zxcvbob wrote on Fri, 14 May 2010 09:23:50 -0500:

> sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 May 2010 17:12:09 -0700 (PDT), aem >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Go to that store and ring the bell in the meat department. When
>>> somebody appears, complain loudly about their decision to carry the
>>> product. "I won't pay chicken prices for
>>> water," "I'm the cook, I don't want somebody else flavoring
>>> my chicken," etc. Resistance may be futile, but maybe not.
>>> It's worth trying. -aem
>>
>> Funny how people are all a-twitter about plumped up chicken
>> breasts (although when push comes to shove they like chicken thighs
>> better), but they are not complaining loudly about
>> enhanced scallops.... up to 25% water according to the other thread.
>>
> Some of us hardly ever eat scallops. (they're just circles
> punched from stingray wings with a sharpened pipe nipple
> anyway)

That's rather a sweeping statement! It's not usually sting-ray but
smaller species that are used for ersatz scallops. I seem to remember
that the fish was called a skate when I was growing up in Britain. Real
scallops are quite expensive but easily obtained and very good!

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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