"enigma" > wrote in message
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> last Halloween someone posted that Just Born, Inc. was having
> Halloween Peeps manufactured in China. i emailed them to
> express my concern, since i won't knowingly buy food items
> from China (which means i pass up any produce not labeled with
> country of origin. i'm a 'scratch cook', so i avoid premade
> crap).
> Just Born CS replied promptly that only the individually
> wrapped Halloween treats were made in China, and that it was
> only because they were producing them as a test market & China
> could produce the molds faster & less expensively than they
> could, but that in no way would regular production be moving
> away from PA. ok. i can deal with that. my Peeps were safe.
> so, last Friday i got a pile of boxes from UPS (i hate
> shopping. i like my computer) & there was a box addressed to
> me from Just Born.
> i received a box of Peppermint Stars (new & quite yummy), a
> box of Christmas Trees & a box of green Peeps & a thank you
> note saying all were from the Bethleham PA plant, and thank
> you for contacting them about my concerns.
> i also get calendars from Turkey Hill every year, with
> coupons (i bought a carton of their high end ice cream that
> was grainy. we determined the store let it melt & refroze it).
> lee

MIL used to buy Turkey Hill ice cream and my husband wouldn't eat it. Said
it was yucky.