OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> > "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote
> >
> > > Seriously, try "chicken of the sea" brand tuna in water.
> > >
> > > It's worlds away from the flavor of cheap generics
> >
> > Oh, I'm not about cheap generics, I've had all of the brand
> > names, they have all gone to hell, and you need two cans to
> > make two or three sandwiches. Three if you're lucky.
> > Solid white, in water, mostly water (exaggerating only a
> > little bit) ... forget it. Canned tuna has gone downhill, so
> > now we have to pay more for decent tuna, which was the
> > aim all along, not to sound paranoid.
> >
> > I don't buy generic tuna, even the brand names are bad.
> >
> > nancy
> >
> >
>
> Well...
> There is always fresh fish or canned mackerel. :-)

Hmmm, you poo poo canned mackerel but probably think nothing of
scoffing down stupidmarket ground mystery meat like it was going out of
style. Odd how some are wont to poke fun at foods that are inexpensive
but would eat shit if it had the highest price on the menu. Canned
mackerel is high quality protein at a very reasonable price, excellent
value, and when prepared properly, with finely minced onion, celery,
and parsley, smooshed with mayo and fresh lemon... makes a great
filling with sliced tomato and hard cooked egg on a fresh kaiser roll.
But even better, and just as cheap, is canned tomato herring, laid on a
bed of lettuce, red onion, sliced cukes, and red wine vinegar... good
to fix a sammiche on buttered pumpernickel. And of course there are
myriad sardines, love em all except the skinless boneless Yuppie ones,
they have no taste, neither. And kippered herring is just plain yummy
right out of the can. Wasn't too many years ago the snobs wouldn't eat
skirt steak, it was cheap and thought of as peasant food, and even the
best tequilla was considered rotgut... and now, it's high class to eat
like you think you're a wet back... a mere thirty years ago in Los
Angelos no white man would dare eat a taco lest he'd be thought to be a
grape picker (this is true). Most people, in the US especially, choose
foods by how they think it will impress... when out with friends they
order the best wines, at home alone it's the cheapest box wines they
can find. What the heck, after the third glass no one can tell the
difference anyway. One of the best marketing ploys ever devised;
inflate the price and they will come. You need to read Uncle Remus.

Sheldon