stuffed shells?

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On Feb 28, 9:49 pm, "Julie Bove" wrote:

If I have to, I will go that route, but I would rather find them in a
store so that I can buy them when I want them and not have to wait a
couple weeks or pay for shipping. I do travel a bit for cat shows, so
I may be able to go to stores that aren't in my own area,. I will be
in Oregon in 2 weeks, and Boise, Idaho a week later.

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You'd probably have better luck finding them in an Italian grocery. I could
be wrong but I don't think those areas are heavily populated by Italians.
The selection of pasta in NY and PA (at least when I lived there) seemed to
be far greater than here in WA.

I wish I could go to cat shows. I went to one once as a child and loved it!
 
On Mar 1, 4:36?am, "Catmandy (Sheryl)" wrote:

They sell a variety of dried pasta, but I have not seen any shells
other than than the small size used in mac & cheese. It could be the
area I am in, which is lower income. They do not stock some of the
fancier items.
 
"Paul M. Cook" wrote in message
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I lived in Alameda for about 4 years. That's a hop skip and a yodel from
San Francisco. I lived 2 miles from an Albertsons (used to be Lucky) where
I bought fresh pasta all the time. My daughter used to love ravioli. She
still does. I just haven't found a way to make it gluten and egg free. But
once I do, we will have it again.

I know I bought frozen stuffed shells back then. Now this would have been
8-12 years ago. It does seem that the frozen ones are no more for whatever
reason. I am pretty sure I bought the plain dry shells a time or three.

I think these days most people in this country eat Italian food. Now my
grandma wouldn't touch the stuff. Not ever, even if you paid her. She
considered it foreign. But her German potato salad? Not foreign. Don't
ask me why. She died at 82. I was living in Alameda when she did. So
maybe 12 years ago. My friend's mom was about the same age and died at
about the same time period. She wouldn't eat "Eyetalian" spaghetti. But
other spaghetti? She would eat. My friend couldn't figure this out either
but apparently the hospital she was in served the "Eyetalian" kind. So she
told my friend to go get her a jar of peanut butter and a loaf of bread.

The Internet is a wonderful thing. I am so glad I have it! I am so glad I
got the issue with my browser solved. I've been freaking for the past few
hours because I had an error with IE. Turned out to be an add-on thing.
All I had to do was disable the add-ons then close the browser and open it
again. Now I can shop. And shop I will! I save all kinds of time by
shopping online. I get food that way. Even Italian food. Yes! We had some
last night. Lovely gluten free pasta with a red sauce and added ground beef
and some really yummy green beans imported from Italy.

I know some people get a thrill by going out shopping. I am not one of
them. After having worked retail all my life, the last place I want to be
is a store. Yes, it's a necessary evil for me. I did have groceries
delivered to me once from a local store. That actually worked out very
well. I got free food and the produce was very fresh! But placing the
order took a lot of time. So not something I would do very often. But if
there is something I want in a store and I can't find it after looking at 3
or 4 stores? I'll get it online and you darn well bet you I'll get a lot of
it and maybe get it without paying any shipping. That was not the case with
the Italian food, but I really don't even mind paying the shipping.

Yes the Interent is a wonderful thing! I don't know how I lived without it
for all those years!
 
On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:08:52 -0600 in rec.food.cooking, Melba's
Jammin' wrote,

Am I missing something? Is there some reason you cannot use
whatever ratio you want? Fool everybody, fill up the pan and then
lay a noodle on top.
 
On Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:17:28 -0800, Christine Dabney
wrote:

Every pasta expands when cooked. My original point was that I bought
shells that were larger when they were dry and they are not sold
anymore.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mar 1, 6:39?am, ImStillMags wrote:

Thanks. I haven't been there in a while, but I do need to get some
other items, so I will give them a try. I didn't even think of them.
 
On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:17:33 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:


Your write up sounds like the instructions on the side of a package of
condoms... 16" eh, wishful thinking? ;)
 
On Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:42:52 -0800, David Harmon
wrote:


Joseph found them at Ratto's, which is across the Bay from me.
Thanks.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mar 1, 2:13?pm, "Julie Bove" wrote:

There are stores in the USA (mostly western states) and Canada. I
don't think any other countries have them. I do know that we don't
stock some items that are considered fancier as we are in a low income
area. For example, I can get delivery in my area, but my store no
longer has a delivery "department" at our store. There weren't enough
orders when we had it, so another store does our local orders.
 
On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:21:31 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:


Yeah - the shells resemble those of sea slugs and poisonous conus.
Why not associate them with food, eh?

-sw
 
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"[email protected]" wrote:


That, too. I'd recommend double-bagging. IME, those bags won't take a
lot of pressure if your mixture is very thick. Let us know how it works
out for you.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
On Mar 1, 5:44?pm, Brooklyn1 wrote:


That explains it. This area probably has few Italians. We have a lot
of Hispanics, Asians, African Americans, and Mid East (mostly from
India, but also Bangladesh and a few other countries). I know of
couple larger Asian markets and Hispanic markets within 10 miles, but
I have never seen an Italian market.

We have about half an aisle devoted to Asian and Hispanic foods.
 
On Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:32:22 -0800, sf wrote:


Wow. Those that I buy now are the same size as they have always
been... If you bought larger ones, they must have been huge. I
haven't ever seen larger ones, not in all the years I have been buying
them...even back as far as the early 70s. And that includes most
brands...

Christine
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http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com
 
On Mar 1, 6:42?pm, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

Absolutely! I will look again, but I didn't see any manicotti noodles
when I looked. I've tried a few frozen varieties, but they always come
with a red sauce that I do not like. Too many chunky tomatoes and some
seasoning I don't like. But if I could make my own, that would be just
fine. I don't care how they look or what shape they are. I'm just
going for the flavor, and the ability to make a bunch and freeze them
for easy meals later.
 
On Feb 28, 10:07?pm, HumBug! wrote:

They look perfect. I have never ordered from Schwans before, but they
deliver in my area. I have requested a catalog.
 
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