I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
was good in salads.

I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
cheese?

nb

On 2010-06-26, Sqwertz > wrote:

> You're getting ripped off. You need to move.

LOL!

You think I'm getting ripped off for the cheese? You should see what
they're paying for housing and gas where I used to live, where cheese
was relatively cheap. I think I'll stay here.

nb

Subject

I grew up in dairy country.

Let me assure you, while the price of cheese continues to rise, the
farmer is not sharing the prosperity when they sell the milk to make
it.

Lew

On 2010-06-26, Sqwertz > wrote:

> Are you in... Boulder still?

No. Not even close. The closest burg is Buena Vista. Look that one up.

> Wasn't it East Bay before that - Livermore, I think?

Yep. I still have family there.

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message ...
| On 2010-06-26, Sqwertz > wrote:
|
| > Are you in... Boulder still?
|
| No. Not even close. The closest burg is Buena Vista. Look that one up.
|

Back in the day Buena Vista was one of the best wineries in
the country, with a fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon, which they
no longer produce, and great Pinot Noir, Chard and Merlot,
which are still there but not in great distribution. I grew up
with Buena Vista, BV, Freemark Abbey and Inglenook as the
wines to aspire to own; of the four, only BV and Freemark
continue as high quality mainline producers; Buena Vista
is a smaller, artisan operation and Inglenook...sad, sad.

pavane

pavane wrote on Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:49:45 -0400:


> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
|> On 2010-06-26, Sqwertz > wrote:
|>
| >> Are you in... Boulder still?
|>
|> No. Not even close. The closest burg is Buena Vista. Look
|> that one up.
|>
> Back in the day Buena Vista was one of the best wineries in
> the country, with a fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon, which they
> no longer produce, and great Pinot Noir, Chard and Merlot,
> which are still there but not in great distribution. I grew
> up with Buena Vista, BV, Freemark Abbey and Inglenook as the
> wines to aspire to own; of the four, only BV and Freemark
> continue as high quality mainline producers; Buena Vista
> is a smaller, artisan operation and Inglenook...sad, sad.

When I first came to DC I drank quite a lot of Charles Krug's wine. I
still remember buying a case of Pinot Noir for under $12. Even if $12
then was equivalent to about $85 now, it was rather a bargain.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
>I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
> helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
> the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
> I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
> was good in salads.
>
> I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
> pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
> it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
> cheese?
>
> nb



If you have a potato ricer it makes a GREAT press to dry the chopped
spinach.

Dimitri

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:49:45 -0400, "pavane"
> wrote:

> Inglenook...sad, sad.

FYI: Inglenook still sells to restaurants for use as house wine.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

notbob wrote:
> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
> helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
> the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
> I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
> was good in salads.
>
> I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
> pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
> it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
> cheese?
>
> nb




It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.
I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.

gloria p

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:37:00 -0600, "gloria.p" >
wrote:

> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.

I don't know if milk is still heavily subsidized or not, but isn't it
one of those permanent loss leaders to draw people into the store?

> I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.

The difference in cheese prices between Safeway to Trader Joe's is
enough to knock the wind out of you.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:37:00 -0600, gloria.p wrote:

> notbob wrote:
>> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
>> helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
>> the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
>> I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
>> was good in salads.
>>
>> I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
>> pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
>> it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
>> cheese?
>>
>> nb
>
> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.
> I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.
>
> gloria p

if that's the retail price, you have to bear in mind that in a lot of
groceries it's a 'loss leader' item designed to get you into the store.

your pal,
blake

On 2010-06-26, pavane > wrote:

> Back in the day Buena Vista was one of the best wineries in
> the country....

Mmmm.... the BV I'm talking about barely rates as a one horse town.
It's at 8000ft in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, so not many grapes
grown here.

nb

"sf" > wrote in message ...
| On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:49:45 -0400, "pavane"
| > wrote:
|
| > Inglenook...sad, sad.
|
| FYI: Inglenook still sells to restaurants for use as house wine.

No, not really. Some people use the "Inglenook" name to
identify cheap plonk. The true Inglenook facility was disbanded
after it was bought by Hublein in the early 1970's. It now exists
as Rubicon, and in some of Francis Ford Coppola's other wines.
A very good, also sad article on the transformation:
http://www.wineweekly.com/category/winery-profiles/

pavane

"notbob" > wrote in message ...
| On 2010-06-26, pavane > wrote:
|
| > Back in the day Buena Vista was one of the best wineries in
| > the country....
|
| Mmmm.... the BV I'm talking about barely rates as a one horse town.
| It's at 8000ft in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, so not many grapes
| grown here.

Yeah, I had a feeling it was the Colorado Buena Vista. It just
triggered a touch of nostalgia about the California winery, that's all.

pavane

pavane wrote on Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:03:21 -0400:


> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
|> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:49:45 -0400, "pavane"
|> > wrote:
|>
| >> Inglenook...sad, sad.
|>
|> FYI: Inglenook still sells to restaurants for use as house wine.

> No, not really. Some people use the "Inglenook" name to
> identify cheap plonk. The true Inglenook facility was
> disbanded after it was bought by Hublein in the early 1970's.
> It now exists as Rubicon, and in some of Francis Ford
> Coppola's other wines. A very good, also sad article on the
> transformation:
> http://www.wineweekly.com/category/winery-profiles/

Francis Ford Coppola, as a winemaker, is a good film director.


--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
| pavane wrote on Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:03:21 -0400:
|
|
| > "sf" > wrote in message
| > ...
||> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:49:45 -0400, "pavane"
||> > wrote:
||>
|| >> Inglenook...sad, sad.
||>
||> FYI: Inglenook still sells to restaurants for use as house wine.
|
| > No, not really. Some people use the "Inglenook" name to
| > identify cheap plonk. The true Inglenook facility was
| > disbanded after it was bought by Hublein in the early 1970's.
| > It now exists as Rubicon, and in some of Francis Ford
| > Coppola's other wines. A very good, also sad article on the
| > transformation:
| > http://www.wineweekly.com/category/winery-profiles/
|
| Francis Ford Coppola, as a winemaker, is a good film director.

Also a decent conservator as his purchase of the main house at
Inglenook saved it from almost certain destruction. I believe that
he was also instrumental in the great vineyards not being destroyed
so Hublein could grow more white zin or whatever atrocities they
felt like committing.

Most of his Rubicon bottlings are superb, have you had the
pleasure of having tried them?

pavane

On 2010-06-26, Sqwertz > wrote:

> EEek. You have Internet and TV there?

.....and indoor plumbing! ....when it don't freeze up.

nb

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:03:21 -0400, "pavane"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message ...
> | On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:49:45 -0400, "pavane"
> | > wrote:
> |
> | > Inglenook...sad, sad.
> |
> | FYI: Inglenook still sells to restaurants for use as house wine.
>
> No, not really. Some people use the "Inglenook" name to
> identify cheap plonk. The true Inglenook facility was disbanded
> after it was bought by Hublein in the early 1970's. It now exists
> as Rubicon, and in some of Francis Ford Coppola's other wines.
> A very good, also sad article on the transformation:
> http://www.wineweekly.com/category/winery-profiles/
>
Somebody sells wine to restaurants that is labeled Inglenook. It's
inexpensive and sold as "house wine", so if you want to call it plonk
- that's up to you.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2010-06-26, pavane > wrote:
>
>> Back in the day Buena Vista was one of the best wineries in
>> the country....
>
> Mmmm.... the BV I'm talking about barely rates as a one horse town.
> It's at 8000ft in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, so not many grapes
> grown here.
>
> nb

My oldest son and middle granddaughter are in that area panning for gold
today.

Ms P

On 2010-06-26, Ms P > wrote:
>
> My oldest son and middle granddaughter are in that area panning for gold
> today.

I'm sure they are having a great time. Gorgeous weather, 'cept
starting to get cloudy, now, but no rain (4:00pm mdt).

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2010-06-26, Ms P > wrote:
>>
>> My oldest son and middle granddaughter are in that area panning for gold
>> today.
>
> I'm sure they are having a great time. Gorgeous weather, 'cept
> starting to get cloudy, now, but no rain (4:00pm mdt).
>
> nb

It's good to know they're having great weather. Hopefully they'll find a
couple of nuggets too.

Ms P

In article >,
"Dimitri" > wrote:

> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
> > helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
> > the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
> > I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
> > was good in salads.
> >
> > I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
> > pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
> > it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
> > cheese?
> >
> > nb
>
>
>
> If you have a potato ricer it makes a GREAT press to dry the chopped
> spinach.
>
> Dimitri

Hey thanks for that. :-)
I do have a potato ricer but had not used for anything other than
"ricing" sweet potatoes or steamed carrots for mashing.

I've just been dumping canned spinach into a screen strainer and
pressing all the liquid out with a wooden spoon.
--
Peace! Om

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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:01:08 -0500, Ms P wrote:
>
>> My oldest son and middle granddaughter are in that area panning for gold
>> today.
>
> That must be why everything is so expensive there - everybody has
> pockets full of gold! :-)
>
> -sw

That's what he's hoping for anyway. Me too actually, it would sure help pay
for his college expenses.

Ms P

On 2010-06-27, Ms P > wrote:

> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message

>> That must be why everything is so expensive there - everybody has
>> pockets full of gold! :-)

> That's what he's hoping for anyway. Me too actually, it would sure help pay
> for his college expenses.

I doubt he's gonna finda much gold, here. I hadda chuckle to myself
when I read what your kids were doing. If they find gold, it's
because someone seeded their diggin's. I'm from CA, where gold means
something and where the whole state's history is founded on finding
gold, the biggest gold strike in history. I realize Buena Vista had a
gold strike and they even still celebrate it, but from what I know of
the area, it musta lasted all of about eight minutes.

The real gold in this valley is white water rafting. Businesses can
gross $300-1000 per raft trip. Mulitiply that by a dozen boats and at
least 2 trips per day and we start talking some real money. Most
rafting companies have 2-3 times that many rafts. One company is up
for sale for one million dollars, based on revenues of a third of a
million gross profit per season. I'm sure it's one of the smaller
outfits. No wonder there are so many rafts passing my front window,
every day. You can practically walk up-river on them. There are so
many rafting companies in the 40 miles between me and the river
source, I've yet to find/count them all. I read a figure in the
Denver paper that I thought said the money generated by the rafting
industry in CO was about four BILLION dollars per year. I musta read
it wrong. Still, screw the gold. Mine the tourists.

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2010-06-27, Ms P > wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>
>>> That must be why everything is so expensive there - everybody has
>>> pockets full of gold! :-)
>
>> That's what he's hoping for anyway. Me too actually, it would sure help
>> pay
>> for his college expenses.
>
> I doubt he's gonna finda much gold, here. I hadda chuckle to myself
> when I read what your kids were doing. If they find gold, it's
> because someone seeded their diggin's. I'm from CA, where gold means
> something and where the whole state's history is founded on finding
> gold, the biggest gold strike in history. I realize Buena Vista had a
> gold strike and they even still celebrate it, but from what I know of
> the area, it musta lasted all of about eight minutes.
>
> The real gold in this valley is white water rafting. Businesses can
> gross $300-1000 per raft trip. Mulitiply that by a dozen boats and at
> least 2 trips per day and we start talking some real money. Most
> rafting companies have 2-3 times that many rafts. One company is up
> for sale for one million dollars, based on revenues of a third of a
> million gross profit per season. I'm sure it's one of the smaller
> outfits. No wonder there are so many rafts passing my front window,
> every day. You can practically walk up-river on them. There are so
> many rafting companies in the 40 miles between me and the river
> source, I've yet to find/count them all. I read a figure in the
> Denver paper that I thought said the money generated by the rafting
> industry in CO was about four BILLION dollars per year. I musta read
> it wrong. Still, screw the gold. Mine the tourists.
>
> nb

LOL! Colorado's history is tied to gold and silver too. He's a geology
student so he has to go try it. But you're right, mining the tourists is
where it's at.

Ms P

On 2010-06-27, Ms P > wrote:

> LOL! Colorado's history is tied to gold and silver too. He's a geology
> student so he has to go try it. But you're right, mining the tourists is
> where it's at.

Yes, of course you are right. I was jes rambling.

Where is your son going to school? My father's family has a lot of
history in geology. For some reason, my grandfather and all his
brothers, all German immigrants, were great admirers of CO School of
Mines, and all are alumni.

There are no longer any active mines, hereabouts, that I'm aware
of, other than that horrible Climax molybdenum mine on Fremont Pass
above Leadville. This is a really beautiful valley, but that mine is
still a potential toxic waste threat, despite years of clean-up.

Buena Vista celebrates BV Gold Rush Days in Aug. Boy, talk about
mining the tourists. The standard of living is pretty low, here, but
those festivals are unbelievable. My jaw hit the ground when I saw
vendor prices of $5 for a deep fried spiral potato and $8! for a
burrito. Holy crap! That's twice the price I'd see in insanely
overpriced CA. Gold Rush Days, indeed.

nb

notbob wrote:

>
> I read a figure in the
> Denver paper that I thought said the money generated by the rafting
> industry in CO was about four BILLION dollars per year. I musta read
> it wrong. Still, screw the gold. Mine the tourists.
>
> nb



That too often turns into screw the tourists.

Isn't that what most countries try to do? Tourism is a gold mine
and the best part is that they go home after leaving the money.
Or build McMansions in the hills that are only used a month every year
at most and taxed obscenely. The major problem is the purveyors of the
services who can no longer find an affordable place to live within 50
miles or more of where their services are required. Trailer parks
spring up wherever land is cheaper, but the mansions don't overlook them
so it's a non-issue.

gloria p

On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:49:37 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:35:25 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
>> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
>> helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
>> the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
>> I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
>> was good in salads.
>
>I love my Mediterranean deli (Phonecia Bakery and Deli). I buy
>Bulgarian sheep milk feta for $4/lb. Greek is $5, and french goat
>is $8.

That's about what it goes for here at a decent store. It more at the
yuppie marts but I don't shop those. Bulgarian was on sale for 3
bucks a pound a couple weeks ago.

Lou

On Jun 27, 12:06*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:49:37 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:35:25 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
> >> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
> >> helpfull with. *Thank you. *I expected a few high prices, this being
> >> the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! *Holy freaking chryst! *Last time
> >> I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. *It was the "cheap cheese" that
> >> was good in salads.
>
> >I love my Mediterranean deli (Phonecia Bakery and Deli). *I buy
> >Bulgarian sheep milk feta for $4/lb. *Greek is $5, and french goat
> >is $8.
>
> That's about what it goes for here at a decent store. *It more at the
> yuppie marts but I don't shop those. *Bulgarian was on sale for 3
> bucks a pound a couple weeks ago.
>
> Lou

You know, it's strange. I don't flinch at paying $18 to $20lb. for
several of my favorite cheeses. But there's a little Palestinian
cafe two blocks from my home, with a teeny little deli that has three
kinds of feta for under $8 lb. Cow's milk from Wisconsin, goat milk
from Bulgaria and . . . wait for it . . . triple cream sheep's milk
from Egypt. Also olives in wine. marinated with hot peppers, oil
cured . . . Very nice felafel too!
Lynn in Fargo
(North Dakota - America's best kept secret!)

On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:37:25 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

>On Jun 27, 12:06*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:49:37 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:35:25 GMT, notbob wrote:
>>
>> >> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
>> >> helpfull with. *Thank you. *I expected a few high prices, this being
>> >> the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! *Holy freaking chryst! *Last time
>> >> I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. *It was the "cheap cheese" that
>> >> was good in salads.
>>
>> >I love my Mediterranean deli (Phonecia Bakery and Deli). *I buy
>> >Bulgarian sheep milk feta for $4/lb. *Greek is $5, and french goat
>> >is $8.
>>
>> That's about what it goes for here at a decent store. *It more at the
>> yuppie marts but I don't shop those. *Bulgarian was on sale for 3
>> bucks a pound a couple weeks ago.
>>
>> Lou
>
>You know, it's strange. I don't flinch at paying $18 to $20lb. for
>several of my favorite cheeses. But there's a little Palestinian
>cafe two blocks from my home, with a teeny little deli that has three
>kinds of feta for under $8 lb. Cow's milk from Wisconsin, goat milk
>from Bulgaria and . . . wait for it . . . triple cream sheep's milk
>from Egypt. Also olives in wine. marinated with hot peppers, oil
>cured . . . Very nice felafel too!
>Lynn in Fargo
>(North Dakota - America's best kept secret!)

I like Greek food, other than lamb that is, and I detest fehta cheese,
I usually offer mine, you may dig in to my salad. Actually my
favorite Greek cusine is their pastries and oozo.... and I'll slug
down any booze, but retsina is not potable. Is The Golden Wok still
in Fargo?

On Jun 26, 10:37*am, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> notbob wrote:
> > I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
> > helpfull with. *Thank you. *I expected a few high prices, this being
> > the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! *Holy freaking chryst! *Last time
> > I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. *It was the "cheap cheese" that
> > was good in salads. *
>
> > I started looking at other cheeses. *$20 lb for gruyere!!?? *I used to
> > pay less for compte. *In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
> > it's domestic. *WTF!? *We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
> > cheese?
>
> > nb
>
> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.
> I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.
>
> gloria p

I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.

N.

Nancy2 wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:43:56 -0700 (PDT):

> On Jun 26, 10:37 am, "gloria.p" > wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
> >> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all
> >> so helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high
> >> prices, this being the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!!
> >> Holy freaking chryst! Last time I bought feta it was
> >> maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that was good
> >> in salads.
>>
> >> I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!??
> >> I used to pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good
> >> blue is only $16lb, but it's domestic. WTF!? We now
> >> paying some sorta heavy import duty on cheese?
>>
> >> nb
>>
>> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than
>> $2/gallon. I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses
>> which may have an inpact.
>>
>> gloria p

> I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.

In any case, importers only seem to notice when the Euro rises to about
$1.50 but always seem to ignore it when it falls to $1.23 as of now.
Imported cheese has gotten damned expensive.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:43:56 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>On Jun 26, 10:37*am, "gloria.p" > wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
>> > I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
>> > helpfull with. *Thank you. *I expected a few high prices, this being
>> > the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! *Holy freaking chryst! *Last time
>> > I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. *It was the "cheap cheese" that
>> > was good in salads. *
>>
>> > I started looking at other cheeses. *$20 lb for gruyere!!?? *I used to
>> > pay less for compte. *In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
>> > it's domestic. *WTF!? *We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
>> > cheese?
>>
>> > nb
>>
>> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.
>> I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.
>>
>> gloria p
>
>I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.

It's common loss leader here. $2.00-2.19 all the time.

Lou

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:23:38 -0400, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> Nancy2 wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:43:56 -0700 (PDT):
>
>> On Jun 26, 10:37 am, "gloria.p" > wrote:
>>> notbob wrote:
>> >> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all
>> >> so helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high
>> >> prices, this being the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!!
>> >> Holy freaking chryst! Last time I bought feta it was
>> >> maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that was good
>> >> in salads.
>>>
>> >> I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!??
>> >> I used to pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good
>> >> blue is only $16lb, but it's domestic. WTF!? We now
>> >> paying some sorta heavy import duty on cheese?
>>>
>> >> nb
>>>
>>> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than
>>> $2/gallon. I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses
>>> which may have an inpact.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>
>> I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.
>
>In any case, importers only seem to notice when the Euro rises to about
>$1.50 but always seem to ignore it when it falls to $1.23 as of now.
>Imported cheese has gotten damned expensive.

Then don't buy any... there are plenty of excellent US cheeses.

On 6/28/2010 9:43 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Jun 26, 10:37 am, > wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
>>> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
>>> helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
>>> the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
>>> I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
>>> was good in salads.
>>
>>> I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
>>> pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
>>> it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
>>> cheese?
>>
>>> nb
>>
>> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.
>> I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.
>
> N.

Went to the grocer today, milk was $3.49 a gallon, almost a dollar a
gallon higher than gasoline at the stores filling station.

On Jun 28, 11:59*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:43:56 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >On Jun 26, 10:37 am, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> >> notbob wrote:
> >> > I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
> >> > helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
> >> > the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
> >> > I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
> >> > was good in salads.
>
> >> > I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
> >> > pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
> >> > it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
> >> > cheese?
>
> >> > nb
>
> >> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon..
> >> I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact..
>
> >> gloria p
>
> >I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.
>
> It's common loss leader here. *$2.00-2.19 all the time.
>
> Lou- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I buy a non-store-brand (Swiss Valley) Skim, which is $2.83 a gallon,
or thereabouts. The store brand here regularly sours before the
expiration date, sometimes in only 5 days, which tells me the
refrigeration of their product is iffy.

N.

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> On 6/28/2010 9:43 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> > On Jun 26, 10:37 am, > wrote:
> >> notbob wrote:
> >>> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
> >>> helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
> >>> the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
> >>> I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
> >>> was good in salads.
> >>
> >>> I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
> >>> pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
> >>> it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
> >>> cheese?
> >>
> >>> nb
> >>
> >> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.
> >> I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.
> >>
> >> gloria p
> >
> > I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.
> >
> > N.
>
> Went to the grocer today, milk was $3.49 a gallon, almost a dollar a
> gallon higher than gasoline at the stores filling station.

Milk is not necessary in an adult diet.

Quit buying it.

I've not consumed milk for many years and do not miss it. I take a
balanced mineral supplement for my Calcium requirements for $16.00 for a
90 day supply.

I like milk, but the calorie and sugar content is just not worth it.
--
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:13:14 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>> On 6/28/2010 9:43 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> > On Jun 26, 10:37 am, > wrote:
>> >> notbob wrote:
>> >>> I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
>> >>> helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
>> >>> the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
>> >>> I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
>> >>> was good in salads.
>> >>
>> >>> I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
>> >>> pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
>> >>> it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
>> >>> cheese?
>> >>
>> >>> nb
>> >>
>> >> It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.
>> >> I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.
>> >>
>> >> gloria p
>> >
>> > I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.
>> >
>> > N.
>>
>> Went to the grocer today, milk was $3.49 a gallon, almost a dollar a
>> gallon higher than gasoline at the stores filling station.
>
>Milk is not necessary in an adult diet.
>
>Quit buying it.
>
>I've not consumed milk for many years and do not miss it. I take a
>balanced mineral supplement for my Calcium requirements for $16.00 for a
>90 day supply.
>
>I like milk, but the calorie and sugar content is just not worth it.

You can better spend that $16 on yogurt, cottage cheese, any cheese.

Nothing requires you to slug down the entire gallon in one sitting. I
buy the 2%. I rarely, very rarely drink a glass of straight milk, but
I use it as an ingredient. My doctor told me it's important for older
adults to consume some milk if only for the Vitamin D fix. There are
many dairy products that contain all the nutrients of milk but they
are not Vitamin D enriched. As people age they tend to spend less and
less time in the sun. Vitamin D is important and it's one of the
vitamins that the body does not store well. When a house cat seeks
out a sunny window aside from the warmth they are getting their
Vitamin D.

Nancy2 wrote:
>
> On Jun 26, 10:37 am, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> > notbob wrote:
> > > I jes got all the stuff fer spanakopita, which you were all so
> > > helpfull with. Thank you. I expected a few high prices, this being
> > > the boonies, but $10 LB FOR FETA!!! Holy freaking chryst! Last time
> > > I bought feta it was maybe $2 fer 8oz. It was the "cheap cheese" that
> > > was good in salads.
> >
> > > I started looking at other cheeses. $20 lb for gruyere!!?? I used to
> > > pay less for compte. In fact, a pretty good blue is only $16lb, but
> > > it's domestic. WTF!? We now paying some sorta heavy import duty on
> > > cheese?
> >
> > > nb
> >
> > It is silly when you see what milk is selling for--less than $2/gallon.
> > I do think demand is up for specialty cheeses which may have an inpact.
> >
> > gloria p
>
> I don't think I've seen $2/gallon milk in years.
>
> N.

We are currently paying under 2.00 per gallon for milk. Rarely more than
2.50.

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> >I like milk, but the calorie and sugar content is just not worth it.
>
> You can better spend that $16 on yogurt, cottage cheese, any cheese.

I actually do eat some cheese, but not too much. Seems to interfere
with my weight control issues.

>
> Nothing requires you to slug down the entire gallon in one sitting. I
> buy the 2%. I rarely, very rarely drink a glass of straight milk, but
> I use it as an ingredient. My doctor told me it's important for older
> adults to consume some milk if only for the Vitamin D fix. There are
> many dairy products that contain all the nutrients of milk but they
> are not Vitamin D enriched. As people age they tend to spend less and
> less time in the sun. Vitamin D is important and it's one of the
> vitamins that the body does not store well. When a house cat seeks
> out a sunny window aside from the warmth they are getting their
> Vitamin D.

Yeah. <lol> Ka has recently discovered the bay window in my bedroom! I
removed two of the plants and put those outside and folded a fleece
blanket for him. He likes that and it's a south exposure. :-)

For me for Vitamin D, I take an A&D supplement. Much lower in calories.
I tend to stay mostly out of the sun but for those that don't want to
supplement, sunlight works. I avoid it as it also damages the skin.

With the advent of good vitamin supplements, there is no need to consume
milk. Especially at the current price.

For children? That's a different story...
--
Peace! Om

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