cupboard into the top, and I have managed to go through a lot of them.

Doing this really helped me focus on things, I should make sure I rotate things much more carefully in future and never let things get so outdated.  But it's never the end of the world if best before dates pass by.

March 2026

October 2026

I had a little tidy this week to see how well I am doing.  I have moved a few things into the cupboard that didn't used to live there, the free condiments sachets etc, so if I hadn't it would look even clearer.   If I had to look into a crystal ball I would say there is a tomatoey chickpea recipe in our near future, and maybe some flour based products.  

Do not be kidded by the 'Biscuit' tin, it holds a large bag of bread flour, my other 'biscuit' tin out on the worktop actually holds Weetabix, but in my favour there is Bisto gravy granules in the Bisto tin.  😄

Sue xx