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Default Price of Scallops

On Tue, 5 Mar 2019 20:31:39 -0500, jmcquown >
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>On 3/5/2019 7:50 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Tue, 5 Mar 2019 18:57:10 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/5/2019 5:53 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I checked today and the price of scallops at Costco is 2 pounds for
>>>> $24. That's a pretty decent price I thought. I'll get them more
>>>> often. While I was looking at the frozen scallops I noticed that
>>>> Costco has increased the number of items carried in that area.
>>>> Something to look forward to.
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>> Half of what I paid at Publix. Good, but expensive. Are they dry pack?

>>
>> what do you mean by dry pack. They are individual scallops, frozen
>> with a thin coat of ice on each one.
>> They are a nice large size, 15 to a pound.
>> Janet US
>>

>Dry pack means they aren't treated with with a solution of water and
>sodium tripolyphosphate, or STPP, which preserves them as soon as they
>are harvested at sea and frozen. It should be on the label.
>
>Jill


label says 'Ingredients: Scallops, all natural'