Sheldon wrote:
> "James Silverton" > wrote:
>> I've mentioned that I try store brands from time to time if it
>> seems probable they can replace name-brand items. Today, I
>> bought a can of Giant Stores "Vegetable Juice", an obvious take
>> off on V-8. It wasn't bad at all even if it seemed lower in
>> celery than the original. With a shot of Worcestershire sauce,
>> as I usually drink it, there seemed little difference.
>
> Very likely IS V-8... canned in a V-8 facility but with a different
> label... that it *seemed* to taste a little different is very likely
> psychological, just like people seem to find Walmart toothpaste tastes
> a little different from Colgate, yet it's the exact same product out
> of the same vat, just different packaging.
>

Not necessarily, walmart is so demanding of their suppliers and they buy
enough quantity that manufacturers will often run reduced quality
product batches just for them to meet their price point. There is even a
large nearby plant that is set up just to run the lower quality version
of their product just for walmart. They run the better product in other
plants they own.


> V-8 is essentially tomato juice but with some flavoring added. All
> tomato juice is made from tomato paste (tomato concentrate), not
> shipping all that water saves a lot of money... you can save a lot of
> money too by making your own.... how difficult is it to dump a can of
> tomato paste into a quart container, add water, and shake... no more
> difficult than preparing frozen orange juice. your tomato juice will
> cost you less than half... you can make V-8 by adding some vegetable
> soup boullion and a pinch of celery salt. Squeeze in a wedge of lime,
> add ice, worcestershire, hot sauce, and a good glug of vodka and you
> won't be so fussy about the exact recipe.
>