Blimey , this is an old thread. I hate throwing food away. When i sweep the kitchen floor, i sift the sweepings before i throw them away. Any old bit of food that has fallen on the floor; crumbs, bits of veg,meat, cheese or anything else the rats haven't got i put in the slow cooker ( with a can of soup) for a wonderfully economical evening meal. In fact i occasionally find the odd dead rat and that goes into the pot too. Adds a lovely piquancy to the flavour and , of course, is free meat. Ps i might add a handful of frugile if i want to make it into a pasta dish.