My supermarket experiences in the US

cshenk wrote:




Depends on the big city, but yes. I would not live in the hinterland
because too many of the things I like to do of a cultural nature
(food being a subset) are not available out there.

Where the west coast of North America does have a distinct advantage
is seafood. There is nothing particularly wrong with seafood from the
Atlantic, it's just the population on the east coast is too large for the
amount of available seafood, making supply more difficult.

Steve
 
Giusi wrote:


Wegman's is a treat. I am lucky to live pretty close to two of them,
however, not close enough to make them my main shopping stop
but I go there once in a while. If you're a busy person, their prepared
foods are terrific, too. Great bakery, as you said.

nancy
 
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:01:24 -0700, sf wrote:


I usually start with the Costco garlic. Start it in the fall for
spring or summer.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
On 3/27/2011 12:55 AM, Giusi wrote:




I agree. Broccoli here (Denver area) is usually around $1.49 but often
is on sale for $.88 or $.99/lb.

gloria p
 
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:19:40 -0600, Christine Dabney
wrote:



Have you enough moisture to grow garlic is unattended - that is, you
go out on assignment somewhere?

Truly, it is easy to grow, and you can get a triple-use crop from
it...early scapes, then green garlic, then ripe and ready to dry later
on in the season.

Although it is best to start with a purchased seed crop, once that is
harvested, you have your own stock to use.
 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:51:33 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
wrote:


Send it my way, I'll take everything you don't want.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:38:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:


A fruit/vegetable market that is a stand alone operation. When I was
little my aunt would take me with her to get a watermelon. The
building is the same but I know that it has been through 3 or 4
owners. Sometimes you have to read the sign phonetically since that
is often the way they spell. They get as much local produce as they
can. You will see someone coming in with a container of squash,
melons, anything they happened to have too much of or planned to sell
to him. Last year we sold him asparagus and I think maybe corn the
year before. Not enough to get rich on but we didn't have to pay for
a table at the farmers market or agree to sell a certain amount.

Next time we go down there I will take some pictures.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:42:28 +0000 (UTC), [email protected]
(Steve Pope) wrote:

I've never had a problem with grocery store leeks. I slit them and
rinse them... but I never see anything that resembles sand or grit.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:06:57 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:


Probably has more to do with the eating habits of the locals than the
growing season. I never remember seeing leeks here in rural NC when I
was growing up. I doubt that I could find a recipe in the local NC
and SC cookbooks I have.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:58:53 +0100, Janet wrote:


Self blanching? I'm unfamiliar with that term.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
.... if you want to ripen tomatoes place them in a bag with a

This sounds like a good tip. How long for a tomato to ripen on
average using this method? And should that banana be green or quite
ripe?
 
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Christine Dabney>

I>also got green garlic, that I have never seen here.


Yes, much like. This time of year begins the green top growth of garlic
which won't be mature enough to season and dry until Juneish. They taste
different to mature garlic, so you need to figure out where they belong, if
they do, in your dishes. I like them replacing onion in potato dishes, for
example, but I don't like them for replacing garlic in say a salad.
 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:31:24 -0400, Boron Elgar
wrote:


How do you deal with all that salt, or have they cut down on the salt
content these days? I used to put half a package in meatloaf, but I
had to be very careful not to overdo it because of the salt content.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:19:40 -0600, Christine Dabney
wrote:


Explain to the uninitiated what green garlic is. Is it something like
green onions? What do you use them for?

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
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