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Default The cost of convenience

On 11/10/2019 3:03 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:59:19 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 3:39:00 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:15:51 -0800 (PST), "
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 1:51:34 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>> I was in BJ's the other day and one of the item they were sampling was
>>>>> Jimmy Dean precooked sausage links. I like JD sausage and have it once
>>>>> or twice a week. The sample tasted just as good as what I make from the
>>>>> chub package. I wonder what the price is?
>>>>>
>>>>> So I had over to the case as one of the things I was picking up was JD
>>>>> sausage. Of course, I looked at the price per pound. OMG! The
>>>>> precooked came out to $23 per pounds as compared to the DIY at $3.
>>>>>
>>>> To me, Jimmy Dean is one of the worst tasting breakfast sausages to be had.
>>>> But you like it, and that's great.
>>> It's also surprising.
>>>
>>> "Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls, Sausage
>>>
>>> PRECOOKED SCRAMBLED EGGS (WHOLE EGGS, SKIM MILK, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED
>>> CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, LIQUID PEPPER EXTRACT, SALT, CITRIC ACID,
>>> BUTTER FLAVOR [BUTTER {CREAM, MILK}, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN
>>> AND COTTONSEED OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, LIPOLYZED BUTTER OIL, NATURAL AND
>>> ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS]), DICED POTATOES (POTATOES, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED
>>> VEGETABLE OIL [SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OILS], AND/OR VEGETABLE OIL
>>> [CANOLA, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER OILS], MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, DEXTROSE,
>>> TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE AND DISODIUM DIHYDROGEN PYROPHOSPHATE [TO
>>> MAINTAIN NATURAL COLOR]),COOKED PORK SAUSAGE CRUMBLES (PORK, WATER,
>>> CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR (WITH
>>> MALTODEXTRIN, SUCCINIC ACID), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CARAMEL
>>> COLOR).SHREDDED MILD CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE,
>>> SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR), WATER."
>>>
>>> Eeeeeeewwwwwwww. "TO MAINTAIN NATURAL COLOR" YOHO!

>> That's not the stuff we're talking about. It's almost as if you're trying
>> to come up with the worst possible outcome. I would appreciate some
>> intellectual honesty from you.
>>
>> Here's what we're talking about:
>>
>> pork, water, contains 2% or less of the following: corn syrup, salt, spices, sugar, monosodium glutamate, flavorings.

> I went with the first JD breakfast sausage that I found. No dishonesty
> involved.


Â* That's bullshit and we all know it . You looked for the JD product
with the most unpronounceable ingredients , just like always .

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