On Fri 25 Mar 2005 08:44:53a, Melba's Jammin' wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>> On Fri 25 Mar 2005 07:01:49a, Melba's Jammin' wrote in
>> rec.food.cooking:
> (snippage)
>> >
>> >> > Whoops, sorry for the confusion -- it was a pre-seasoned number --
>> >> > Lemon Pepper by Gold 'n' Plump -- do you have that brand out
>> >> > there? Maybe it's a local thing. I believe that Gold 'n' Plump
>> >> > are the birdies on the deli rotisseries around here. They had a
>> >> > Mesquite seasoned one, too, but I'm not fond of mesquite -- and I
>> >> > think they're all salty regardless of 'flavored' or not.
>> >
>> >> Oh, I see. Maybe they brined them as well as seasoned them.
>> >
>> > Brined? Heh! That'd be "12% solution" injected. From the label:
>> > "Solution Ingredient: Water, salt, sodium phosphate and natural
>> > flavoring. Coated with Seasoning: black pepper, salt, sugar,
>> > dehydrated lemon peel, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, spices,
>> > citric acid, modified food starch to prevent caking, and natural
>> > lemon flavoring."
>
>> Wow! Did you get chicken with that?!? <vbg>
>
> Dear heart, it's getting harder and harder to find unadulterated meat
> around here. Pork and chicken especially. Did get chicken.
> Salty-tasting. :-) But note that the first ingredient in the
> "solution" is water. Adds what, 8-10% ? to the cost of the bird -- for
> water?

It's really a shame that we can't easily get meats of most varieties that
aren't heavily processed with one thing or another these days. Most
supermarkets clearly don't carry much "pure" meat any longer. To some
extent we have actually cut back on how much meat we buy, in order that we
can go to one of two old-fashioned butcher shops in the area and know
exactly what we're getting for the money.

Just a block from my office is small privately-owned sasuage company that
began business in 1922. I've gotten to where I won't buy sausage anywhere
else, including luncheon meats.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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