The refrigerator is a great place to extend shelf life of products, whether edible or not. Batteries or film will stay fresh for years in the fridge if kept in proper humidity. Storing preservative-free eyedrops or Forteo (for osteoporosis) in the fridge will also help maintain their efficacy.

I keep chocolate in my fridge. Large amounts of it. Right in the left crisper drawer. Ever since I started counting down the weeks before my move, I’ve been frantically trying to clear out my food items. I’ve amassed a formidable stash of European delicassies in my fridge and cabinet over the last year, and it’s been difficult whittling down my stores. The photo above shows about a fourth of what I had 2 months ago. I simply am unable to consume this stuff in large quantities because the chocolate is overpoweringly rich and it seems like a waste not to savor it. In NYC, the Leibniz cookies sell at $5 for 3.3oz. The Swiss waffle chocolates? $6 for 3oz. I bought 5 boxes of each earlier in the year. (The gold standard for cookie comparison is the Oreo, which usually sells for $3 for 16oz)

I’ve started distributing some of my goodies in the hospital, and they go like hotcakes. A box of Ferrero’s lasted 3 hours. I wonder how long a box of French schoolboy cookies (Le Petit Ecolier) will last…

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