I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At the
supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of fresh green
and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks ago there are now
*jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.

This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding asparagus in
the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh. It means they aren't
"importing" it and pretending it's still asparagus season. But it's also a
bit like watching a hearse go by.

Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well

Jill

`jmcquown wrote:
>
> I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At the
> supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of fresh green
> and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks ago there are now
> *jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
>
> This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding asparagus in
> the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh. It means they aren't
> "importing" it and pretending it's still asparagus season. But it's also a
> bit like watching a hearse go by.
>
> Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well

I was going to say that it is still going strong here, but I stopped at the
fruit and vegetable stand around the corner yesterday and I don't remember
seeing it. I was surprised to see nice local asparagus at another stand on
Sunday. Knowing that it was nearing the end of the season was made sure to
get some. It is going to be hard to buy the imported stuff. It is a lot
more expensive and not as good.

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At the
> supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of fresh green
> and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks ago there are now
> *jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
<snip>
> Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well

They're still selling it here at $2.50 per pound (Reno area). I saw some
thin stalks at Winco a couple of days ago. They'd be perfect wrapped in
prosicutto. I can't/won't afford either. But I sure like the hors
d'ouvre they make when someone else presents it at a party.

Asparagus at a maximum of $1.50 per pound and a big artichoke for a
buck, that's me. But then I drive an '86 Forerunner that I bought new.
When Forerunners cost $15,000 again, I'll buy another. Don't get me
started on my house. Or on asparagus and artichokes 'till next spring.

leo

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On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:38:19 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

> Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.

We stopped picking asparagus from the patch about four weeks
ago....letting the rest go to seed for next year. Nothing better
than having a pick up full of cow manure for the coming next spring
crop!

BTW....Asparagus and rhubarb are the only TWO perennial
vegetables....

In article >,
Ward Abbott > wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:38:19 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
> > Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
>
> We stopped picking asparagus from the patch about four weeks
> ago....letting the rest go to seed for next year. Nothing better
> than having a pick up full of cow manure for the coming next spring
> crop!
>
> BTW....Asparagus and rhubarb are the only TWO perennial
> vegetables....

For starters, artichokes.

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At the
> supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of fresh green
> and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks ago there are now
> *jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
>
> This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding asparagus in
> the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh. It means they aren't
> "importing" it and pretending it's still asparagus season. But it's also a
> bit like watching a hearse go by.

Just this morning, I went to the Wegman's in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and
they had a large selection of fresh green asparagus. I didn't notice if
they had any other asparagus varieties though.

In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> `jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At the
> > supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of fresh green
> > and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks ago there are now
> > *jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
> >
> > This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding asparagus in
> > the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh. It means they aren't
> > "importing" it and pretending it's still asparagus season. But it's also a
> > bit like watching a hearse go by.
> >
> > Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well
>
> I was going to say that it is still going strong here, but I stopped at the
> fruit and vegetable stand around the corner yesterday and I don't remember
> seeing it. I was surprised to see nice local asparagus at another stand on
> Sunday. Knowing that it was nearing the end of the season was made sure to
> get some. It is going to be hard to buy the imported stuff. It is a lot
> more expensive and not as good.

I saw some this morning at the store for $2.99 per bundle.
LOTS of it, but did not purchase any for that price. I'm watching my
pennies at the moment.
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In article
>,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> Ward Abbott > wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:38:19 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
> >
> > We stopped picking asparagus from the patch about four weeks
> > ago....letting the rest go to seed for next year. Nothing better
> > than having a pick up full of cow manure for the coming next spring
> > crop!
> >
> > BTW....Asparagus and rhubarb are the only TWO perennial
> > vegetables....
>
> For starters, artichokes.

Swiss Chard
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jmcquown wrote:
> I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At
> the supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of
> fresh green and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks ago
> there are now *jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
>
> This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding
> asparagus in the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh. It
> means they aren't "importing" it and pretending it's still asparagus
> season. But it's also a bit like watching a hearse go by.
>
> Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well
>
> Jill

We've still got thin stalks of asparagus in our markets for $2.99 - saw them
this morning, in fact. I won't pay $2.99 for asparagus, but it can still be
had.

kili

In article >,
William Ozuna > wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:38:19 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding asparagus in
> > the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh. It means they aren't
> > "importing" it and pretending it's still asparagus season. But it's also a
> > bit like watching a hearse go by.
> >
> > Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well
>
> You really don't have clue as to how fresh veggies are
> transported, marketed, and sold, do you?
>
> "Hoarding asparagus" <chuckle>. Of course, grocery stores hoard
> vegetables all the time.


So why did you think they put in that back freezer, anyway?

But it's true that some produce is stored a long time. The supermarket
doesn't have the facilities, but central warehouses have rooms just
above freezing filled with nitrogen, and some produce keeps for a year.

On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:38:19 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At the
>supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of fresh green
>and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks ago there are now
>*jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
>
>This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding asparagus in
>the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh. It means they aren't
>"importing" it and pretending it's still asparagus season. But it's also a
>bit like watching a hearse go by.
>
>Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well

Don't know about that Jill. I bought a couple of beautiful bunches at
Schnuck's in Collierville yesterday and we grilled them today along
with some rib-eyes for the 4th. Everything was delicious. =)

Regards,
Tracy R.

Tracy R. wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:38:19 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>> I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At
>> the supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of
>> fresh green and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks
>> ago there are now *jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be
>> seen.
>>
>> This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding
>> asparagus in the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh.
>> It means they aren't "importing" it and pretending it's still
>> asparagus season. But it's also a bit like watching a hearse go by.
>>
>> Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well
>
> Don't know about that Jill. I bought a couple of beautiful bunches at
> Schnuck's in Collierville yesterday and we grilled them today along
> with some rib-eyes for the 4th. Everything was delicious. =)
>
> Regards,
> Tracy R.

Maybe Schnuck's in Cordova sent their asparagus over to Collierville? (That
doesn't make any sense.) I swear it was a section of jarred asparagus where
the fresh was just a couple of weeks ago... the store on G'town Parkway.
They still had plenty of broccoli and caulifower.

Jill

Dave Smith wrote:

> `jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity!
> > At the supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles
> > of fresh green and white and even purple! asparagus just three
> > weeks ago there are now jars of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to
> > be seen.
> >
> > This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding
> > asparagus in the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh.
> > It means they aren't "importing" it and pretending it's still
> > asparagus season. But it's also a bit like watching a hearse go by.
> >
> > Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well
>
> I was going to say that it is still going strong here, but I stopped
> at the fruit and vegetable stand around the corner yesterday and I
> don't remember seeing it. I was surprised to see nice local asparagus
> at another stand on Sunday. Knowing that it was nearing the end of
> the season was made sure to get some. It is going to be hard to buy
> the imported stuff. It is a lot more expensive and not as good.

it's been $4.50 a lb since the season started here. I hate to see what
it is off season.

Frozen asparagus for us!

--
-Gina in Italy

Favorite phrase of the day: Messiah-envy

On Jul 4, 11:36 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:

> Maybe Schnuck's in Cordova sent their asparagus over to Collierville? (That
> doesn't make any sense.) I swear it was a section of jarred asparagus where
> the fresh was just a couple of weeks ago... the store on G'town Parkway.
> They still had plenty of broccoli and caulifower.
>

Fresh Markets has had them since late Spring, white, green and tips,
$3.99 and $4.99 a bunch. Not sure where they're from.

On Jul 5, 12:24?am, Tracy R. > wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:38:19 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
> >I'm so glad I bought fresh asparagus when I had the opportunity! At the
> >supermarket this morning... where there used to be bundles of fresh green
> >and white and even purple! asparagus just three weeks ago there are now
> >*jars* of asparagus. Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
>
> >This is actually a good thing. It means they aren't hoarding asparagus in
> >the back freezer and trying to pass it off as fresh. It means they aren't
> >"importing" it and pretending it's still asparagus season. But it's also a
> >bit like watching a hearse go by.
>
> >Alas, poor asparagus, I knew him well
>
> Don't know about that Jill. I bought a couple of beautiful bunches at
> Schnuck's in Collierville yesterday and we grilled them today along
> with some rib-eyes for the 4th. Everything was delicious. =)

Most all asparagus sold at stupidmarkets are "imported" from the
asparagus growing states and depending on season from the southern
hemisphere. It's exceedingly rare that the asparagus from your local
market were grown locally... even in the asparagus growing states the
asparagus are fist shiped to a large regional distribution center and
from there are shipped to stores in the region... there is no way for
the consumer to know where those asparagus were grown, depending on
timing they could easily be from another asparagus growing state.
Asparagus cost less at certain times because even the asparagus
growing locations have a season. In recent times fresh asparagus are
available all year... I still remember when asparagus were only
available from local growers for a few weeks and none were shipped
more than a few hours away by truck.... the majority of the year you
ate canned or nothing. I see that now there are asparagus in the
frozen vegetable aisle... I tried them, not nearly as good as fresh
but much better than canned.

http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCe...agus_where.jsp

stark wrote:
> On Jul 4, 11:36 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Maybe Schnuck's in Cordova sent their asparagus over to
>> Collierville? (That doesn't make any sense.) I swear it was a
>> section of jarred asparagus where the fresh was just a couple of
>> weeks ago... the store on G'town Parkway. They still had plenty of
>> broccoli and cauliflower.
>>
>
> Fresh Markets has had them since late Spring, white, green and tips,
> $3.99 and $4.99 a bunch. Not sure where they're from.

I won't pay that, it's just ridiculous. Even $2.99 a bundle (not even a
pound!) offends my sensibilities. I cringed at the $2 price tag when I
bought spinach yesterday but it was essential for the dish I prepared.

And lemons! Eeek! They had some tiny ones, 3 for $1. They were unripe,
like little yellow-green rocks. You couldn't get any juice out of one of
those; they'd only be good enough for (maybe) garnish. The big ripe ones
were 79 cents *each*. Dang, no lemonade for me... unless it's Minute Maid
frozen concentrate.

Jill

Omelet wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Dan Abel > wrote:
>
>
>>In article >,
>> Ward Abbott > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 18:38:19 -0500, "jmcquown" >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Nary a fresh stalk to be seen.
>>>
>>>We stopped picking asparagus from the patch about four weeks
>>>ago....letting the rest go to seed for next year. Nothing better
>>>than having a pick up full of cow manure for the coming next spring
>>>crop!
>>>
>>>BTW....Asparagus and rhubarb are the only TWO perennial
>>>vegetables....
>>
>>For starters, artichokes.
>
>
> Swiss Chard

Radicchio and lots of peppers, depending on where you live.

Becca

On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 07:17:51 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>stark wrote:
>> On Jul 4, 11:36 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe Schnuck's in Cordova sent their asparagus over to
>>> Collierville? (That doesn't make any sense.) I swear it was a
>>> section of jarred asparagus where the fresh was just a couple of
>>> weeks ago... the store on G'town Parkway. They still had plenty of
>>> broccoli and cauliflower.
>>>
>>
>> Fresh Markets has had them since late Spring, white, green and tips,
>> $3.99 and $4.99 a bunch. Not sure where they're from.
>
>I won't pay that, it's just ridiculous. Even $2.99 a bundle (not even a
>pound!) offends my sensibilities. I cringed at the $2 price tag when I
>bought spinach yesterday but it was essential for the dish I prepared.
>
>And lemons! Eeek! They had some tiny ones, 3 for $1. They were unripe,
>like little yellow-green rocks. You couldn't get any juice out of one of
>those; they'd only be good enough for (maybe) garnish. The big ripe ones
>were 79 cents *each*. Dang, no lemonade for me... unless it's Minute Maid
>frozen concentrate.
>
>Jill
>

get the minute maid frozen lemon juice, i'm telling you:

<http://www.amazon.com/Minute-Maid-Premium-Lemon-Frozen/dp/B00032AM7Q>

works out to about 30 cents a lemon. no zest, but them's the breaks.

your pal,
blake

In article . com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> I see that now there are asparagus in the
> frozen vegetable aisle... I tried them, not nearly as good as fresh
> but much better than canned.

I agree!
The last frozen I had was not half bad.

I'm considering trying to blanch and freeze some myself next season when
(and if) it's $.99.
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> I'm considering trying to blanch and freeze some myself next season when
> (and if) it's $.99.
I did it a few years ago, when it could be had for .49 per pound. It
was great, and easy to do, and especially nice to have during the
holidays. I'm thinking about finding a u-pick farm to get green beans
to freeze.

In article . com>,
merryb > wrote:

> > I'm considering trying to blanch and freeze some myself next season when
> > (and if) it's $.99.
> I did it a few years ago, when it could be had for .49 per pound. It
> was great, and easy to do, and especially nice to have during the
> holidays. I'm thinking about finding a u-pick farm to get green beans
> to freeze.

How long did you blanch the asparagus for?

(thanks!)

Do you recommend vac packing it or just double bagging?
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> How long did you blanch the asparagus for?

Seems like 1 minute, but I would sort them to have the same size in
each batch. I guess if they were fatties, maybe another 15 seconds.
> (thanks!)
Welcome!
> Do you recommend vac packing it or just double bagging?
If you have a vacuum, that's probably best. We just used freezer bags.

blake murphy wrote:

> get the minute maid frozen lemon juice, i'm telling you:
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Minute-Maid-Premium-Lemon-Frozen/dp/B00032AM7Q>
>
> works out to about 30 cents a lemon. no zest, but them's the breaks.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I like the Minute Maid frozen lemonaide, but I dislike all the sugar.
Even when I dilute it with six cans of water instead of the suggested
four. So the minute maid frozen lemon juice works well, and tastes a
whole lot better than "Real Lemon" bottled juice, and a lot cheaper than
fresh lemons at times. And I can use Splenda to sweeten it with.

Goomba38 wrote:
> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> get the minute maid frozen lemon juice, i'm telling you:
>>
>> <http://www.amazon.com/Minute-Maid-Premium-Lemon-Frozen/dp/B00032AM7Q>
>>
>> works out to about 30 cents a lemon. no zest, but them's the breaks.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> I like the Minute Maid frozen lemonaide, but I dislike all the sugar.
> Even when I dilute it with six cans of water instead of the suggested
> four. So the minute maid frozen lemon juice works well, and tastes a
> whole lot better than "Real Lemon" bottled juice, and a lot cheaper
> than fresh lemons at times. And I can use Splenda to sweeten it with.

Good point! I forgot about that. I don't care for too-sweet lemonade. I
do use Splenda when things need sweetening

On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:45:42 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>
>> get the minute maid frozen lemon juice, i'm telling you:
>>
>> <http://www.amazon.com/Minute-Maid-Premium-Lemon-Frozen/dp/B00032AM7Q>
>>
>> works out to about 30 cents a lemon. no zest, but them's the breaks.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>I like the Minute Maid frozen lemonaide, but I dislike all the sugar.
>Even when I dilute it with six cans of water instead of the suggested
>four. So the minute maid frozen lemon juice works well, and tastes a
>whole lot better than "Real Lemon" bottled juice, and a lot cheaper than
>fresh lemons at times. And I can use Splenda to sweeten it with.

i'm not sure what they do to the real lemon stuff, but it's pretty
vile. (i did use to use it when making large batches of long island
ice tea, though. whoopee!)

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:31:04 GMT, blake murphy >
wrote:

>On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:45:42 -0400, Goomba38 >
>wrote:
>
>>blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>> get the minute maid frozen lemon juice, i'm telling you:
>>>
>>> <http://www.amazon.com/Minute-Maid-Premium-Lemon-Frozen/dp/B00032AM7Q>
>>>
>>> works out to about 30 cents a lemon. no zest, but them's the breaks.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>>I like the Minute Maid frozen lemonaide, but I dislike all the sugar.
>>Even when I dilute it with six cans of water instead of the suggested
>>four. So the minute maid frozen lemon juice works well, and tastes a
>>whole lot better than "Real Lemon" bottled juice, and a lot cheaper than
>>fresh lemons at times. And I can use Splenda to sweeten it with.
>
>i'm not sure what they do to the real lemon stuff, but it's pretty
>vile. (i did use to use it when making large batches of long island
>ice tea, though. whoopee!)
>
I need to look for that Minute Maid stuff when I go to the store. As
you said, "Real Lemon" is vile. I just paid $1 per lemon over the
holiday to make lemonade. 10 big lemons only made something like a
quart of lemonade (a smallish pitcher).... that was diluted just
little too much for my taste.
--

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sf wrote:

> I need to look for that Minute Maid stuff when I go to the store.

I often find it in the freezer next to the 12 ounce cans of frozen
concentrate.

> wrote:

>I need to look for that Minute Maid stuff when I go to the store. As
>you said, "Real Lemon" is vile. I just paid $1 per lemon over the
>holiday to make lemonade.

No lemon trees near where you live?

And, has RealLemon always been vile? I remember decards ago
using the stuff (adding it to G&T's for example) and thinking
it was okay.

Steve

Steve Pope wrote:

> And, has RealLemon always been vile? I remember decards ago
> using the stuff (adding it to G&T's for example) and thinking
> it was okay.
>
> Steve

Real-Lime is far superior to Real-Lemon, and I've used it before when
fresh limes were not to be had (price, quality, whatever?)
I've never put lemon into my Gin and tonic. I'm so partial to a big
juicy slab of lime or at least lime juice that I would never have
considered the combination.

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:58:33 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> I need to look for that Minute Maid stuff when I go to the store.
>
>I often find it in the freezer next to the 12 ounce cans of frozen
>concentrate.

Thanks! I would have looked on a shelf and thought it wasn't in the
store.
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Norman Cousins

On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 01:26:44 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

> wrote:
>
>>I need to look for that Minute Maid stuff when I go to the store. As
>>you said, "Real Lemon" is vile. I just paid $1 per lemon over the
>>holiday to make lemonade.
>
>No lemon trees near where you live?
>
I came home with a paper bag full of oranges last night. My SIL
doesn't have a lemon tree. I tried to grow one for exactly 7 years
before I gave up. It didn't die, but it didn't grow either. The
slugs and snails ate it every night and it didn't prosper, so I
finally just dug it out and tossed it.

>And, has RealLemon always been vile? I remember decards ago
>using the stuff (adding it to G&T's for example) and thinking
>it was okay.

I've tried it a couple of times over the years and didn't think it was
worth the effort... I was mainly cooking, but I may have even tried
it with a G & T or something similar.
>
>Steve

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sf wrote:

> I need to look for that Minute Maid stuff when I go to the store. As
> you said, "Real Lemon" is vile. I just paid $1 per lemon over the
> holiday to make lemonade. 10 big lemons only made something like a
> quart of lemonade (a smallish pitcher).... that was diluted just
> little too much for my taste.

You may want to try True Lemon. http://www.truelemon.com/index.html
It is crystallized lemon juice. One packet of True Lemon equals one
tablespoon of lemon juice. I bought a box of it, and if I do not have
fresh lemons, I use True Lemon. I used it in a cheesecake yesterday.

Becca

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:48:46 -0700, sf wrote:

>On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:31:04 GMT, blake murphy >
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:45:42 -0400, Goomba38 >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>blake murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>> get the minute maid frozen lemon juice, i'm telling you:
>>>>
>>>> <http://www.amazon.com/Minute-Maid-Premium-Lemon-Frozen/dp/B00032AM7Q>
>>>>
>>>> works out to about 30 cents a lemon. no zest, but them's the breaks.
>>>>
>>>> your pal,
>>>> blake
>>>
>>>I like the Minute Maid frozen lemonaide, but I dislike all the sugar.
>>>Even when I dilute it with six cans of water instead of the suggested
>>>four. So the minute maid frozen lemon juice works well, and tastes a
>>>whole lot better than "Real Lemon" bottled juice, and a lot cheaper than
>>>fresh lemons at times. And I can use Splenda to sweeten it with.
>>
>>i'm not sure what they do to the real lemon stuff, but it's pretty
>>vile. (i did use to use it when making large batches of long island
>>ice tea, though. whoopee!)
>>
>I need to look for that Minute Maid stuff when I go to the store. As
>you said, "Real Lemon" is vile. I just paid $1 per lemon over the
>holiday to make lemonade. 10 big lemons only made something like a
>quart of lemonade (a smallish pitcher).... that was diluted just
>little too much for my taste.

should be with the orange juice, etc., concentrates in the freezer
section.

your pal,
blake

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:32:44 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Steve Pope wrote:
>
>> And, has RealLemon always been vile? I remember decards ago
>> using the stuff (adding it to G&T's for example) and thinking
>> it was okay.
>>
>> Steve
>
>Real-Lime is far superior to Real-Lemon, and I've used it before when
>fresh limes were not to be had (price, quality, whatever?)
>I've never put lemon into my Gin and tonic. I'm so partial to a big
>juicy slab of lime or at least lime juice that I would never have
>considered the combination.

i've been using nellie & joe's famous key west lime juice:

http://keylimejuice.com/

....about $2.50 for sixteen ounces. it's not frozen, in my store it's
with the real lemon, etc. and other fruit juices.

my store (giant) also stocks sicilia lemon and lime juice, squeezed,
not from concentrate in appropriately shaped plastic squeeze bottles.
it's a little pricier, at about a buck for four ounces.

http://www.sicilialemon.com/

http://www.sicilialemon.com/contact_e.html

it's a good product also. someone on the web says they have it at
trader joe's.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:

> i've been using nellie & joe's famous key west lime juice:
>
> http://keylimejuice.com/
>
> ...about $2.50 for sixteen ounces. it's not frozen, in my store it's
> with the real lemon, etc. and other fruit juices.

I always thought those had sugar in them? I know the Rose's does. I'll
have to check this out. Thanks.

On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:51:17 GMT, blake murphy >
wrote:

>On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:48:46 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>>>
>>I need to look for that Minute Maid stuff when I go to the store. As
>>you said, "Real Lemon" is vile. I just paid $1 per lemon over the
>>holiday to make lemonade. 10 big lemons only made something like a
>>quart of lemonade (a smallish pitcher).... that was diluted just
>>little too much for my taste.
>
>should be with the orange juice, etc., concentrates in the freezer
>section.
>
Thanks! I would have looked on the shelf and *not* in the frozen
section. We're still talking about the comparable to Real Lemon™ and
not MM lemonade, right?
--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

sf wrote:

> Thanks! I would have looked on the shelf and *not* in the frozen
> section. We're still talking about the comparable to Real Lemon™ and
> not MM lemonade, right?

Yes.. in a box. About a 12 ounce or so bottle, boxed up. Minute Maid
brand but not a concentrated lemonaid mixture. Go...look!

On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:38:00 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> Thanks! I would have looked on the shelf and *not* in the frozen
>> section. We're still talking about the comparable to Real Lemon™ and
>> not MM lemonade, right?
>
>Yes.. in a box. About a 12 ounce or so bottle, boxed up. Minute Maid
>brand but not a concentrated lemonaid mixture. Go...look!

Too late! I almost made it yesterday... but hubby went instead and I
directed him to the wrong isle.
--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:55:30 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>
>> i've been using nellie & joe's famous key west lime juice:
>>
>> http://keylimejuice.com/
>>
>> ...about $2.50 for sixteen ounces. it's not frozen, in my store it's
>> with the real lemon, etc. and other fruit juices.
>
>I always thought those had sugar in them? I know the Rose's does. I'll
>have to check this out. Thanks.

nope, it's not like rose's at all.

ingredients:
key west lime juice from concentrate and less than 1/10 of 1% sodium
benzoate as preservative.

that pesky sodium benzoate!

i still haven't tried it in nuoc mam or nuoc cham.

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:33:41 -0700, sf wrote:

>On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:51:17 GMT, blake murphy >
>wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:48:46 -0700, sf wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>I need to look for that Minute Maid stuff when I go to the store. As
>>>you said, "Real Lemon" is vile. I just paid $1 per lemon over the
>>>holiday to make lemonade. 10 big lemons only made something like a
>>>quart of lemonade (a smallish pitcher).... that was diluted just
>>>little too much for my taste.
>>
>>should be with the orange juice, etc., concentrates in the freezer
>>section.
>>
>Thanks! I would have looked on the shelf and *not* in the frozen
>section. We're still talking about the comparable to Real Lemon™ and
>not MM lemonade, right?

it's just frozen juice from concentrate and probably the 1/10th of 1%
sodium benzoate. go nuts.

your pal,
blake