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U.S. Janet B.

On Thu, 11 May 2017 12:33:07 -0400, wrote:

>On Thu, 11 May 2017 03:25:36 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>On Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 11:15:13 PM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote:
>>> On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 3:23:55 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> > On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >On Mon, 08 May 2017 13:23:33 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >> I hit the supermarket at lunch time today as I was shopping for
>>> > >> dinner. I passed the olive bar ( was really hungry) and I spied
>>> > >> marinated mushrooms and marinated artichoke hearts. I thought I'd get
>>> > >> a little of both for my lunch and treat myself.
>>> > >> Darn! I was looking forward to the bite of vinegar, the slide of good
>>> > >> olive oil, the pungency of oregano and garlic, maybe a bite of pepper.
>>> > >> Nada. They were both soooo bland. These things might as well have
>>> > >> been in water. I'm going to have to make some marinated mushrooms for
>>> > >> myself very soon.
>>> > >
>>> > >You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before you
>>> > >decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-)
>>> > >
>>> > >-sw
>>> >
>>> > Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again.
>>> > Janet US
>>>
>>> It all comes sealed in cans from a food factory somewhere, yuck!
>>
>>Really? You mean my local grocery store doesn't have an olive tree
>>out back to stock its olive bar? Dang!
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
>
>Marinated olives/mushrooms are not packed in cans (salt/vinegar would
>erode the metal cans and they'd leak), they are packed in glass
>jars... delis get them in gallon jars... also available in five gallon
>plastic tubs.
>Those sold at the typical deli are not very strongly flavored on
>purpose, they have to appeal to the average customer.
>Everything sold at stores comes from a food factory somewhere.

I agree, except, my one store, Winco stocks for people who like a bit
more zing