While Whole Foods charged $3.00/ea. for large artichokes AND Trader Joe's
was committing a similar crime for $1.50/ea., the good old family produce
market just landed a huge delivery of large squeaky fresh artichokes for
49¢/ea.!!!

I bought eight!

Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the land... there's
steamed artichoke... stuffed artichoke... artichoke dip... artichoke and
lobster ravioli...

[Day 2:] eggs sardou... artichoke on a burger... artichoke salad... deep
fried artichoke... artichoke omelette... artichoke focaccia... artichoke
nachos...

[Day 3:] grilled cheese and artichoke... artichoke gumbo... artichoke
sandwich... artichoke and lemon... artichoke and mayonnaise... artichoke
soup... that's, that's about it.



Andy

On 2007-05-01, Andy <q> wrote:

> market just landed a huge delivery of large squeaky fresh artichokes for
> 49¢/ea.!!!


I quit eating the damn things when I could no longer get 'em five for
a dollar. They need to be flavor enhanced with SOMETHING!, take
forever to cook, and only 30% of it is edible. It's a feakin' weed,
ferchrysakes! A total waste of good soil.

nb

Andy wrote on Tue, 01 May 2007 10:44:36 -0500:
A>While Whole Foods charged $3.00/ea. for large artichokes AND
Trader Joe's
A>was committing a similar crime for $1.50/ea., the good old
family produce
A>market just landed a huge delivery of large squeaky fresh
artichokes for
A>49"/ea.!!!

I bought eight!


A> I bought eight!

I like artichokes too but the prices are amazing! My limit is
usually $1 or less so have not eaten many this season. I did buy
one at Whole Foods for sale $1.50 but it pained my Scottish
soul!

In this connection does any know why asparagus is always priced
at $0.99, 1.99, 2.99, etc. a pound? I have only once seen a
different number of cents $1.47, at the local Giant and they
back to $1.99 again.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

On 2007-05-01, James Silverton <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote:

> one at Whole Foods for sale $1.50 but it pained my Scottish
> soul!

The gouge-o-ganic one's at our local Safeway would have choked you
stone dead... $3.49 EACH!!

nb

James Silverton wrote:
> Andy wrote on Tue, 01 May 2007 10:44:36 -0500:
>> While Whole Foods charged $3.00/ea. for large artichokes AND Trader
>> Joe's was committing a similar crime for $1.50/ea., the good old
>> family produce market just landed a huge delivery of large squeaky
>> fresh artichokes for 49"/ea.!!!
>
>> I bought eight!
>
> I like artichokes too but the prices are amazing! My limit is
> usually $1 or less so have not eaten many this season. I did buy
> one at Whole Foods for sale $1.50 but it pained my Scottish
> soul!
>
Kindred spirits, James

> In this connection does any know why asparagus is always priced
> at $0.99, 1.99, 2.99, etc. a pound? I have only once seen a
> different number of cents $1.47, at the local Giant and they
> back to $1.99 again.
>
Earlier this year I found asparagus at $1.29/lb. Haven't seen it at that
price since.

Jill

notbob wrote:
> On 2007-05-01, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> market just landed a huge delivery of large squeaky fresh artichokes
>> for 49¢/ea.!!!
>
>
> I quit eating the damn things when I could no longer get 'em five for
> a dollar. They need to be flavor enhanced with SOMETHING!, take
> forever to cook, and only 30% of it is edible. It's a feakin' weed,
> ferchrysakes! A total waste of good soil.
>
> nb

They aren't a weed, they are the unopened flower bud of the artichoke plant.
They steam in about 20 minutes which to me isn't "forever to cook". The
only thing I use to enhance them is melted butter, sometimes with a splash
of lemon juice added (although I usually just add the lemon juice to the
water under the steamer). I have fun dipping the leaves and scraping off
the tender meat with my teeth, anxious all the while to get to the wonderful
heart! I love them; been eating them since they were offered to me as an 8
or 9 year old kid. I *don't* love the price of them most of the time

Jill

On 2007-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:

> Earlier this year I found asparagus at $1.29/lb. Haven't seen it at that
> price since.

I saw it at $1.19 last week, a price I haven't seen in several years.
But, CA is a huge assper-gas producer and asparagus has an incredibly
short growing season, so when the crop is in the stuff has to move,
greed be damned.

nb

On 2007-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:

> They aren't a weed, they are the unopened flower bud of the artichoke plant.

Which is a member of the thistle family and, except for Scotland (do I
detect some national pride at work here), is considered a friggin'
weed. They spend money eradicating thistle from pasture land in CA.

> only thing I use to enhance them is melted butter, sometimes with a splash
> of lemon juice added (although I usually just add the lemon juice to the
> water under the steamer).

Do you eat them plain? Do you put them on a sandwich (trying to
pre-empt the ice-burg lettuce comeback, here ? Of course not.
Marinated, buttered, hollandaised, etc. I know no one who enjoys 'em
on their own merits, something a food costing $3.50 ea should be able
to lay claim to.

> or 9 year old kid. I *don't* love the price of them most of the time

We agree on that.

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2007-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:
>
> Do you eat them plain? Do you put them on a sandwich (trying to
> pre-empt the ice-burg lettuce comeback, here ? Of course not.
> Marinated, buttered, hollandaised, etc. I know no one who enjoys 'em
> on their own merits, something a food costing $3.50 ea should be able
> to lay claim to.
>
Actually, I've been known on more than one occasion to eat them without the
benefit of anything, no butter, no holladaise, no nothing. I like the way
they taste. The stuff to dip them in is just a perk

>> or 9 year old kid. I *don't* love the price of them most of the
>> time
>
> We agree on that.
>
> nb

On 2007-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:

> benefit of anything, no butter, no holladaise, no nothing. I like the way
> they taste. The stuff to dip them in is just a perk

Yeah, but you're weird!

(you know I'm just kidding, Jill..... OK, I'll shut up now

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
. ..
> On 2007-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Earlier this year I found asparagus at $1.29/lb. Haven't seen it at that
>> price since.
>
> I saw it at $1.19 last week, a price I haven't seen in several years.
> But, CA is a huge assper-gas producer and asparagus has an incredibly
> short growing season, so when the crop is in the stuff has to move,
> greed be damned.

I've seen 'em at $.99/lb several times this year at Safeway here in MD.

Mary

One time on Usenet, notbob > said:
> On 2007-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:
>
> > benefit of anything, no butter, no holladaise, no nothing. I like the way
> > they taste. The stuff to dip them in is just a perk
>
> Yeah, but you're weird!
>
> (you know I'm just kidding, Jill..... OK, I'll shut up now

I'm with Jill -- they've got a subtle flavor that goes nice
with sauce, but you don't *have* to eat them that way. I've been
an artichoke fan since I was old enough to skim the flesh from
the leaves with my teeth and if it weren't for the price, I'd buy
them a lot more often...

--
Jani in WA

MareCat wrote:
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> On 2007-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> Earlier this year I found asparagus at $1.29/lb. Haven't seen it at that
>>> price since.
>> I saw it at $1.19 last week, a price I haven't seen in several years.
>> But, CA is a huge assper-gas producer and asparagus has an incredibly
>> short growing season, so when the crop is in the stuff has to move,
>> greed be damned.
>
> I've seen 'em at $.99/lb several times this year at Safeway here in MD.
>
> Mary
>
>

They're $4.50 a lb here.

--
"I'm thinking that if this dilemma grows any more horns, I'm going to
shoot it and put it up on the wall."

- Harry Dresden

notbob wrote:
[artichokes]


> On 2007-05-01, jmcquown > wrote:
>> only thing I use to enhance them is melted butter, sometimes with a splash
>> of lemon juice added (although I usually just add the lemon juice to the
>> water under the steamer).
>
> Do you eat them plain?

I do. I *love* them.

> Do you put them on a sandwich (trying to
> pre-empt the ice-burg lettuce comeback, here ? Of course not.
> Marinated, buttered, hollandaised, etc. I know no one who enjoys 'em
> on their own merits, something a food costing $3.50 ea should be able
> to lay claim to.

We only buy them when they're under a dollar each, and that's pretty
frequent here.

Serene

Andy said...

> I bought eight!

http://www.tinypic.com/5zbc3u0.jpg

Andy