Mark Thorson wrote:
> Some of you may remember my technique for buying
> Jeno's Pizza Rolls. I'd hold the box horizontally
> and gently rock it from side-to-side to measure
> the amount of free space inside. The more free
> space there is, the fewer pizza rolls.
>
> I haven't eaten those in a long time, in fact,
> they're no longer made. But I do eat lots of
> Trader Joe's Chicken Shu Mai, and I use the same
> technique on them.
>
> A confounding factor is the frozen shu mai are
> in a plastic bag inside the box, which restricts
> their movement. (Jeno's Pizza Rolls had no bag
> inside the box.) Nevertheless, the technique is
> useful.
>
> Today, I got a box that when I picked it up,
> I could hardly sense any movement inside, so
> right away I knew this one was a keeper, but
> I've had boxes like that before which only
> had 18 shu mai inside. Most boxes contain 17
> or 18. A few have 19, and a very few have 20.
> This one had 20! Only the second time I've
> found a box with 20 shu mai inside! It must
> be the harbinger of something good! I must be
> living right, and the gods are smiling on me!

Hmmm. One needs a little scale, I think. <g>

--
Jean B.