"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote

>>> I've never noticed a connection between carrot size and package size.
>>> Being a gardener, I guess I'm aware of the fact that these things come
>>> from the ground, not the Star Trek food synthesizer, so there's no real
>>> consistency.
>>
>> Before you go thinking, nancy thinks carrots are made in a factory,
>> check out how they are packed. I've grown carrots, I know they come
>> in different sizes. In one pound bags, mostly I find they pack the
>> skinny
>> carrots. Seems I'm not alone in experiencing this, judging from the
>> other
>> posts. I can only think it has to do with being easier to get close to
>> filling the bag while being more or less one pound.

> I suspect skinny carrots are put in those bags because how would you feel
> if the bag just contained 3 carrots, 1/3 lb each? For some recipes, that
> would be OK, but not for others. And, there are idiots who'd think
> "Duh...what a rip. Just 3 carrots. This store sucks I hate the world I'm
> goin' to Wal Mart from now on".

Heh. Yes, exactly. Harder to measure out exactly a pound with larger
'denominations' and a couple/three would be in the bag at that weight.
While I assume those are the cause, the effect is that I have to buy a big
bag if I want big carrots.

nancy