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Default The cost of convenience

On 11/10/2019 5:16 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
> 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.Â* I like JD sausage and have it
>>>>>> once
>>>>>> or twice a week.Â* The sample tasted just as good as what I make
>>>>>> from the
>>>>>> chub package.Â* 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.Â* Of course, I looked at the price per pound.Â* OMG!Â* 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.Â* It's almost as if you're
>>> trying
>>> to come up with the worst possible outcome.Â* 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 .
>

Yes, we do indeed know it. Bruce tries to make it sound like everyone
(especially in the U.S.) is eating the worst possible crap all the time.

Jill