On Tue, 5 Mar 2019 21:25:43 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>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
>>
>
>If it does not say dry pack, they probably are not. You are buying some
>water with them.
>
>Wet scallops are treated with a solution of water and sodium
>tripolyphosphate, or STPP, which preserves them as soon as they are
>harvested at sea. Then they're often frozen. This preserves them, but it
>also helps them to hold on to a lot more water weight. Dry scallops are
>scallops that are not treated in this way.

it says 'ingredients: scallops, all natural' I thought the thin
coating of ice prevented freezer burn