On 10/25/2017 9:39 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:58:53 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
>
>>
>> On 25-Oct-2017, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/25/2017 9:20 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Well here we go. I'll bite.
>>>> All suggestions submitted for your disapproval. :-D
>>>>
>>>> 1) Bag of strawberries, buy pound cake and make shortcake
>>>> with some whipped cream.
>>>>
>>>> 2) Peach slices with vanilla ice cream is so good.
>>>>
>>>> 3) Put them ALL together and make some mixed fruit pies.
>>>>
>>>> 4) Save them for more smoothies. If people like them so much
>>>> there's no reason they can't still enjoy them even if
>>>> it's cold outside. Will be warm inside, right?
>>>>
>>>> 5) Keep the damn berries in your freezer until you want them
>>>>
>>>> 6) Eat thawed berries with vanilla ice cream.
>>>>
>>>> 7) Give them to your gardener
>>>>
>>>> 8) give them to the poor guy you are cooking for
>>>> and his dog
>>>>
>>>> 9) Eat them plain - fruit is good for you
>>>>
>>>> 10) send them to Bruce
>>>>
>>>> 11) Just toss them out
>>>>
>>>> 12) Quit buying in bulk so often
>>>>
>>>> HTH! ;0
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've done most of them but the postage to send them to Bruce
>>> was
>>> prohibitive.
>> Next time, just snip the ingredient list from the package and
>> send that to him. Much cheaper postage.
>
> The ingredients of frozen fruit... one hopes that would just be...
> frozen fruit. Or do you have brands over there that add xantham gum,
> unpronouncable (except by Cindy) chemicals, anti-coagulants, fresh
> keepers and unnatural flavours?
>


On a bag of peach slices:
Ingredients: PEACHES, CITRIC ACID (TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION) AND
ASCORBIC ACID (TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION).

Not so bad really, I use ascorbic acid at times to prevent discoloration.