I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to please.

That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put it
on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the "Chinese
food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
meal after about 45 years or so.

Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.

I tried 3 bites, then took it back into the kitchen to see if I could doctor
it up a bit. I added some soy sauce, a nip of sesame oil, and a load of
crushed red peppers (the things you might add ot a pizza). It helped and I
ate it but I was not happy.

I still have the other half left and I might just toss it. It's that bad.
I've eaten "not so good food" in the past, and won't make it again, but I've
never ever been tempted to toss the leftovers of anything.

La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|

G.

On 5/30/2013 4:49 PM, Gary wrote:
> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to please.
>
> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put it
> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the "Chinese
> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
> meal after about 45 years or so.
>
> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
> Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
> vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.
>
> I tried 3 bites, then took it back into the kitchen to see if I could doctor
> it up a bit. I added some soy sauce, a nip of sesame oil, and a load of
> crushed red peppers (the things you might add ot a pizza). It helped and I
> ate it but I was not happy.
>
> I still have the other half left and I might just toss it. It's that bad.
> I've eaten "not so good food" in the past, and won't make it again, but I've
> never ever been tempted to toss the leftovers of anything.
>
> La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|
>
> G.
>

On 5/30/2013 4:58 PM, jmcquown wrote:


I wrote absolutely nothing... I accidentally hit FollowUp and then
clicked send without typing. Oooops! So, here's what I was going to
say.

> On 5/30/2013 4:49 PM, Gary wrote:
>> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky
>> food
>> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
>> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to
>> please.
>>
Yes, you've mentioned it. I've got no problem with it. You like what
you like. Homemade is often better but hey, who am I to judge? I use
Velveeta.

>> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo
>> of La
>> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago.

Uh Oh!

Rather than
>> put it
>> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the
>> "Chinese
>> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
>> meal after about 45 years or so.
>>
>> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
(snip)

I have to thank my mother for never serving this stuff to us kids. I'm
sure I saw it in the house (that or Chun King brand). My dad probably
put a quick end to that. (He was quite familiar with Japanese and
Chinese food when this became the supermarket option in the US.)

I do remember eating those chow mein crunchy noodles as a snack when I
was a kid. Tasty!

Jill

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to
> please.
>
> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of
> La
> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put
> it
> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the
> "Chinese
> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
> meal after about 45 years or so.
>
> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
> Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
> vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.
>
> I tried 3 bites, then took it back into the kitchen to see if I could
> doctor
> it up a bit. I added some soy sauce, a nip of sesame oil, and a load of
> crushed red peppers (the things you might add ot a pizza). It helped and
> I
> ate it but I was not happy.
>
> I still have the other half left and I might just toss it. It's that bad.
> I've eaten "not so good food" in the past, and won't make it again, but
> I've
> never ever been tempted to toss the leftovers of anything.
>
> La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|

My mom bought those things all the time. I don't remember liking them so
well but I ate them. She always bought the chicken. They served similar at
school. At school there was always a scoop of sticky rice and just a few of
the crunchy noodles on top. At home we had a pile of noodles with the
meat/veg on top.

I bought some a while back. I served it like the school did but my rice was
not sticky. Oh yuck! The bits of chicken were chewy. And it was loaded
with soy protein. Plus the noodles tasted stale. We had to throw it out
and I fixed something else.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> I do remember eating those chow mein crunchy noodles as a snack when I was
> a kid. Tasty!

We made candy out of them. Mixed with melted almond bark and dropped down
like haystacks.

On 5/30/2013 4:57 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 16:49:45 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
>> Choy Beef Chow Mein
>
> Now another product of Con-Agra.
>
> I REFUSE to buy anything that comes from them.
>

For your memories, you're not looking back *far* enough for La Choy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Choy

"La Choy was founded in 1922 by Dr. Ilhan New (ìœ*ì�¼í•œ), later founder of
Yuhan Corporation in South Korea; and Wally Smith from the University of
Michigan. The first product, canned mung bean sprouts, was originally
sold in Smith's Detroit, Michigan, grocery store."

(There were a lot of owners before ConAgra). Back then most Americans
didn't know what the heck "Chinese" food is. So here comes La Choy...
with the American version. Chow mein aside, it's no wonder "chop suey"
became an example of Chinese food.

Jill

On 30/05/2013 4:49 PM, Gary wrote:
> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to please.
>
> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put it
> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the "Chinese
> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
> meal after about 45 years or so.
>
> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
> Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
> vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.

You had canned Chinese food and were surprised that it tasted bad???
I am going to have to take a closer look. I didn't think they even sold
that crap anymore.

>

On 5/30/2013 4:12 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> I have to thank my mother for never serving this stuff to us kids. I'm
> sure I saw it in the house (that or Chun King brand). My dad probably
> put a quick end to that. (He was quite familiar with Japanese and
> Chinese food when this became the supermarket option in the US.)
>
> I do remember eating those chow mein crunchy noodles as a snack when I
> was a kid. Tasty!
>
> Jill

When I was a teenager, I bought La Choy water chestnuts, bamboo shoots
and bean sprouts. I bought soy sauce, but I do not recall the brand, but
it was probably La Choy, also. This was a small town and we did not have
fresh bean sprouts, back then. I was cooking Asian food and I was lucky
to find those ingredients.

Becca

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> You had canned Chinese food and were surprised that it tasted bad???
> I am going to have to take a closer look. I didn't think they even sold
> that crap anymore.

I didn't either until I found it in some store. Can't remember where. But
I think when I was a kid it was Chun King that we ate. I *might* have been
better but I doubt it.

Some of the stuff my parents eat and claim to like just floors me.
Sometimes they will smile and say that they ate it as kids. Yeah, they made
me eat a lot of stuff as a kid but that doesn't mean I will remember it
fondly!

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> When I was a teenager, I bought La Choy water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and
> bean sprouts. I bought soy sauce, but I do not recall the brand, but it
> was probably La Choy, also. This was a small town and we did not have
> fresh bean sprouts, back then. I was cooking Asian food and I was lucky to
> find those ingredients.

We had all kinds of fresh sprouts. My mom grew them. But for Chinese food
it was either out of a can or whatever "Family Style" meal we could get in a
restaurant. Turns out those particular foods are foods that I do not like.
Overall I would have to say that I don't like Chinese food. But there are a
few dishes that I do like and those are never included with those family
meals.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 14:51:11 -0700, The Other Guy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 30 May 2013 17:12:51 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have to thank my mother for never serving this stuff to us kids. I'm
>>>sure I saw it in the house (that or Chun King brand).
>>
>> Unfortunately, Chun King is ALSO ConAgra.
>>
>> Here's a list of their brands..
>>
>> Act II
>> Alexia
>> Andy Capp's fries
>> Angela Mia -
>> Award Cuisine
>> Banquet
>> Big Mama Sausage
>> Blue Bonnet
>> Chef Boyardee
>> Chiffon margarine
>> Chun King
>> ConAgra Mills
>> Crunch 'n Munch
>> David Sunflower Seeds
>> Dennison's
>> Eagle Mills with Ultragrain
>> Egg Beaters
>> Fernando's
>> Fiddle Faddle
>> Fleischmann's
>> Gebhardt
>> Golden Cuisine
>> Gulden's
>> Healthy Choice
>> Hebrew National
>> Hunt's
>> J. Hungerford Smith
>> J.M. Swank
>> Jiffy Pop
>> Kid Cuisine
>> La Choy
>> Lamb Weston
>> Lamb Weston Inland Valley
>> Lightlife
>> Luck's
>> Manwich
>> Margherita
>> Marie Callender's
>> Move Over Butter
>> Orville Redenbacher's
>> PAM
>> Parkay
>> Patio
>> Pemmican
>> Penrose
>> Peter Pan
>> Pogo
>> Poppycock
>
> ... I thought it was strange the ended abruptly at "P"...
>
Ahhh...

> Penrose - Pickled sausages
> Ranch Style - Baked and Refried beans

I think I may have bought those but didn't like them.

> Reddi-wip - Whipped cream

Maybe.

> Ro-Tel - Canned tomato sauce

Have bought.

> Rosarita - Mexican - style foods

Love those!

> Screaming Yellow Zonkers - Glazed popcorn (Discontinued)
> Slim Jim - Meat snacks
> Swiss Miss -Powdered cocoa for hot chocolate and pudding

Have bought.

> Squeez 'N Go - Prepared pudding
> The MAX - Pizzeria quality products for foodservice operators
> Van Camp's - Canned beans

Have bought.
> VH - Sauces and frozen foods (Available in Canada only)
> Vogel Popcorn - Popcorn
> Wesson - Cooking oils

My mom bought when I was a kid.


> Wolf Brand Chili - Chili

Blech.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 14:51:11 -0700, The Other Guy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 30 May 2013 17:12:51 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I have to thank my mother for never serving this stuff to us kids. I'm
>>>sure I saw it in the house (that or Chun King brand).
>>
>> Unfortunately, Chun King is ALSO ConAgra.
>>
>> Here's a list of their brands..
>>
>> Act II
>> Alexia
>> Andy Capp's fries
>> Angela Mia -
>> Award Cuisine
>> Banquet
>> Big Mama Sausage
>> Blue Bonnet
>> Chef Boyardee
>> Chiffon margarine
>> Chun King
>> ConAgra Mills
>> Crunch 'n Munch
>> David Sunflower Seeds
>> Dennison's
>> Eagle Mills with Ultragrain
>> Egg Beaters
>> Fernando's
>> Fiddle Faddle
>> Fleischmann's
>> Gebhardt
>> Golden Cuisine
>> Gulden's
>> Healthy Choice
>> Hebrew National
>> Hunt's
>> J. Hungerford Smith
>> J.M. Swank
>> Jiffy Pop
>> Kid Cuisine
>> La Choy
>> Lamb Weston
>> Lamb Weston Inland Valley
>> Lightlife
>> Luck's
>> Manwich
>> Margherita
>> Marie Callender's
>> Move Over Butter
>> Orville Redenbacher's
>> PAM
>> Parkay
>> Patio
>> Pemmican
>> Penrose
>> Peter Pan
>> Pogo
>> Poppycock
>
> ... I thought it was strange the ended abruptly at "P"...
>
> Penrose - Pickled sausages
> Ranch Style - Baked and Refried beans
> Reddi-wip - Whipped cream
> Ro-Tel - Canned tomato sauce
> Rosarita - Mexican - style foods
> Screaming Yellow Zonkers - Glazed popcorn (Discontinued)
> Slim Jim - Meat snacks
> Swiss Miss -Powdered cocoa for hot chocolate and pudding
> Squeez 'N Go - Prepared pudding
> The MAX - Pizzeria quality products for foodservice operators
> Van Camp's - Canned beans
> VH - Sauces and frozen foods (Available in Canada only)
> Vogel Popcorn - Popcorn
> Wesson - Cooking oils
> Wolf Brand Chili - Chili


I've bought a whole lot of them in my time. Not so much now.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote:

-snip-
>
>
>I've bought a whole lot of them in my time. Not so much now.

I got to 30 with Steve's contribution--- What!? No more screaming
yellow zonkers!?

Nothing I can't live without there--- but I doubt I'll memorize the
list.

Jim

I like La Choy chow mein fine and I'm 1/64th Chinese.

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:49:45 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> I've mentioned several times that I feel blessed that I'm not a picky food
>
> eater. I like everything from canned things, frozen things, fast food
>
> restaurants, chain restaurants. It *IS* convenient to be so easy to please.
>
>
>
> That said, I finally met my match last night. I cooked the 2 can combo of La
>
> Choy Beef Chow Mein that I bought a couple of weeks ago. Rather than put it
>
> on rice, I also bought a can of their crunchy noodles. this is the "Chinese
>
> food" that I grew up with and I thought it would be a nice "comfort food"
>
> meal after about 45 years or so.
>
>
>
> Oh so NOT SO! It was the most disgusting thing I ever remember eating.
>
> Very tinny and bitter tasting. I suspect that might have come from the
>
> vegetable can which was mostly bean sprouts.
>
>
>
> I tried 3 bites, then took it back into the kitchen to see if I could doctor
>
> it up a bit. I added some soy sauce, a nip of sesame oil, and a load of
>
> crushed red peppers (the things you might add ot a pizza). It helped and I
>
> ate it but I was not happy.
>
>
>
> I still have the other half left and I might just toss it. It's that bad.
>
> I've eaten "not so good food" in the past, and won't make it again, but I've
>
> never ever been tempted to toss the leftovers of anything.
>
>
>
> La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|
>
>
>
> G.

I'll bet you are suffering from a salt - overload. Ugh.

I had one of those LaChoy dinners on hand for emergencies, like a prolonged illness, hurricanes etc. Horrible doesn't describe it. One bite and that was it. Better to survive on pnut butter and crackers.

Time to start laying in all those 'cane items - thanks for the reminder. June 1st is tom'w.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in news:ko8lga$ujj$1@dont-
email.me:

> Have bought Banquet

I love their "Homestyle Bakes". Make their ham & hash browns or chicken
potatoes & biscuits every week or so.



--
"Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon

"Julie Bove" > wrote in news:ko8lga$ujj$1@dont-
email.me:

> PAM? Have bought but never liked the stuff.

I use the cheaper gereric. Same for peanut butter,

--
"Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon

"Julie Bove" > wrote in news:ko8sre$uas$1@dont-
email.me:

>> Rosarita - Mexican - style foods
>
> Love those!
>

Likewise! Especially their jalapeno refried beans in burritos.


--
"Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon

(Colt T) wrote in news:20273-51A88C47-66@bsg-storefull-
3111.bay.webtv.net:

> I like La Choy chow mein fine and I'm 1/64th Chinese.
>
>

T think it's edible but not great.


--
"Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon

On 5/31/2013 1:53 PM, James Silverton wrote:

> Canned bamboo shoots are not too bad but canned bean sprouts and canned
> water chestnuts are travesties, IMHO.

Are water chestnuts available in your supermarkets?

Becca

Kalmia wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > La Choy bi-paks - don't try this at home, boys and girls. ;-|
> >
> >

> I'll bet you are suffering from a salt - overload. Ugh.

Never that. If anything, I can be a saltaholic. I especially love it heavy
on steak or potatoes.


>
> I had one of those LaChoy dinners on hand for emergencies,
> like a prolonged illness, hurricanes etc. Horrible doesn't describe it.
> One bite and that was it. Better to survive on pnut butter and crackers.
>
> Time to start laying in all those 'cane items - thanks for the reminder. June 1st is tom'w.

June 1st is the "official" start of hurricane season but it never comes up
the east coast of the US that early. Prime hurricane for the coast is
mid-august maybe but mainly in September.

My July 4th weekend thing is to start eating up all freezer foods and
replace with 2-liter bottles of frozen water...in case of a prolonged power
outage.

G.

On Fri, 31 May 2013 15:04:41 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

>On 5/31/2013 1:53 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> Canned bamboo shoots are not too bad but canned bean sprouts and canned
>> water chestnuts are travesties, IMHO.
>
>Are water chestnuts available in your supermarkets?

I disagree with Jim a bit-- I can do the canned water chestnuts-- and
think the bamboo can be tinny.

But I prefer Jicama to water chestnuts when I need that crunch.

Jim

On 5/31/2013 4:04 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 5/31/2013 1:53 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> Canned bamboo shoots are not too bad but canned bean sprouts and canned
>> water chestnuts are travesties, IMHO.
>
> Are water chestnuts available in your supermarkets?
>
> Becca
>
Sometimes but I usually have to go to a Chinese grocery to get them.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On May 31, 3:07*pm, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
> Canned water chestnuts are exactly what Chinese restaurants use.. they
> just buy them in #10 cans... same with bamboo shoots, straw mushrooms,
> and most other ingredients.

Pretty much true, though there may be high-end exceptions. This is
yet another case of home cooking being superior to restaurants when
fresh water chestnuts are frequently available nowadays in Asian
markets. All you need is a sharp knife to peel and slice them and the
taste is light years better. If you haven't tried them yet, I highly
recommend them. In the meantime, try a trick I recommended here years
ago: put your canned water chestnuts in boiling water for a few
seconds, then in ice water; drain and use. Tin can taste mostly
gone. Also works for bamboo shoots and maybe for beansprouts. -aem

On Fri, 31 May 2013 17:44:52 -0700 (PDT), aem >
wrote:

> In the meantime, try a trick I recommended here years
> ago: put your canned water chestnuts in boiling water for a few
> seconds, then in ice water; drain and use. Tin can taste mostly
> gone. Also works for bamboo shoots and maybe for beansprouts. -aem

I'll trust you on that.

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"KenK" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in news:ko8lga$ujj$1@dont-
> email.me:
>
>> PAM? Have bought but never liked the stuff.
>
> I use the cheaper gereric. Same for peanut butter,

I am a peanut butter snob. Have only bought an off brand once. And that
was for MIL. We were out shopping and we stopped at some discount grocery
store. The kind of place where the meat and packaged produce expire that
day. I bought their peanut butter only because we had to get her home and I
had to make dinner and I didn't have time to stop anywhere else. The stuff
was baaaaad! Never again.

"KenK" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in news:ko8sre$uas$1@dont-
> email.me:
>
>>> Rosarita - Mexican - style foods
>>
>> Love those!
>>
>
> Likewise! Especially their jalapeno refried beans in burritos.

I don't think I have seen those. Used the lime and chile on some nachos
yesterday and am about to make some more. Also like the vegetarian, regular
and zesty salsa ones.

On Fri, 31 May 2013 20:36:14 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:



>>
>> I use the cheaper gereric. Same for peanut butter,
>
>I am a peanut butter snob. Have only bought an off brand once. And that
>was for MIL. We were out shopping and we stopped at some discount grocery
>store. The kind of place where the meat and packaged produce expire that
>day. I bought their peanut butter only because we had to get her home and I
>had to make dinner and I didn't have time to stop anywhere else. The stuff
>was baaaaad! Never again.
>

I don't think I'm a snob, but I've been eating Skippy since I was a
kid. Don't care for the other brands as much. Won't risk getting a
generic.

On 6/1/2013 7:23 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Fri, 31 May 2013 20:36:14 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>
>
>>>
>>> I use the cheaper gereric. Same for peanut butter,
>>
>> I am a peanut butter snob. Have only bought an off brand once. And that
>> was for MIL. We were out shopping and we stopped at some discount grocery
>> store. The kind of place where the meat and packaged produce expire that
>> day. I bought their peanut butter only because we had to get her home and I
>> had to make dinner and I didn't have time to stop anywhere else. The stuff
>> was baaaaad! Never again.
>>
>
> I don't think I'm a snob, but I've been eating Skippy since I was a
> kid. Don't care for the other brands as much. Won't risk getting a
> generic.
>
I buy Publix brand natural peanut butter. Ingredients: peanuts and
salt. I tried eating Skippy (or was it JIF?) after trying the natural
stuff and couldn't stand it. Too sweet tasting.

Jill

On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:23:10 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On Fri, 31 May 2013 20:36:14 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> >>
> >> I use the cheaper gereric. Same for peanut butter,
> >
> >I am a peanut butter snob. Have only bought an off brand once. And that
> >was for MIL. We were out shopping and we stopped at some discount grocery
> >store. The kind of place where the meat and packaged produce expire that
> >day. I bought their peanut butter only because we had to get her home and I
> >had to make dinner and I didn't have time to stop anywhere else. The stuff
> >was baaaaad! Never again.
> >
>
> I don't think I'm a snob, but I've been eating Skippy since I was a
> kid. Don't care for the other brands as much. Won't risk getting a
> generic.

I like my Jif. I've tried other brands, even "natural" and always go
back to Jif. Say what you want about it, that's what I like. My
money, my rules.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:23:10 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 31 May 2013 20:36:14 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> I use the cheaper gereric. Same for peanut butter,
>> >
>> >I am a peanut butter snob. Have only bought an off brand once. And
>> >that
>> >was for MIL. We were out shopping and we stopped at some discount
>> >grocery
>> >store. The kind of place where the meat and packaged produce expire
>> >that
>> >day. I bought their peanut butter only because we had to get her home
>> >and I
>> >had to make dinner and I didn't have time to stop anywhere else. The
>> >stuff
>> >was baaaaad! Never again.
>> >
>>
>> I don't think I'm a snob, but I've been eating Skippy since I was a
>> kid. Don't care for the other brands as much. Won't risk getting a
>> generic.
>
> I like my Jif. I've tried other brands, even "natural" and always go
> back to Jif. Say what you want about it, that's what I like. My
> money, my rules.

Jif here is a cleaner Recently though they changed the name to Cif
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http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On Sat, 1 Jun 2013 18:40:57 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

> Jif here is a cleaner Recently though they changed the name to Cif

Whew! I would have been in a lot of trouble if I wanted peanut butter
where you live!


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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:27:59 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 6/1/2013 7:23 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On Fri, 31 May 2013 20:36:14 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> I use the cheaper gereric. Same for peanut butter,
>>>
>>> I am a peanut butter snob. Have only bought an off brand once. And that
>>> was for MIL. We were out shopping and we stopped at some discount grocery
>>> store. The kind of place where the meat and packaged produce expire that
>>> day. I bought their peanut butter only because we had to get her home and I
>>> had to make dinner and I didn't have time to stop anywhere else. The stuff
>>> was baaaaad! Never again.
>>>
>>
>> I don't think I'm a snob, but I've been eating Skippy since I was a
>> kid. Don't care for the other brands as much. Won't risk getting a
>> generic.
>>
>I buy Publix brand natural peanut butter. Ingredients: peanuts and
>salt. I tried eating Skippy (or was it JIF?) after trying the natural
>stuff and couldn't stand it. Too sweet tasting.

I like peanuts but I don't like peanut butter, all the major brands
remove the peanut oil and replace it with hydrogenated vegetable oil.
Instead of peanut butter I buy in the shell roasted peanuts (contains
just natural peanuts), I buy the five pound bag. I get Hampton Farms
brand unsalted.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 31 May 2013 20:36:14 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>
>
>>>
>>> I use the cheaper gereric. Same for peanut butter,
>>
>>I am a peanut butter snob. Have only bought an off brand once. And that
>>was for MIL. We were out shopping and we stopped at some discount grocery
>>store. The kind of place where the meat and packaged produce expire that
>>day. I bought their peanut butter only because we had to get her home and
>>I
>>had to make dinner and I didn't have time to stop anywhere else. The
>>stuff
>>was baaaaad! Never again.
>>
>
> I don't think I'm a snob, but I've been eating Skippy since I was a
> kid. Don't care for the other brands as much. Won't risk getting a
> generic.

I prefer that, Jif or Adams. But Peter Pan and Planter's are okay too.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 6/2/2013 1:40 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > Ohhh. The only part of those I like are the nuts. The popcorn always
> > tastes stale to me.
> >
> Yeah, I was never a big fan of Zonkers (or Cracker Jack, except for the
> nuts).

Cracker Jack's popcorn was stale and a bit mushy to me. I liked the overall
taste though and the nuts and the little toy prize was the best parts to me.

I did like the Zonkers. A different tasting butter/sugar coating and they
were always fresh enough for me. They should have added nuts and a prize
too, imo. heheh

G.

On 6/2/2013 8:17 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 6/2/2013 1:40 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Ohhh. The only part of those I like are the nuts. The popcorn always
>>> tastes stale to me.
>>>
>> Yeah, I was never a big fan of Zonkers (or Cracker Jack, except for the
>> nuts).
>
> Cracker Jack's popcorn was stale and a bit mushy to me. I liked the overall
> taste though and the nuts and the little toy prize was the best parts to me.
>
> I did like the Zonkers. A different tasting butter/sugar coating and they
> were always fresh enough for me. They should have added nuts and a prize
> too, imo. heheh
>
> G.
>
Sure, why not? <G> I didn't get to eat sweets very often (good thing!).
Once in a while Mom would give me a quarter. My friends and I would
tromp off to the 7-Eleven and get some candy or a Slurpee (remember
those?!) Sometimes it would be a box of Cracker Jack, but not very
often. More likely Bonomo turkish taffy. Or a Charms sweet/sour pop.
Or a Sugar Daddy.

http://www.blaircandy.com/nolo.html?...FQ3l7AodNnYApA

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I didn't get to eat sweets very often (good thing!).
> Once in a while Mom would give me a quarter. My friends and I would
> tromp off to the 7-Eleven and get some candy or a Slurpee (remember
> those?!)

I remember Slurpee's. do they not sell them anymore?

Whenever my mom gave me a quarter, I would buy two 12 cent comic books.
My weekly allowance of 35 cents would buy a McD hamburger and small
fries...or sometimes more comic books. I have a collection of about 300
12-cent comics books now. I guess they won most weeks. This was in the early
1960's. Also loved candy bars then...only 5 cents then. :-) Payday was one
of my favorites.

Gary

On Friday, May 31, 2013 4:57:14 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:

>
> My July 4th weekend thing is to start eating up all freezer foods and
>
> replace with 2-liter bottles of frozen water...in case of a prolonged power
>
> outage.

Same here. It's good to eat-down your freezer anyway. I feel I am finally saving food dollars when I find those forgotten items. Sockpiling food doesn't save money til it's all been eaten. Fie on big freezers etc - let's not get into THAT debate again.

I make my 'cane ice in those plastic shoe boxes. They fit nicely into my side by side size freezer, cost a buck at the cheapo stores, and they also fit perfectly into the bottom of some coolers i have - for road trips, boating etc. They are also a lot sturdier than used milk jugs. Those big jugs vinegar comes in are pretty hefty tho too.

I will start stocking for 'cane 'cooking' ( propane stove) and get out my storm cookbook. Can't think of its title, but I'll be glad to look it up for anyone who wants ta know. I think it's still in print.

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:57:46 PM UTC-4, The Other Guy wrote:
>
> Now another product of Con-Agra.
>
>
>
> I REFUSE to buy anything that comes from them.
>

Think of the steps, money and time you'll save, as you skip most of the supermarket aisles and shop the periphery. Healthier too.

On 6/2/2013 10:55 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I didn't get to eat sweets very often (good thing!).
>> Once in a while Mom would give me a quarter. My friends and I would
>> tromp off to the 7-Eleven and get some candy or a Slurpee (remember
>> those?!)
>
> I remember Slurpee's. do they not sell them anymore?
>
I have no idea. I haven't seen an actual 7-Eleven store in decades.
Other convenience stores had Icee's and similar shaved ice type drinks.

Jill