On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 01:12:53 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:28:27 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:11:09 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:46:42 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article >,
>>>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cooks brand ham: "A water and ham product": 25% of weight is
>>>>> added water. Still more expensive than the Smithfiled wet-cured
>>>>> hams ("Ham in natural juices" - the best quality).
>>>>
>>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>>> Man, you just stomped on my heart and smashed that sucker flat. Cook's
>>>> have been my favorite ham for a very long time. And I, who screams
>>>> about Hormel's added "flavor solution" all the time, absolutely missed
>>>> (wasn't even looking for it) that "23% of weight is added ingredients"
>>>> statement. I weep for sad. After reading your post I thought maybe
>>>> they don't do that to all their hams -- maybe just the ones that go to
>>>> Walmart--and I didn't get mine there. No such luck. :-( :-( <8*(
>>>
>>>They could very well be hams made specifically for Walmart. Most
>>>manufacturers who supply Walmart have two lines of products - One
>>>they sell to Walmart (and now Target), and another they sell to
>>>everybody else to try and maintain their reputation.
>>
>> Bullshit.
>
> No, it's not. Look it up. Or better yet, get out an experience
> it yourself.
>
> Dude, I have never known anybody who is more out of tune than you.
> Well, that has an IQ above 90.
>
> -sw

what's the i.q. cut-off for navy cooks?

your pal,
blake