What gives? The other day, I noticed that a bunch of green onions
(scallions) was $0.85! And today, the price was up to $0.99!! Usually,
they cost around $0.50 a bunch (small as that is) or less, so
something's up and it's not the price of gasoline.

Sky

P.S. The price of non-special tomatoes was $1.99 today.

"skyhooks" > wrote in message
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> What gives? The other day, I noticed that a bunch of green onions
> (scallions) was $0.85! And today, the price was up to $0.99!! Usually,
> they cost around $0.50 a bunch (small as that is) or less, so
> something's up and it's not the price of gasoline.
>
> Sky

Maybe someone in the produce department can tell you if they're coming from
a different source than usual.

skyhooks wrote:
> What gives? The other day, I noticed that a bunch of green onions
> (scallions) was $0.85! And today, the price was up to $0.99!! Usually,
> they cost around $0.50 a bunch (small as that is) or less, so
> something's up and it's not the price of gasoline.

Probably going out of season locally, now they need to be shipped from
further away... everything is tied to the price of transportation/oil.

skyhooks wrote:
>
> What gives? The other day, I noticed that a bunch of green onions
> (scallions) was $0.85! And today, the price was up to $0.99!!
> Usually, they cost around $0.50 a bunch (small as that is) or
> less, so something's up and it's not the price of gasoline.

Not only that, but all the green onions
I've been able to buy recently have bolted.
That means they've changed into the form
shortly before going to seed. Instead
of having several long slightly flattened
leaves, they have few leaves with a
decidedly roundish cross section.
That's not nearly so nice for most uses.

"Mark Thorson" > schreef in bericht
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> skyhooks wrote:
>>
>> What gives? The other day, I noticed that a bunch of green onions
>> (scallions) was $0.85! And today, the price was up to $0.99!!
>> Usually, they cost around $0.50 a bunch (small as that is) or
>> less, so something's up and it's not the price of gasoline.
>
> Not only that, but all the green onions
> I've been able to buy recently have bolted.
> That means they've changed into the form
> shortly before going to seed. Instead
> of having several long slightly flattened
> leaves, they have few leaves with a
> decidedly roundish cross section.
> That's not nearly so nice for most uses.

Could this be a seasonal thing?

"Jke" > wrote in message
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>
> "Mark Thorson" > schreef in bericht
> ...
>> skyhooks wrote:
>>>
>>> What gives? The other day, I noticed that a bunch of green onions
>>> (scallions) was $0.85! And today, the price was up to $0.99!!
>>> Usually, they cost around $0.50 a bunch (small as that is) or
>>> less, so something's up and it's not the price of gasoline.
>>
>> Not only that, but all the green onions
>> I've been able to buy recently have bolted.
>> That means they've changed into the form
>> shortly before going to seed. Instead
>> of having several long slightly flattened
>> leaves, they have few leaves with a
>> decidedly roundish cross section.
>> That's not nearly so nice for most uses.
>
> Could this be a seasonal thing?
>

Yes. And some varieties are more likely to show these characteristics than
others.

>>> Not only that, but all the green onions
>>> I've been able to buy recently have bolted.
>>> That means they've changed into the form
>>> shortly before going to seed. Instead
>>> of having several long slightly flattened
>>> leaves, they have few leaves with a
>>> decidedly roundish cross section.
>>> That's not nearly so nice for most uses.
>>
>> Could this be a seasonal thing?
>>
>
> Yes. And some varieties are more likely to show these characteristics than
> others.

Ok, thanks. That settles my wondering mind - I'll go to bed now and sleep
extra well
>

"Jke" > wrote in message
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>
>
>>>> Not only that, but all the green onions
>>>> I've been able to buy recently have bolted.
>>>> That means they've changed into the form
>>>> shortly before going to seed. Instead
>>>> of having several long slightly flattened
>>>> leaves, they have few leaves with a
>>>> decidedly roundish cross section.
>>>> That's not nearly so nice for most uses.
>>>
>>> Could this be a seasonal thing?
>>>
>>
>> Yes. And some varieties are more likely to show these characteristics
>> than others.
>
> Ok, thanks. That settles my wondering mind - I'll go to bed now and sleep
> extra well

Did you think vegetables came from a computer and were 100% consistent from
one batch to the next, like in Star Trek?