On 2/12/2021 10:15 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:34:32 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 2/12/2021 10:42 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2021-02-12 7:31 a.m., Gary wrote:
>>>> On 2/11/2021 3:46 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>> Nat Geo has a series called Food Factory and I just watched an episode
>>>>> that showed Hershey Kisses.
>>>>>
>>>>> They bring in milk from 14,000 cows every day
>>>>> They make 70,000,000 kisses every day.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the 18th century bite sized confections were called "kisses" thus the
>>>>> name.
>>>>
>>>> I watch that show occasionally. I like it better when they make
>>>> something other than candy.
>>>
>>> Maybe you do, but candy seems to be of great interest to a lot of
>>> people. You guys don't have Bulk Barns, but it is a chain of stores that
>>> sells bulk food and backing supplies.Â* I typical store layout is to have
>>> 5 or 6 aisles all lined with bins of bulk goods. One has spices, herbs,
>>> coffee and tea. One had grains and cereals. One end is flour, sugar(s)
>>> dried fruits, candied fruits etc.Â* At least one aisle is candy.. all the
>>> way down the aisle and both sides.
>>>
>>> I buy most of my herbs and spices there. It is my go to store for fruit
>>> cake ingredients.Â* I tend to avoid the candy aisle because candy doesn't
>>> interest me much. It is hard not to notice what other people at the
>>> checkout counter are getting because everything is in clear plastic
>>> bags. Most of them are buying large quantities of candy. Given my lack
>>> of interest in candy I can't help but to be amazed at how much candy so
>>> many people buy.
>>
>> We have a Bulk Foods Superstore in the next town. Only been in there
>> once. Some stuff seems a decent buy but did not do much comparison. I
>> always wonder about the sanitation in those places where your food is
>> scooped out of a bin.
>
> ALL food is originally scooped from a bulk bin.

The question is who is doing the scooping. A couple of factory workers,
trained and clean? Or the masses walking in off the street? Including
the hippies who love those stores.