"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 7/4/2017 11:36 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 22:50:01 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Some years ago, they were very popular and you'd see them in every
>>> grocery
>>> store, either crispy or soaked in oil. I never see them here any more.
>>>
>>> I tried using them a few times but never liked the end results. The
>>> tomatoes
>>> always seemed to remain tough, no matter what I did.
> (snippage)
>
> To answer your question, nothing "happened" to sun dried tomatoes. They're
> still around. Still available in most grocery stores. Jarred, dried,
> whatever. Don't know where to find them or if they stock them? Ask
> customer service.

And again... You are assuming that all stores have Customer Service. They
don't. Also assuming that Customer Service will have an answer. They will,
but it's generally the wrong one. Add in the fact that you may have to stand
there for 10-15 minutes while they call someone to help you. This happened
to me the other day. We were under the threat of a government shutdown and
they said if it happened (which it did not), we could not buy or redeem
lottery tickets. I had some to redeem so stood there, envisioning my hair
growing gray. After about 5 minutes, I finally managed to find a bagger and
asked if he could call someone over. He didn't but about 5 minutes later, he
asked the cashier to. She did and nobody came. Eventually, some manager
looking type who was pushing a cart of bagged ice noticed me standing there
and came to wait on me.
>
> Whether or not you want to buy them or use them for anything is an
> entirely different question.

I don't want them. But they used to be everywhere. Restaurants and cooking
shows featured them too. I just never see them mentioned any more and I see
no more displays in the produce section.