How long will it last?

Generally that question in these times CE (Covid-19 Era) leads to the dreaded epidemic but for me the intent is less profound. As a person who lives alone, as a member of an aging cohort trying to distance as much as possible, it is a question about shopping. What will I need and how can I avoid waste. This leads me to collect information of no use to Stats Can but important for me. In the world BCE this didn't matter. I live across from a Super Market. I have been known to make a couple of trips in getting an important dinner together. Alas, not for awhile, either the shopping or the dinner party.

So far, I can say with some confidence that a lb of butter lasts exactly a month, a loaf of Wonder Bread, like the virus, lives forever. In fact when left on the counter it lasts longer than the virus. Scary! Mind you a loaf of whole grain cranberry raisin lasts less than a week. A dozen eggs can last 10 days, a half kilo of bacon at the rate of 2.5 slice per day is good for two weeks when eaten on alternate days. This leads to the consumption of a box of Muesli and a container of yogurt and a quart of milk on the alternate days.

Tomatoes are interesting, Camparies last about a week but the Heritage tomatoes less. This probably speaks to why they became heritage. I digress, but it is of interest to note that peppers ( good for ten days) and the aforementioned tomatoes can come from Mexico or frozen Niagara. We have a powerful green house industry.

Root vegetables are winners, they last forever it seems. Onions are not to be trusted at this time of year. They seem to want to sprout. The dependable stalwarts, frozen vegetables are winners but often in short supply.

The true friend is ice cream. It lasts as long as you let it. Now that is a real friend.