On Mar 4, 6:30*pm, notbob > wrote:
> As several of you know, we have frozen sewers (still) during this
> record setting Winter. *Making dirty dishes is a real hassle, so we
> are living on canned and frozen foods that can be nuked or sandwiches
> which need zero clean-up.
>
> Mom loves Banquet frozen meals. *They're cheap and she has little
> sense of taste. *I refuse to eat the damn things cuz --well, cuz they
> suck. *Except!! *I wuz hungry and lazy and found a dinky Banquet pot
> pie in the freezer. *What the Hell. *I expected little except to calm
> my belly. *Jes 5 mins in microwave and to my surprise, this little
> beef pot pie was astonishing. *For what it was, it had a lot of beef.
> Only 4-1/4" in diameter, a mere 7oz fer the whole pie, it was actually
> good. *Very beefy flavor, not too thick a crust --Marie Calender pot
> pies are easily one third crust-- and nice 1/2-2/3" cubes of real lean
> beef. *Not much in the way of veggies, a kernel of corn and a pea or
> two.... but very tasty and, did I mention beef!
>
> I was so impressed, next time I went to mrkt I made a point of picking
> up more of same. *Another shocker. *On sale for $.66! *Real beef, real
> crust, real gravy, really tasty, two thirds of a buck. *They're in
> those crisping type pie pans, so the crust comes out as good as oven
> baked. *Amazing. *Fer a little over a half a dollar, this is easily
> the best food deal in the mkt. *Buy a doz, eat two at a time. *
>
> nb

Junk food makes it with the masses because it tastes good. Eat,
drink, and be merry, because someday you'll die, but in the meantime,
enjoy a few excesses. <g>

maxine in ri
By day I'm mistress Natural, just as healthy as I can be.
But at night I'm a Junk food Junkie, Good Lord have pity on me.