Marilyn wrote:
> "JimL" > wrote in message
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>>On Apr 21, 7:49 pm, "Marilyn" >
>>wrote:
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>>>"Kathi Jones" > wrote in message
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>>>>Interesting observation today....Ok, well, maybe not, but it was an
>>>>eye-opener for me....
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>>>>I've been working as a retail field merchandiser for almost 4 weeks
>>>>now,
>>>>and today I was doing a Food Basics (grocery store). My morning
>>>>assignment was the jam and peanut butter section. Holy cow! There's
>>>>some
>>>>really crappy jams and jellies and marmalades out there! There were 2
>>>>marmalades on the shelf - one had thick cut peel and one had slivers of
>>>>peel in it...and in both cases there was hardly ANY peel at all. I
>>>>never
>>>>shop in the jam and jelly section of the stores because, of course, I
>>>>make my own. So this was new to me. That store bought stuff is
>>>>pathetic!
>>>>It's no wonder everyone likes the goodies I gift them at Christmas!
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>>>>Maybe I need to get out more....
>>>
>>>>Kathi
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>>>No, no, we just get spoiled by our own quality products :-)
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>>60Minutes, ears ago, had a report on tomatoes. Imported fromSouth
>>America,picked beforethey can ever ripen, becauseof the shipping
>>time. Then the go to the factory,are rinsed in BLEACH (because
>>consumers would never stand for ueven skin color), then a red dye,then
>>to the stores. Absolutely no taste.
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> We just do without raw tomatoes during the winter months. Or get the ones
> that are grown in hothouses in British Columbia. Yeah, they don't have a
> lot of flavor, but I'll trust them over some of the stuff that's grown way
> down south. Since when did it become a necessity to have to have things all
> year round? I know that I appreciate the taste of fruits more when they're
> in season. I tend to associate particular fruits or veggies with different
> months. In April, California strawberries are available and in June, we get
> local strawberries (I'm in Washington state). Late June, early July, it's
> raspberries. August and September are when things really get ripe.
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>>For cooking I buy canned (as in tin cans) of diced or whatever
>>maters. At least those are sealed in cans and cooked closer to
>>harvest time.
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> I think that good quality, commercially-canned peaches taste better than
> some of the rock hard "fresh" peaches you can buy here in the winter. How
> unripe did they have to pick them in Chile to ensure they wouldn't be rotten
> by the time they arrive here?
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I live in B.C. and some of the B.C. hothouse tomaoes are grown in Mexico
these days, so be aware.
Ellen