zxcvbob > wrote in
:

> Kraft actually does have one excellent cheese in their Crackerbarrel
> line.
> It's called something like "Coon Brand", and it's a very sharp white
> cheddar sold in 10 oz. blocks. (but Cabot's is a lot easier to find,
> is just as good, and cheaper.)
>
> If you want a good Kraft cheese, the Coon Brand is worth looking for.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob
>

I used to able to buy that in Ohio and it was certainly worth eating.
Unfortunately, it's not part of the line of Kraft carried locally.

Thanks, Bob.

Wayne

"pavane" > wrote in news:cPvub.749$86.8999
@twister.tampabay.rr.com:

>
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> news:0%rub.180207$9E1.939755@attbi_s52...
>>
>> If you are lucky enough to have a TJ's, they've been selling a 2 yr
>> old cheddar called Black Diamond, made in Vermont, I think. It's the
>> best I've tasted, lately.
>>
>
> Black Diamond is strictly Canadian, and excellent
> cheese it is. Tillamook as some other posters noted is
> a poor imitation of a once-good cheese, to my tastes far
> inferior to Kraft Extra Sharp and way way inferior to the
> good Cabots, particularly the previously mentioned Hunters.
>
> pavane
>
>

I wish I could get the Black Diamond, but no such luck. I also can't ge
the Kraft Extra Sharp, but I think the Tillamook is better than the other
Kraft cheddars.

Wayne

notbob > wrote in news:6xDub.185542$ao4.641986
@attbi_s51:

> On 2003-11-19, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>
>> I was curious how many people felt about Kraft the way I do...
>
> Who cares. It was a dumb, boring, question.

Then why the lengthy and thoughtful reply you posted earlier?


>> If anyone owes an apology, it's some of you who owe it to me...
>
> OK. We're sorry you found your way into this newsgroup.
>
> nb

I like this newsgroup and most of the people in. I won't be leaving, but
perhaps more silent and selective.

Best regards,
Wayne

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> When I first posted I had no intention of starting a diatribe on cheddars
> around the world. Beyond the "subject", the question framed in my post
> was suscinct. Don't you ever look at content beyond the subject?

Wayne --

Take a deep breath, and relax. You cast your bread/question upon
the waters of Usenet, an inherently anarchic place, and all you can
do thereafter is observe, with whatever degree of bemusement you
like, what happens.
In fact, your question got
(a) a number of specific answers (of preference for Kraft and/or
Tillamook
and
(b) a lot of other stuff about cheddars or cheddar-like cheeses
that was clearly of interest to some of the group.

If you were frustrated by the "digressions" from what _you_ wanted,
you could have been gracious about it, and said something like:
"Hey, this is all very interesting [say this, even if you don't
find it interesting -- why offend everyone in sight by scolding
them?], but I'd like some more responses that dealt with my specific
question [and you might give a better context why you so radically
restrict the context of cheese buying -- are you _really_ limited
to only these two heavily commericalized "brands"? Poor you, if so.]


> If you
> couldn't offer anything relative, why offer anything at all?

You do not control what other people think relevant (not "relative")
to a brief, decontextualized question about "commerical cheddar."
Other people's reactions are _not_ in your control, and should not
be. If your question didn't elicit what _you_ wanted, perhaps you
phrased it poorly, or in any case you could try to clarify what you
want without blaming other people for being interested in other
things than _your_ immediate interest.

> I didn't
> ask, "What's your favorite cheese?" For crissakes, that's already been
> done many times over on this NG. I asked for what your preference was
> between two specific cheeses. If you hadn't tasted them, then you would
> have no valid opinion. I was interested in hearing your answers because
> I was curious how many people felt about Kraft the way I do, that it is
> over-rated and over-hyped. Also that I think Tillamook is a fairly good
> cheese.

But of course you didn't _say_ any of that. You just asked "Kraft or
Tillamook?" -- and most of us think that a stupid choice at best, when
there are so many _good_ cheddars available in a lot of places.

By and large, this group is at its best when someone sees a question
like yours and deliberately expands the scope to address other choices
that might be a hell of a lot better than either one posed in the
original "question."

When the responses to your initial post go off in a different
direction than you hoped for, it is just siily -- and very much
counter-productive -- to scold people for doing what _they_
wanted instead of what _you_ wanted. Try _enticing_ them to look
at your intended question, instead of blaming them for finding
something else more interesting.

<Foghorn Leghorn voice>
Flys and honey, boy; flys and honey, not vinegar, boy!
</Foghorn Leghorn voice>

Michael Siemon > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> When I first posted I had no intention of starting a diatribe on
>> cheddars around the world. Beyond the "subject", the question framed
>> in my post was suscinct. Don't you ever look at content beyond the
>> subject?
>
> Wayne --
>
> Take a deep breath, and relax. You cast your bread/question upon
> the waters of Usenet, an inherently anarchic place, and all you can
> do thereafter is observe, with whatever degree of bemusement you
> like, what happens.
> In fact, your question got
> (a) a number of specific answers (of preference for Kraft and/or
> Tillamook
> and
> (b) a lot of other stuff about cheddars or cheddar-like cheeses
> that was clearly of interest to some of the group.
>
> If you were frustrated by the "digressions" from what _you_ wanted,
> you could have been gracious about it, and said something like:
> "Hey, this is all very interesting [say this, even if you don't
> find it interesting -- why offend everyone in sight by scolding
> them?], but I'd like some more responses that dealt with my specific
> question [and you might give a better context why you so radically
> restrict the context of cheese buying -- are you _really_ limited
> to only these two heavily commericalized "brands"? Poor you, if so.]
>
>
>> If you
>> couldn't offer anything relative, why offer anything at all?
>
> You do not control what other people think relevant (not "relative")
> to a brief, decontextualized question about "commerical cheddar."
> Other people's reactions are _not_ in your control, and should not
> be. If your question didn't elicit what _you_ wanted, perhaps you
> phrased it poorly, or in any case you could try to clarify what you
> want without blaming other people for being interested in other
> things than _your_ immediate interest.
>
>> I didn't
>> ask, "What's your favorite cheese?" For crissakes, that's already
>> been done many times over on this NG. I asked for what your
>> preference was between two specific cheeses. If you hadn't tasted
>> them, then you would have no valid opinion. I was interested in
>> hearing your answers because I was curious how many people felt about
>> Kraft the way I do, that it is over-rated and over-hyped. Also that
>> I think Tillamook is a fairly good cheese.
>
> But of course you didn't _say_ any of that. You just asked "Kraft or
> Tillamook?" -- and most of us think that a stupid choice at best, when
> there are so many _good_ cheddars available in a lot of places.
>
> By and large, this group is at its best when someone sees a question
> like yours and deliberately expands the scope to address other choices
> that might be a hell of a lot better than either one posed in the
> original "question."
>
> When the responses to your initial post go off in a different
> direction than you hoped for, it is just siily -- and very much
> counter-productive -- to scold people for doing what _they_
> wanted instead of what _you_ wanted. Try _enticing_ them to look
> at your intended question, instead of blaming them for finding
> something else more interesting.

Michael,

Thank you for your very kind and sensible post to me. I completely agree
with you, and I will try to bear all of that in mind in the future. No
excuses, but it had been a less than ideal day at work yesterday, and I
think I just got off on the wrong foot. Today wasn't much better. I
think things just snowballed.

I appreciate your remarks...

Best regards,
Wayne

Michael Siemon politely corrected the pouting, immature Wayne by saying, in part:
> Wayne --
>
> Take a deep breath, and relax. You cast your bread/question upon
> the waters of Usenet, an inherently anarchic place, and all you can
> do thereafter is observe, with whatever degree of bemusement you
> like, what happens.
> In fact, your question got
> (a) a number of specific answers (of preference for Kraft and/or
> Tillamook
> and
> (b) a lot of other stuff about cheddars or cheddar-like cheeses
> that was clearly of interest to some of the group.
>
Snipp

> You do not control what other people think relevant (not "relative")
> to a brief, decontextualized question about "commerical cheddar."
> Other people's reactions are _not_ in your control, and should not
> be. If your question didn't elicit what _you_ wanted, perhaps you
> phrased it poorly, or in any case you could try to clarify what you
> want without blaming other people for being interested in other
> things than _your_ immediate interest.
>
Snipped some of Wayne's whining

> But of course you didn't _say_ any of that. You just asked "Kraft or
> Tillamook?" -- and most of us think that a stupid choice at best, when
> there are so many _good_ cheddars available in a lot of places.
>
> By and large, this group is at its best when someone sees a question
> like yours and deliberately expands the scope to address other choices
> that might be a hell of a lot better than either one posed in the
> original "question."
>
> When the responses to your initial post go off in a different
> direction than you hoped for, it is just siily -- and very much
> counter-productive -- to scold people for doing what _they_
> wanted instead of what _you_ wanted. Try _enticing_ them to look
> at your intended question, instead of blaming them for finding
> something else more interesting.
>
> <Foghorn Leghorn voice>
> Flys and honey, boy; flys and honey, not vinegar, boy!
> </Foghorn Leghorn voice>

Ah say, Ah say, Son, are YOU talkin' to ME????
OH, SON, You're talkin' _FOR_ ME.

Ah maht use-ually have a PRO-blem wiuth thaht, buht in thi-us cayse, AH'LL let
i-yut go, bu-kuz you say-ed it soooo much bettah thayan Ayh coo-da say-ed it.

Michaelll, You, SUH, Have a waay with woords!

<salute hee-yuh>
ReeSpectfull-eee

Foghorn Leghorn

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

....

> Thank you for your very kind and sensible post to me. I completely agree
> with you, and I will try to bear all of that in mind in the future. No
> excuses, but it had been a less than ideal day at work yesterday, and I
> think I just got off on the wrong foot. Today wasn't much better. I
> think things just snowballed.

Well, I'd say that today you've been a bit more "in tune" with
the group; sorry that work's been a bitch -- no fun, that.

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 05:31:11 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>When I reply to other's posts I try to be as helpful as possible. If I
>don't know anything about what they're asking, I refrain from posting
>unless I can point them to a good reference.

Does this post of yours from earlier today look familiar?:

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:05:34 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>> I've been having a problem with my chicken tasting bloody but what
>> does KFC and does other fast-food chains do to get rid of that excess
>> blood?
>>
>
>They embalm them first.


Yeah - that was helpfull.


>If anyone owes an apology, it's some of you who owe it to me, but hell
>will surely freeze over first.

Aww, don't cry.

-sw

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
. ..
> Thank you for your very kind and sensible post to me. I completely agree
> with you, and I will try to bear all of that in mind in the future. No
> excuses, but it had been a less than ideal day at work yesterday, and I
> think I just got off on the wrong foot. Today wasn't much better. I
> think things just snowballed.
>


No hard feelings here, Wayne. Cheese on!

Jack Tilsit

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> I wish I could get the Black Diamond, but no such luck. I also can't ge
> the Kraft Extra Sharp, but I think the Tillamook is better than the other
> Kraft cheddars.
>

This is sad...go to www.google.com and do a search on
"black diamond cheddar" which will introduce you to numerous
stores selling cheeses on-line. Technology conquers location.

pavane

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> All of you who have provided such ugly feedback are nothing but bitches
> and *******s. Fortunately for me and everyone else here, you're not in
> the majority. Go on with your silly little threads that last forever and
> say nothing except repetition upon repetition. At least I can choose not
> to read them.

Perhaps you should start your own group, alt.cheese.wayne.boatwright. I
would certainly vote for it (I'd never read it or post there, but I would
vote for creating it.)

> If anyone owes an apology, it's some of you who owe it to me, but hell
> will surely freeze over first.

Does the acronym "GFY" mean anything to you?

Best regards,
Bob

"It's too bad the welfare doctor didn't let your mom have a complete
abortion, instead of the obviously less successful partial you're still
showing the effects of. I'll bet the afterbirth had more social skills, at
least until she ate it." --Rat *******

zxcvbob > wrote in
:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> All of you who have provided such ugly feedback are nothing but
>> bitches and *******s. Fortunately for me and everyone else here,
>> you're not in the majority. Go on with your silly little threads
>> that last forever and say nothing except repetition upon repetition.
>> At least I can choose not to read them.
>
> Perhaps you should start your own group, alt.cheese.wayne.boatwright.
> I would certainly vote for it (I'd never read it or post there, but I
> would vote for creating it.)
>
>> If anyone owes an apology, it's some of you who owe it to me, but
>> hell will surely freeze over first.
>
> Does the acronym "GFY" mean anything to you?

Not a thing.

>
> Best regards,
> Bob
>
> "It's too bad the welfare doctor didn't let your mom have a complete
> abortion, instead of the obviously less successful partial you're
> still showing the effects of. I'll bet the afterbirth had more social
> skills, at least until she ate it." --Rat *******
>
>

Michael Siemon > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
> ...
>
>> Thank you for your very kind and sensible post to me. I completely
>> agree with you, and I will try to bear all of that in mind in the
>> future. No excuses, but it had been a less than ideal day at work
>> yesterday, and I think I just got off on the wrong foot. Today
>> wasn't much better. I think things just snowballed.
>
> Well, I'd say that today you've been a bit more "in tune" with
> the group; sorry that work's been a bitch -- no fun, that.

Thanks, Michael...

Wayne

Steve Wertz > wrote in
:

> On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 05:31:11 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>When I reply to other's posts I try to be as helpful as possible. If I
>>don't know anything about what they're asking, I refrain from posting
>>unless I can point them to a good reference.
>
> Does this post of yours from earlier today look familiar?:
>
> On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:05:34 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>> I've been having a problem with my chicken tasting bloody but what
>>> does KFC and does other fast-food chains do to get rid of that excess
>>> blood?
>>>
>>
>>They embalm them first.


> Yeah - that was helpfull.

Some quips are all in fun. You know that as well as I do.

>
>
>>If anyone owes an apology, it's some of you who owe it to me, but hell
>>will surely freeze over first.
>
> Aww, don't cry.

I'd never waste a tear, Squirts!



> -sw

"Jack Schidt®" > wrote in
om:

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> Thank you for your very kind and sensible post to me. I completely
>> agree with you, and I will try to bear all of that in mind in the
>> future. No excuses, but it had been a less than ideal day at work
>> yesterday, and I think I just got off on the wrong foot. Today
>> wasn't much better. I think things just snowballed.
>>
>
>
> No hard feelings here, Wayne. Cheese on!
>
> Jack Tilsit
>
>

Thanks, Jack!

Wayne

"pavane" > wrote in
:

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> . ..
>>
>> I wish I could get the Black Diamond, but no such luck. I also can't
>> ge the Kraft Extra Sharp, but I think the Tillamook is better than
>> the other Kraft cheddars.
>>
>
> This is sad...go to www.google.com and do a search on
> "black diamond cheddar" which will introduce you to numerous
> stores selling cheeses on-line. Technology conquers location.
>
> pavane
>
>
>

Thanks, Pavane... This would be a good time of year to have it shipped,
since it's cool here now.

Wayne

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> If anyone owes an apology, it's some of you who owe it to me, but hell
> will surely freeze over first.

Oh, I certainly did not expect an apology from you. I think you owe
me one, that's what I said.

nancy

Hark! I heard zxcvbob > say:

<snip>

> Perhaps you should start your own group, alt.cheese.wayne.boatwright. I
> would certainly vote for it (I'd never read it or post there, but I would
> vote for creating it.)

In the interest of accuracy, groups in the alt.* hierarchy aren't
voted on -- anyone who can compose a control message can create one.
That's why I stick to the Big 8, myself...


--
j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

j.j. wrote:
> Hark! I heard zxcvbob > say:
>
> <snip>
>
>>Perhaps you should start your own group, alt.cheese.wayne.boatwright. I
>>would certainly vote for it (I'd never read it or post there, but I would
>>vote for creating it.)
>
>
> In the interest of accuracy, groups in the alt.* hierarchy aren't
> voted on -- anyone who can compose a control message can create one.
> That's why I stick to the Big 8, myself...
>
>

Thank you for the clarification. I knew it was easy to get a new alt.*
group created, I just didn't know it was *that* easy. (getting servers to
carry it is another matter) A group in the rec.* heirarchy would be better
anyway, since then wayne could moderate it.

Bob

Hark! I heard zxcvbob > say:
> j.j. wrote:
> > Hark! I heard zxcvbob > say:

> >>Perhaps you should start your own group, alt.cheese.wayne.boatwright. I
> >>would certainly vote for it (I'd never read it or post there, but I would
> >>vote for creating it.)

> > In the interest of accuracy, groups in the alt.* hierarchy aren't
> > voted on -- anyone who can compose a control message can create one.
> > That's why I stick to the Big 8, myself...

> Thank you for the clarification.

<snip>

Happy to assist... :-)


--
j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Nancy Young > wrote in news:3FBB7F1F.535E4600
> @mail.monmouth.com:
>
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >
> >> If anyone owes an apology, it's some of you who owe it to me, but hell
> >> will surely freeze over first.
> >
> > Oh, I certainly did not expect an apology from you. I think you owe
> > me one, that's what I said.
> >
> > nancy
>
> Well, actually, Nancy... Mood and stress got the better of me, and I
> really did overreact.

Perhaps I did as well. I was just trying to help.

> I do offer you my apology, sincerely, and hope you
> will accept it in the spirit in which it was meant. I would really hate to
> have continuing hard feelings between someone I respect and admire and
> myself.

Thank you very much for your classy response. No hard feelings.

nancy

Nancy Young > wrote in
:

> Thank you very much for your classy response. No hard feelings.
>
> nancy

Thanks, Nancy!

Hark! I heard (j.j.) say:
> Hark! I heard "Jack Schidt®" > say:
> > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> > .. .

> > > Of commercial cheese brands, which cheddars do you prefer...Tillamook or
> > > Kraft?

> > I don't buy either of those. I go with Cabot cheeses, if I buy
> > commercial/non-artisanal cheeses.
> >
> > Jack Käse

> I don't know about Wayne, but I'd never heard of Cabot. So I Googled
> them:

> http://www.cabotcheese.com/index.php
>
> and I see that they're an East Coast (Vermont, to be exact) company.

And imagine my surprise to find that their cheese is available here
in WA State! I was at the Super WalMart in Shelton yesterday, found 3
different kinds of Cabot Cheddar. I'm thinking I'll try the black label
stuff for one of the holidays this year...


--
j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

I adore Cabot anything, especially the butter. No other butter will taste good
once you start using the Cabot.

Lee

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:15:38 GMT, (j.j.) wrote:

>And imagine my surprise to find that their cheese is available here
>in WA State! I was at the Super WalMart in Shelton yesterday, found 3
>different kinds of Cabot Cheddar. I'm thinking I'll try the black label
>stuff for one of the holidays this year...

Cabot cheddar ROCKS! The hunter's cheese is soooo sharp. MMMmmmmm

If you ever get up this way, don't miss a visit to Cabot, where they make
it.

--
Siobhan Perricone
"Who would have thought that a bad Austrian artist who's obsessed with the human physical ideal could assemble such a rabid political following?"
- www.theonion.com

"j.j." > wrote in message
...
> Hark! I heard (j.j.) say:
> > Hark! I heard "Jack Schidt®" > say:
> > > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> > > .. .
>
> > > > Of commercial cheese brands, which cheddars do you
prefer...Tillamook or
> > > > Kraft?
>
> > > I don't buy either of those. I go with Cabot cheeses, if I buy
> > > commercial/non-artisanal cheeses.
> > >
> > > Jack Käse
>
> > I don't know about Wayne, but I'd never heard of Cabot. So I Googled
> > them:
>
> > http://www.cabotcheese.com/index.php
> >
> > and I see that they're an East Coast (Vermont, to be exact) company.
>
> And imagine my surprise to find that their cheese is available here
> in WA State! I was at the Super WalMart in Shelton yesterday, found 3
> different kinds of Cabot Cheddar. I'm thinking I'll try the black label
> stuff for one of the holidays this year...
>
>


I like how you follow up on things.

Jack Complete

"j.j." > wrote in message
...
: Hark! I heard (j.j.) say:
: > Hark! I heard "Jack Schidt®" > say:
: > > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in
message
: > > .. .
:
: > > > Of commercial cheese brands, which cheddars do you
prefer...Tillamook or
: > > > Kraft?
:
: > > I don't buy either of those. I go with Cabot cheeses, if I
buy
: > > commercial/non-artisanal cheeses.
: > >
: > > Jack Käse
:
: > I don't know about Wayne, but I'd never heard of Cabot. So I
Googled
: > them:
:
: > http://www.cabotcheese.com/index.php
: >
: > and I see that they're an East Coast (Vermont, to be exact)
company.
:
: And imagine my surprise to find that their cheese is available
here
: in WA State! I was at the Super WalMart in Shelton yesterday,
found 3
: different kinds of Cabot Cheddar. I'm thinking I'll try the
black label
: stuff for one of the holidays this year...
:
:
: --
: j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
: ..fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!
========

Their sharp white cheddar (or is it extra sharp?) is divine!!!

Cyndi
<Remove a "b" to reply>

Hark! I heard "Jack Schidt®" > say:
> "j.j." > wrote in message
> ...

> > And imagine my surprise to find that their cheese is available here
> > in WA State! I was at the Super WalMart in Shelton yesterday, found 3
> > different kinds of Cabot Cheddar. I'm thinking I'll try the black label
> > stuff for one of the holidays this year...

> I like how you follow up on things.
>
> Jack Complete

Thank you, Jack. I am what polite people call "detail oriented"... ;-)


--
j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:15:38 GMT, (j.j.)
wrote:

>And imagine my surprise to find that their cheese is available here
>in WA State! I was at the Super WalMart in Shelton yesterday, found 3
>different kinds of Cabot Cheddar. I'm thinking I'll try the black label
>stuff for one of the holidays this year...

FWIW, if you know anyone with cholesterol problems, their lower fat
version is one of the few lower fat things to actually have some
cheddar taste. Never going to be confused with their extra sharp Vt
cheddar, but at least it doesn't tempt you to nibble on the celephane
to see if the packaging seems more like cheese, as most do...
Kim

"j.j." > wrote in message
...
> Hark! I heard "Jack Schidt®" > say:
> > "j.j." > wrote in message
> > ...
>
> > > And imagine my surprise to find that their cheese is available here
> > > in WA State! I was at the Super WalMart in Shelton yesterday, found 3
> > > different kinds of Cabot Cheddar. I'm thinking I'll try the black
label
> > > stuff for one of the holidays this year...
>
> > I like how you follow up on things.
> >
> > Jack Complete
>
> Thank you, Jack. I am what polite people call "detail oriented"... ;-)
>

Me too. You can't spell 'analytical' without 'a n a l'


Jack Buh

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:20:38 GMT, "Rick & Cyndi"
> wrote:

>
>Their sharp white cheddar (or is it extra sharp?) is divine!!!
>

So is the habanero. I use it in a crab dip I make frequently. I mix
it with mozzarella because it's too hot for most people but the flavor
is outstanding.

Gar

Down here in SoCal we discovered the Cabot white cheddar at Trader
Joe's. Great cheese. Not so fond of a couple of their other
offerings. We also buy Tillamook, since my wife is from that general
area, and she believes it's the only civilized cheese. She found the
Cabot, though, and allows as how it's quite good. We really like it
with our favorite Reisling.

jmac

On 2003-11-24, jmac > wrote:
> Down here in SoCal we discovered the Cabot white cheddar at Trader
> Joe's. Great cheese. Not so fond of a couple of their other
> offerings. We also buy Tillamook, since my wife is from that general
> area, and she believes it's the only civilized cheese. She found the
> Cabot, though, and allows as how it's quite good. We really like it
> with our favorite Reisling.

I almost bought a Cabot extra sharp cheddar at TJ's, but was
distracted by an extra sharp white cheddar from Australia. Thought
I'd give it a try, see what the Aussies are calling cheddar.
Unfortunately, it's not extra sharp. Not even sharp. More like
mild.

That's the second cheddar I've come across mis-labeled "extra sharp"
(the other not at TJ's) in the last couple months. Is this some kinda
new pricing scam for cheddar or just a rash of really stupid store
clerks (both were rewrapped and price/labeled)?

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2003-11-24, jmac > wrote:
> > Down here in SoCal we discovered the Cabot white cheddar at Trader
> > Joe's. Great cheese. Not so fond of a couple of their other
> > offerings. We also buy Tillamook, since my wife is from that general
> > area, and she believes it's the only civilized cheese. She found the
> > Cabot, though, and allows as how it's quite good. We really like it
> > with our favorite Reisling.
>
> I almost bought a Cabot extra sharp cheddar at TJ's, but was
> distracted by an extra sharp white cheddar from Australia. Thought
> I'd give it a try, see what the Aussies are calling cheddar.
> Unfortunately, it's not extra sharp. Not even sharp. More like
> mild.
>
> That's the second cheddar I've come across mis-labeled "extra sharp"
> (the other not at TJ's) in the last couple months. Is this some kinda
> new pricing scam for cheddar or just a rash of really stupid store
> clerks (both were rewrapped and price/labeled)?
>
> nb

sounds like nincompoops to me (not every day you get to use the word).

The Hunter version of the Cabot sharp cheddar is just what the doc ordered.

Jack Sharp

notbob > wrote in
news:_Htwb.294018$Tr4.928063@attbi_s03:

>
> I almost bought a Cabot extra sharp cheddar at TJ's, but was
> distracted by an extra sharp white cheddar from Australia. Thought
> I'd give it a try, see what the Aussies are calling cheddar.
> Unfortunately, it's not extra sharp. Not even sharp. More like
> mild.
>

Curious - what brand was it?

> That's the second cheddar I've come across mis-labeled "extra sharp"
> (the other not at TJ's) in the last couple months. Is this some kinda
> new pricing scam for cheddar or just a rash of really stupid store
> clerks (both were rewrapped and price/labeled)?

Probably stupid store clerks <g>. The other week I had to tell the very
nice young man checking out my groceries that the things he was holding and
puzzling over were.... limes. No sure what he thought they were! I've
nearly gotten some very good bargains from check out clerks with inadequate
knowledge of the fresh produce the supermarket stocked - however, silly me
though I'd better tell the girl at the checkout that that was a guava, not
an apple, and cost about three times as much <g>.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Penrith, NSW, Australia