Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, gravesend10
> @verizon.net says...
> >
> > On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:18:34 -0400, Don Wiss >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > The NY Times recently had an article on the supermarket rotisserie
> > > chickens. They are often loss leaders to get you into the store.
> > > I looked at them in my local supermarket. The ingredient list
> > > went on and on.
> > >
> > > The other day for lunch I decided to see just what Whole Foods
> > > had in the steam and cold tables. The food, with sales tax,
> > > approached $10/lb. They also had the rotisserie chickens. The
> > > half chickens had a list of ingredients, but the whole chickens
> > > had only salt and pepper. All the whole chickens were labeled 1
> > > lb 12 oz. With sales tax the price approached $10.
> > >
> > > I looked around and picked what looked like a large one. I got
> > > home. I weighed it. It weighed 2.5 lbs! Are they always so
> > > generous in size? I could have bought chicken from the steam
> > > tables. One pound would have been the same price as the 2.5
> > > pounds I got.
> >
> > Could have bought a 7 pound oven stuffer roaster where I live for
> > 79¢/lb... season and pop it in your oven.
>
> Are Americans really completely unaware of what goes on in the
> chicken industry? Don't you have decent media that report on things?
> Or is life only about money?

Yes, most of us know such. Sheldon doens't even know that most states
tax food and the rate can be higher for 'pre-made' things from the deli
area.

http://pilotonline.com/news/local/co...y/high-tax-on-
virginia-food-is-nothing-to-laugh-at/article_5597520e-b133-5b9e-9302-908
29840d811.html

It's not particularily astounding that I don't eat out much, or get
pre-made chickens here.

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