Mum didn’t know about global warming. To her, not wasting food was just common sense and nothing to do with climate change.
When I was growing up food just wasn’t wasted in our house. If I wouldn’t eat a meal, it would be served up at the next mealtime. She’d had a hard time growing up during the Second World War when food was rationed and variety limited. Bananas and oranges were unimaginably rare. Mum appreciated the value of food and made sure we did. I’ve always hated wasting food.
