Then they cut out the copra and put it into sacks, and the women would carry it down to the trader at the village by the lagoon, and he would give in exchange for it rice and soap and
tinned meat and a little money.
You were living like a savage when I came along and found you--eating nothing but
tinned meat and scones that would have ruined the digestion of a camel.
Every year there were scandals and investigations in this institution, the newspapers charging that doctors were allowed to try fantastic experiments upon the patients; but Jurgis knew nothing of this--his only complaint was that they used to feed him upon
tinned meat, which no man who had ever worked in Packingtown would feed to his dog.
They were "
Tinned meats," and having uttered them she lapsed into gloomy silence.
They were all full of
tinned meats and mixed drinks, from ammoniated quinine to white vodka, for they had taken their full share in the overnight loot.
Current shortages at the food bank include
tinned meat, tinned fruit, tinned puddings, cooking sauces, jam, shower gel, shampoo, UHT milk and fruit juice.
They are looking for the likes of: dried pasta, cereals, soup, pasta sauces, beans,
tinned meat, tinned vegetables, tea, coffee, tinned fruit and biscuits.
A typical food parcel includes: cereal,soup, pasta, rice, pasta sauce, lentils, beans and pulses,
tinned meat, tinned vegetables, tea/coffee, tinned fruit, biscuits, UHT milk, fruit juice.
Over 32,000 items were dropped off at special collection points including everything from UHT milk, cereals and
tinned meat to toiletries, sanitary items and chocolate treats.
"The most useful food donations include
tinned meat and fish, tinned vegetables and fruit, custard and rice pudding."
Items which can be donated to the organisation's foodbanks include
tinned meat, fruit and vegetables, cereal, soup, pasta, rice, lentils, beans and pulses, pasta sauce, tea, coffee, biscuits, UHT milk and fruit juice.
"Shoppers are either stockpiling or planning to stockpile a wider range of food categories than the predictable cupboard staples such as household products and cereals, with tinned fruit and vegetables proving a popular category, as well as
tinned meat products.