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Bruce[_28_]

On Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:05:21 -0400, wrote:

>On Fri, 03 Nov 2017 10:36:24 +1100, Bruce >
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 2 Nov 2017 19:05:29 -0400, jmcquown >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On 11/2/2017 6:35 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>> Not exactly the same, but not a heck of a lot different. It is corn meal
>>>> mush ...porridge.* I doubt that they spend the time cooking and
>>>> stirring for* each serving. Calling it "cake" suggested that it is
>>>> pre-cooked and then cooled in a pan and heated up to order. It is way
>>>> over-priced.
>>>>
>>>Yes, it's way over priced. And yes, it's chilled and sliced cornmeal
>>>mush, likely pan fried. I can buy polenta in one pound "chubs" (like
>>>ground sausage) in the freezer section. All I'd have to do for polenta
>>>cakes is thaw, slice and fry it. It certainly doesn't cost $22.
>>
>>Of course it's nonsense to compare restaurant prices to what the
>>ingredients would cost if you'd cook them yourself.
>
>But still, $22 for corn meal mush is beyond outrageous.

Yes.