"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 5/22/2015 6:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> On 5/21/2015 11:12 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Jeßus" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On Wed, 20 May 2015 14:27:19 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> On 5/20/2015 6:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Christopher Helms" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 3:30:36 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> And there are either shortages now or I don't know what. We were
>>>>>>>>>> running
>>>>>>>>>> low on a couple of shelf stable foods that I didn't need right
>>>>>>>>>> away so
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> decided to place an order from Walmart. I decided to add that
>>>>>>>>>> chicken broth
>>>>>>>>>> that I love to my order. First I noticed that both the regular
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> the low
>>>>>>>>>> sodium were out of stock and the price was up 2 cents! Then
>>>>>>>>>> everything else
>>>>>>>>>> that I checked was also out of stock. Weird.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I suppose it could be that they put thing as being out of stock
>>>>>>>>>> while
>>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>>> sort out the prices. I really don't know. I just saw too much
>>>>>>>>>> that I
>>>>>>>>>> wanted not being there. So I went with Amazon instead. Should
>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>> here in
>>>>>>>>>> about 24 hours. Works for me! And most of the prices at
>>>>>>>>>> Amazon are
>>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>>> good. Especially on produce.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This might be a good time to stock up. Prices do appear to be
>>>>>>>>> jumping
>>>>>>>>> again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am pretty much as well stocked as I can be. I do wish that I
>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>> have gotten more broth as I am drinking it almost daily, I love
>>>>>>>> it so
>>>>>>>> much! Can't always get it in the store either.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lord knows it would kill you to make some actual chicken broth.
>>>>>>> From, you
>>>>>>> know, chicken.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am just not interested in doing that and to do so would be very
>>>>>> expensive.
>>>>>> This works for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> ROTFL... 'very expensive'.
>>>>>
>>>>> How could it *possibly* be more expensive than buying cans of broth
>>>>> online - that's after you find them in stock, with the right or wrong
>>>>> coupon codes and whatever other convoluted bullshit you go through to
>>>>> buy food...
>>>>>
>>>> Well, how much does a chicken cost? I have no clue. I never buy whole
>>>> chickens. And isn't that what you need for the broth?
>>>
>>> No, you don't need a whole chicken to make broth (or concentrated
>>> stock). I buy chicken legs (that would be the thigh and drumstick) for
>>> about $1.19/lb. So a 2 lb. package, $2.38 or so. (No, I never see
>>> Sheldon's $.89/lb for whole chickens around here.)
>>>
>>>> I can get two
>>>> cartons of broth for $4.00. That's 32 oz. of broth. How much broth
>>>> would I get from a chicken?
>>>
>>> Pretty much as much water as you add to the pot. Enough water to
>>> cover the chicken pieces well. So, about three quarts.
>>>
>>> And guess what? You can use that cooked chicken for other things.
>>> You buy canned chicken in broth. You'll wind up with the same thing,
>>> cooked chicken and broth. Chop the chicken, use it for chicken salad
>>> or for chicken pot pie or creamed chicken or however you use that
>>> canned stuff.
>>>
>>>> I assume I would have to add other things
>>>> to the broth as well. Herbs, vegetables... I would think that would
>>>> cost more than $4.00.
>>>>
>>> Vegetables must be very expensive where you live! A simple chicken
>>> broth benefits from a carrot or two, a couple of stalks of celery. An
>>> onion, quartered. Let's see... I bought a bag of carrots for 89 cents
>>> and a whole head of celery for 99 cents, paid 80 cents for a large
>>> yellow onion. That's $2.68.
>>>
>>> You don't have to add herbs. Just salt & pepper. I suspect the broth
>>> you like (sorry, I don't know what brand it is) does have herbs added.
>>> I keep an ample supply of dried herbs on hand because I actually *do*
>>> enjoy cooking and don't have a kitchen garden laden with fresh herbs.
>>>
>>>> It sure wouldn't be easier or quicker and I highly doubt that it would
>>>> be cheaper. Plus I have read descriptions on here of how home made
>>>> broth comes out. That does not sound in any way appealing to me. If I
>>>> am fine with what I am consuming, then why is it a problem for you?
>>>
>>> Personally, I don't have a problem with how you choose to spend your
>>> money. If you want quick, enjoy paying for those boxes of broth.
>>> We're merely pointing out, for someone who claims to love to cook, you
>>> sure do like things that come in cans or boxes. Broth is simple and
>>> really only takes an hour and a half to make.
>>
>> I looked up how to make it. I would need a whole chicken and
>> vegetables.
>
> No, you would need chicken pieces and vegetables.

Okay. But those things would cost more than the broth. No?
>
>> I would need to pull the bones out of the chicken and the
>> skin off. Two things I won't do.
>
> Yeah, we know you're freaked out by real food.

No.
>
>> Also says to save that chicken for
>> another use. Nobody here would eat it, so waste of a chicken.
>
> Yet you buy canned chicken in broth, which is essentially what you'd get
> if you cooked your own.

Not at all. The canned chicken is very much a different texture. It's more
like tuna. Due to my gastroparesis, I have difficulty digesting most meats.
Canned chicken is one that I can do provided I don't try to eat too much at
one time. As I have said before, there is a reason I eat this stuff. I
don't expect anyone else to but when I make chicken salad with apples and
pecans with it, someone who is not me is wolfing it down.