On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:26:17 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

> Here in Bakersfield, the farmers markets are disappointing. I think
> they are taking advantage of a lot of people not knowing what ripe
> fruit looks and smells like.. Not only fruit too.. They are selling
> grossly underripened fruit...and I keep on telling them that if they
> want me to buy it, they will have to have it a bit riper.

<sigh> I guess Bakersfield is another example of how the good stuff
is "exported" out of California. I remember my ex-SIL telling me
about all the fruit and vegetables she was able to find in NYC (back
when she first moved there and had a good basis of comparison) for a
fraction of the price and twice as nice as we get here.

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Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.