On Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:40:13 -0400, George M. Middius
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> >The big bargain was a 16 oz package of nova for $14. Now I gotta get
>> >some bagels.
>>
>> There's a place by me that sells clamshell packs labeled "lox trim"
>> for 4.59 a pound. Whenever they have it I get a pack of approximately
>> 1/2 pound. It's not thin slices but more like strips. It tastes the
>> same and you need to pick through it a bit but for the price it's
>> great.
>
>Around here they call that "Nova snacks". I stay away from it because
>it often has a mess of dried-out edge pieces, and also, since it's
>trimmings, some pieces are chunks rather than strips. Too much bother
>for me.

Luckily I haven't had that problem.

Lou