"kilikini" > fnord
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> Goomba wrote:
>> I'm so annoyed. The Kroger near me keeps foisting off celery with all
>> the leaves cut off. Not just the trimmed "celery hearts" but the
>> regular celery stalks too. I asked the produce man (not the manager)
>> what happened and he replied that they cut them off cause "no one
>> wants to pay for the leaves" or something along that line and some
>> comment implying they're useless. What?! I tried to explain to him
>> that they're very important, very flavorful and almost a must for my
>> stock.
>> Is this a new trend? I need to make it a point to speak to the
>> manager about this.
>
> They've been doing that around here, too. Publix Supermarket is the
> worst of the culprits because they trim everything, put it on a black
> styrofoam tray and plastic wrap it. You can't even pick out your own
> produce, they have it all prepackaged for you. If we go to a produce
> stand we can buy celery intact for almost half the cost. To be
> honest, we don't even buy produce at Supermarkets anymore; we can't
> justify the price for the lack of quality.
>

I have a hard time using up my celery unless I'm making stock. Next time
I buy some, ellie's going to be eating a lot of "bugs on a log"

Around here, celery is sold by the package, not the pound. I don't think
I have ever seen "regular" celery (i.e. not the hearts) sold with the
tops cut off.


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