Boron Elgar wrote:
> On 5 Sep 2005 02:03:15 -0700, wrote:
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>>What foods do you guys know of that aren't as good as they used to be?
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> Alas....when I was a lass, Hostess Cupcakes were delish.
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> I grow my own vegetables, bake my own breads (often grind the wheat,
> but have to buy the wheatberries), roast my own coffee, drive around
> the country side to find family farm raised goodies...we eat well
> here.
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We do most of this with exception to roasting coffee. Access to green
coffee beans is really limited here
> Something that should be remembered in this thread....the foods we
> used to eat as children were eaten in season, not year 'round, and
> likely produced locally, too.
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That's something few people consider now with the super stores. Our
family eats seasonally in that we eat what is in season and preserve
enough to get to the next season. We find it is cheaper that way.
Tomatoes are running right now so I'm busy canning and every meal has
tomatoes in some form. Peaches are also running so peaches are on the
menu too.
> Products are now grown and produced to make them store forever, be
> shipped cross county without the advantage of ripeness and be sold to
> us as cheaply as possible, often using labor that is paid subsistence
> wages. The world of food production has changed. We, ourselves, can
> seek out foods that are grown well, prepared well and eaten in a
> healthy way. All it takes is time and money. Some folks have neither,
> some have one or the other and some have neither. Then are those who
> really don't care, or for whom food is not really enjoyable, but just
> a necessity. RFC is not the place we'll find too many of the latter.
I agree some have neither time or money but more importantly space. You
give me a 3' x 3' space and I can grow a heck of a lot of stuff with
very little time or money but some just don't have the space. For those
who do have even the smallest of space, I would recommend some type of
garden even if it is a container garden. It will save money and provide
a variety you just can't get in the stores. At the very least grow
herbs on your window sills.
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> Boron