On Sep 11, 7:46*am, Saerah Gray > wrote:
> "kilikini" > :
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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.
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> > 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.
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> 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"
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> 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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> Saerah
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Here, too - a whole bunch of celery, with all its glorious leaves.
They also sell packages of trimmed bunches, which have very few if any
leaves, and are more expensive.

N.