On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 20:20:09 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:22:02 -0700, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> We get seasonal displays of vanilla beans and apparently saffron. They
>> just built us a bigger store and built one on the other side of the
>> metro area but already it isn't enough. The store is extremely
>> popular here. I hear about things that other Costco stores in larger
>> metro areas carry and I am jealous.
>
>I just saw the vanilla beans for the first time tonight. $11 for 10
>of them. 5 each in two nice, sealed glass tubes.
>
>Speaking of seasonal items, is pickled herring considered a holiday
>thing? Or is it just herring season? I only see it there October
>through January.

It's a new years eve thing for Germans and Poles. It's supposed to be
the first thing you eat as the clock changes to the new year for good
luck. I just got a jar at Costco only because it was cheap and I had
a taste for it. Costco here carries Vita brand but I prefer Noon
Hour. I love the stuff and eat it all year. It does go on sale in
December but around here it's always in stores including Costco.

Lou