On Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:03:43 PM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 06:36:10 -0800 (PST), "
> All this talk about caramel apples has me jonesing for one now. I
> pretty much stopped buying them after they soared past $5 for the hand
> dipped candy store variety. How much does your wife charge for the
> plain one? As much as I love them, it's just an apple with sweet
> brown sticky stuff on it and a few nuts if you want to pony up a
> little more.

It varies because she charges by weight. $5 is about right for big ones. Smaller ones are like $3.50 or so. Of course the more "stuff" the more weight.

> > I'm guessing this will trace back to some particular processing plant,
> >
> I hope they figure it out, but I'm pretty sure nothing will be
> concluded and the situation will just quietly fade away. That's the
> usual scenario.

Oh the CDC and Dept. of Agriculture will almost certainly come to a conclusion. Just because the mainstream media doesn't mention it, doesn't mean they didn't figure it out. The trade publications will cover it.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, VA