Charlene Charette wrote:
> The Bubbo wrote:
>
> > I was at a grocery store in far northern minnesota this summer and this poor
> > lady was looking for "burrito wrappers" and she hadn't a clue and the girl
> > behind the counter was just as confused (though I suspect her issue was
> > probably more genetic and less about not knowing what a tortilla was). These
> > two brought situational comedy to all new levels. I finally had to step in and
> > point her in the right direction, I had reservations at a boundary waters
> > entrance site and did not want to be late.
>
> Short version - I was looking for tortillas in a rural Mississippi
> grocery store. Now, I live in Houston so you just pop over to the
> bakery section and they're making 'em fresh. If the store doesn't make
> them, they're in with the bread. When I couldn't find them, I asked an
> employee. She told me they were in the dairy case. Um, ok.
>
> --Charlene
>
My grocery store carries tortillas (the commercial, pre-packaged tyle,
that's all you can get in VA. Bot do I miss NM tortillas!) in 3 places
- there is one kind that's kinda close to the bread products, halfway
between the bread section and the service deli counter. They're in one
of those bins that stands alone in the middle of the aisle. Those are a
thin, flimsy brand. Then there are the better ones, a little thicker
and more home-style, with the INternational Foods selection of Mexican
products in the specialty aisle. Then there are some in the dairy case,
by the cheeses and cream cheese.

I can'rt believe how much I pay for a half-assed package of flimsy
flour tortillas. Somehow the premade corn ones seem to be much more
consistent in quality. (Those are all by the specialty foods, BTW.)
>
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