On Mon, 09 Mar 2015 19:58:07 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

> This is a new product. The ingredients sounded
> a lot like a long-forgotten product, Progresso's
> Caponata. I think that was something like $1.69
> for a small can* about 10 or 15 years ago. This
> stuff is $2.49 for a can about twice as big --
> 9.9 oz, was there some crazy reason not to bump
> it up by 1% and make it an even 10 oz? I imagine
> there was some executive at TJ's saying "I don't
> think I could eat 10 oz". Idiot. Probably the
> same guy who said "We can't call it caponata.
> Nobody knows what that is".
>
> How's it taste? It is really close to Progresso's
> Caponata. I think it has a wee bit more oil and
> juice. Also, the eggplant is cut into much larger
> chunks. But it has a lot of familiar flavors.
> If you've been wistfully nostalgic for Progresso's
> Caponata, you need a can of this stuff. Right away
> before TJ's drops it.
>
> (* There were two sizes, but they were both small
> and I don't remember exactly how big they were.
> I think the larger of the two was about 5 oz.)

I saw that the other day, but I don't buy premade items like that very
often (or ever). If I was single, I certainly would - but having
someone else to cook for changes the game.

I've never seen or heard of Progresso Caponata until this thread.

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