On Apr 17, 7:52*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> "Alexm" > wrote
>
> >These were prepared breaded shrimp. *Apparently the word "Jumbo"
> >refers to the breading and not to the enclosed shrimpy shrimp.
> >"Jumbo Breaded Butterfly Shrimp" may or may not have been cleared by a
> >team of lawyers. *It did not state it as "Breaded Butterfly Jumbo
> >Shrimp". *Clever, clever, clever. *If you stick a shrimp inside a loaf
> >of bread that would really be jumbo.
>
> I don't think there is a legal definition of jumbo shrimp. *But
> I can assure you, when you buy pre-breaded shrimp, butterflied
> no less, it's not going to be the same as jumbo shrimp you buy
> and make yourself. *You had expectations that were doomed to
> disappoint. *I am sure you did not *pay* what jumbo shrimp
> would cost.

He might have. I get the same thing to keep on hand for when I need a
quick dinner and haven't defrosted or planned anything else. I
believe
I pay $8 for the eight-ounce box, or possibly more now that food
prices
have shot up so much. I figure it's the price of convenience, and I
don't
much look at the prices of things in the grocery store.

Cindy Hamilton