Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,
they sent me three coupons in the mail. All can be used on any of their
soups, stocks, broths or gravies. One is for a free product and two are for
55 cents off. Woo hoo!

"Julie Bove" > wrote in
:

> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,



????????????????


Didja think to follow the instructions on the box?



--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

First Law of Leftist Debate.......
The more you present a leftist with factual evidence
that is counter to his preconceived world view and the
more difficult it becomes for him to refute it without
losing face the chance of him calling you a racist, bigot,
homophobe approaches infinity.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,
> they sent me three coupons in the mail. All can be used on any of their
> soups, stocks, broths or gravies. One is for a free product and two are for
> 55 cents off. Woo hoo!

You needed instructions on how to open a box???

"Aussie" > wrote in message
5...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,
>
>
>
> ????????????????
>
>
> Didja think to follow the instructions on the box?

There WERE no instructions which is why I wrote to them. There is a tab
that looks like it would be a pull tab but the only thing I could manage to
do with it was push it in. And according to them that is how to open it.
However when my mom pushed it in, it broke off and had to be fished out of
the gravy. So if you ask me, good gravy but bad design for the box.

"Pete C." > wrote in message
ster.com...
>
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,
>> they sent me three coupons in the mail. All can be used on any of their
>> soups, stocks, broths or gravies. One is for a free product and two are
>> for
>> 55 cents off. Woo hoo!
>
> You needed instructions on how to open a box???

It's a plastic tab that first has to be pulled off, sometimes leaving a
painfully sharp piece. You must then push this into the box to get the
gravy out. I am familiar with pull tabs. I was not familiar with this kind
of setup seeing as how I have never seen such a thing before. And I'll bet,
neither have you!

On 1/4/2011 11:26 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> There WERE no instructions which is why I wrote to them. There is a tab
> that looks like it would be a pull tab but the only thing I could manage to
> do with it was push it in. And according to them that is how to open it.
> However when my mom pushed it in, it broke off and had to be fished out of
> the gravy. So if you ask me, good gravy but bad design for the box.

I agree. They need to know that the box design doesn't work.

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
b.com...
> Julie replied to Sycophant:
>
>>> I can't even open a damned box of baking soda without using a knife on
>>> it!
>>
>> I have to use the knife on that too. And then there is some kind of
>> instant mashed potatoes and dried milk that has that little metal spout
>> that pulls out. I have to use a knife on that too or else it goes up
>> under my nail and it hurts!
>>
>> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in the tube.
>> You have to cut it open but it always squirts at you.
>
> I'm picturing you as Lucille Ball now.

Well I did once make a giant loaf of bread! It was done in the crockpot. I
had gotten one as a gift and I was new to crockpot cooking. I sent away for
the cookbooks, the rack and the baking pan. I can't remember where I got
the recipe from.

The bread smelled wonderful as it was baking, but... It all puffed out of
the slits on the top of the baking pan and even lifted the top of the
crockpot up! Alas in those days it was the kind without the removable crock
so it was a mess to clean up.

The bread wasn't very pretty either, but it was tasty.

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > In article .com>,
>> > "Pete C." > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed
>> >> > gravy,
>> >> > they sent me three coupons in the mail. All can be used on any of
>> >> > their
>> >> > soups, stocks, broths or gravies. One is for a free product and two
>> >> > are for
>> >> > 55 cents off. Woo hoo!
>> >>
>> >> You needed instructions on how to open a box???
>> >
>> > Hell, I can't even open a damned box of baking soda without using a
>> > knife on it!
>> >
>> > Some easy open boxes aren't!
>> >
>> > Lighten up...
>>
>> I have to use the knife on that too. And then there is some kind of
>> instant
>> mashed potatoes and dried milk that has that little metal spout that
>> pulls
>> out. I have to use a knife on that too or else it goes up under my nail
>> and
>> it hurts!
>>
>> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in the tube.
>> You
>> have to cut it open but it always squirts at you.
>
> <lol>! So hold it down over the bowl when you remove the tip. Use
> scissors? :-)
>
> I swear their designers don't cook!

I don't use a bowl. I just slice it and nuke it. I usually slice through
the end with a knife.

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> >> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in the tube.
>> >> You
>> >> have to cut it open but it always squirts at you.
>> >
>> > <lol>! So hold it down over the bowl when you remove the tip. Use
>> > scissors? :-)
>> >
>> > I swear their designers don't cook!
>>
>> I don't use a bowl. I just slice it and nuke it. I usually slice
>> through
>> the end with a knife.
>
> Huh! Ok. I've never tried nuking tubed Polenta... but I can buy it if I
> want to try.
>
> I'm more likely to make Polenta/Scrapple loaves with stock like mom
> taught me. ;-)
>
> But whatever works!!!

I just eat the slices with tomato sauce and a little Italian seasoning on
it. I prefer to fry it until crisp on the outside or bake it in a
casserole, but nobody else in the house will eat it. So I just make it the
quick way. I eat it for breakfast sometimes.

"Aussie" > wrote in message
5...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,
>
>
>
> ????????????????
>
>
> Didja think to follow the instructions on the box?


And you've tried it?? Seen the instructions yourself? No? Didn't think so.
Dickhead.

> --
> Peter Lucas
> Hobart
> Tasmania

Julie Bove wrote:

> I was watching a couponing show the other day and the people said if
> you contact a company and ask for coupons, you'll usually get them.
> I would just feel funny asking.

That was some crazy stuff, those extreme couponers. Yikes.
When you have 100 plus years worth of deoderant stocked up,
you might have gone a little over the top?

> I still don't see how they can save all that much money with the
> coupons. When I lived on Cape Cod most stores doubled the coupons and
> some had triple coupon days. We don't have that here. And really it
> is a rare occasion that I find a coupon I can use. The bulk of my
> purchases are fresh vegetables, some fruit and raw meat.

They had huge stockpiles of boxed foods, from what I could tell.
I didn't get how that one guy got hundreds of free toothbrushes,
etc. I shouldn't have erased it, I'd like to see the show again. It'll
be on again one of these days. Extreme Couponing on TLC.

I often see coupons for Egglands Best, and sometimes butter.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I was watching a couponing show the other day and the people said if
>> you contact a company and ask for coupons, you'll usually get them. I
>> would just feel funny asking.
>
> That was some crazy stuff, those extreme couponers. Yikes.
> When you have 100 plus years worth of deoderant stocked up,
> you might have gone a little over the top?
>> I still don't see how they can save all that much money with the
>> coupons. When I lived on Cape Cod most stores doubled the coupons and
>> some had triple coupon days. We don't have that here. And really it
>> is a rare occasion that I find a coupon I can use. The bulk of my
>> purchases are fresh vegetables, some fruit and raw meat.
>
> They had huge stockpiles of boxed foods, from what I could tell.
> I didn't get how that one guy got hundreds of free toothbrushes, etc. I
> shouldn't have erased it, I'd like to see the show again. It'll
> be on again one of these days. Extreme Couponing on TLC.
>
> I often see coupons for Egglands Best, and sometimes butter.

Yeah, they had tons of stuff. And a lot of it would expire. I don't see
the point if you can't use it! The one guy did donate cereal to a food bank
but there was so much of it at one time I doubt even they could use that
much.

For a time there I was getting coupons for free stuff. These were coupons
from the store. I couldn't necessarily use the stuff. So if it was
non-perishable, I donated it to the food bank.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Don Van Vliet" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Aussie" > wrote in message
>> 5...
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed
>>>> gravy,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ????????????????
>>>
>>>
>>> Didja think to follow the instructions on the box?
>>
>>
>> And you've tried it?? Seen the instructions yourself? No? Didn't think
>> so. Dickhead.
>
> No instructions on the box.

I was replying to 'Aussie' Julie, I know you are possessed with common
sense, unlike the hypocritical 'Aussie' :-)

"Aussie" > wrote in message
5...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>> "Don Van Vliet" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Aussie" > wrote in message
>>> 5...
>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed
>>>>> gravy,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ????????????????
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Didja think to follow the instructions on the box?
>>>
>>>
>>> And you've tried it?? Seen the instructions yourself? No? Didn't think
>>> so. Dickhead.
>>
>> No instructions on the box.
>>
> Oops!! Seems "Don" aka 'heyzues' has a bit of 'foot in mouth' syndrome!!

You seem to have trouble following threads correctly, "Aussie". I guess
'cock in mouth' sydrome will be your excuse again?
>
> ROFLMAO!!!
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Hobart
> Tasmania

On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 23:45:37 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in the tube. You
> have to cut it open but it always squirts at you.

I've never bought polenta in a tube. It looks solid, but I gather now
that it isn't.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

Omelet wrote:
>
>Sending e-mails to various food companies is the best way in the world
>to get really good coupons. :-)

I've discovered that the best way to receive product coupons is to
phone their customer service department and compliment their
products... my mailbox is so filled with cat products discount coupons
and freebies I'll never use them all... I get so much free cat litter
I may never need to buy TP again! hehe

On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 23:54:21 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> Julie replied to Sycophant:
>
> >> I can't even open a damned box of baking soda without using a knife on
> >> it!
> >
> > I have to use the knife on that too. And then there is some kind of
> > instant mashed potatoes and dried milk that has that little metal spout
> > that pulls out. I have to use a knife on that too or else it goes up
> > under my nail and it hurts!
> >
> > The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in the tube. You
> > have to cut it open but it always squirts at you.
>
> I'm picturing you as Lucille Ball now.
>
Okay, now *that's* funny.


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 02:02:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> I just eat the slices with tomato sauce and a little Italian seasoning on
> it. I prefer to fry it until crisp on the outside or bake it in a
> casserole, but nobody else in the house will eat it. So I just make it the
> quick way.

Have you ever spread it really thin, cut it into Wheat Thin sized
squares, fried them up and used them in place of crackers? Really,
really, good - and gluten free too.

> I eat it for breakfast sometimes.

With butter and maple syrup?

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 23:49:31 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> I still don't see how they can save all that much money with the coupons.
> When I lived on Cape Cod most stores doubled the coupons and some had triple
> coupon days. We don't have that here. And really it is a rare occasion
> that I find a coupon I can use.

The coupons I get are for products that cost significantly more than
what I usually buy, so there would be no savings for me.

> The bulk of my purchases are fresh vegetables, some fruit and raw meat.

You don't buy things like oil, paper products or cleaning products?


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 1/4/2011 7:38 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,
> they sent me three coupons in the mail. All can be used on any of their
> soups, stocks, broths or gravies. One is for a free product and two are for
> 55 cents off. Woo hoo!

My sister sent a letter to a tuna company about canned tuna (I forget
which brand). She complained that their chunk light tuna was no longer
coming in chunks. They sent her coupons for a dozen free cans of tuna,
which irritated the heck out of her, because she said she would no
longer buy it. They were not wasted, she gave them to one of her children.

Becca

On 1/4/2011 10:28 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> It's a plastic tab that first has to be pulled off, sometimes leaving a
> painfully sharp piece. You must then push this into the box to get the
> gravy out. I am familiar with pull tabs. I was not familiar with this kind
> of setup seeing as how I have never seen such a thing before. And I'll bet,
> neither have you!

It sounds complicated, I would have been just as confused as you were.
I have never used canned gravy, before. I hope they make it easier to
open by the time I try it.

Becca

sf wrote on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:48:47 -0800:

>> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in
>> the tube. You have to cut it open but it always squirts at
>> you.

> I've never bought polenta in a tube. It looks solid, but I
> gather now that it isn't.


Use a properly sharp knife (ceramic ones are good) to slice the plastic
with the polenta.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> ster.com...
> >
> > Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,
> >> they sent me three coupons in the mail. All can be used on any of their
> >> soups, stocks, broths or gravies. One is for a free product and two are
> >> for
> >> 55 cents off. Woo hoo!
> >
> > You needed instructions on how to open a box???
>
> It's a plastic tab that first has to be pulled off, sometimes leaving a
> painfully sharp piece. You must then push this into the box to get the
> gravy out. I am familiar with pull tabs. I was not familiar with this kind
> of setup seeing as how I have never seen such a thing before. And I'll bet,
> neither have you!

I take it this isn't like the Tetra-Pak boxes commonly seen in the US
for broth, and seen outside the US for damned near anything liquid.
Those have a plastic flip cap on the opening and a pull off foil seal
under that.

Ema Nymton > wrote:

>On 1/4/2011 7:38 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

>> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,
>> they sent me three coupons in the mail. All can be used on any of their
>> soups, stocks, broths or gravies. One is for a free product and two are for
>> 55 cents off. Woo hoo!

>My sister sent a letter to a tuna company about canned tuna (I forget
>which brand). She complained that their chunk light tuna was no longer
>coming in chunks. They sent her coupons for a dozen free cans of tuna,
>which irritated the heck out of her, because she said she would no
>longer buy it. They were not wasted, she gave them to one of her children.

Seems to be a trend. My partner emailed Strauss Dairy Farms to
express concern that our local grocer was no longer stocking their 1% milk.
They sent several coupons to her for $2 off milk products.
Maybe $6 worth of coupons, plus they got the retailer to put
1% milk back in stock.

Steve

On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:19:30 -0500, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> sf wrote on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:48:47 -0800:
>
> >> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in
> >> the tube. You have to cut it open but it always squirts at
> >> you.
>
> > I've never bought polenta in a tube. It looks solid, but I
> > gather now that it isn't.
>
>
> Use a properly sharp knife (ceramic ones are good) to slice the plastic
> with the polenta.

How does packaged polenta measure up to one you make yourself? Doe it
have an off flavor?

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

Pete C. > wrote:

>I take it this isn't like the Tetra-Pak boxes commonly seen in the US
>for broth, and seen outside the US for damned near anything liquid.
>Those have a plastic flip cap on the opening and a pull off foil seal
>under that.

Actually they can be like that. My experience is Imagine,
Pacific, TJ's generic, etc. boxed products can randomly
come in one of several box closure types -- pull-up foil under flip cap,
pull-up foil under screw top, push-down flap, etc. I guess
whoever boxes the stuff uses whatever is cheap/available.

(Tangentially I thought "tetra-pack" means the tetrahedron
shape used by Parmalat milk.)

Steve

Steve wrote on Wed, 5 Jan 2011 18:39:57 +0000 (UTC):

>> On 1/4/2011 7:38 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

>>> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their
>>> boxed gravy, they sent me three coupons in the mail. All
>>> can be used on any of their soups, stocks, broths or
>>> gravies. One is for a free product and two are for 55 cents
>>> off. Woo hoo!

>> My sister sent a letter to a tuna company about canned tuna
>> (I forget which brand). She complained that their chunk
>> light tuna was no longer coming in chunks. They sent her
>> coupons for a dozen free cans of tuna, which irritated the
>> heck out of her, because she said she would no longer buy it.
>> They were not wasted, she gave them to one of her children.

> Seems to be a trend. My partner emailed Strauss Dairy Farms
> to express concern that our local grocer was no longer
> stocking their 1% milk. They sent several coupons to her for
> $2 off milk products. Maybe $6 worth of coupons, plus they got
> the retailer to put 1% milk back in stock.

Writing to a company does sometimes do some good. The CVS drug store
company discontinued the very satisfactory BrushPix flossers to sell
their own. I wrote detailing the defects in their's, received a quite
courteous reply and saw BrushPix on sale last week.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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

On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:52:17 -0600, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

>On 1/4/2011 7:38 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed gravy,
>> they sent me three coupons in the mail. All can be used on any of their
>> soups, stocks, broths or gravies. One is for a free product and two are for
>> 55 cents off. Woo hoo!
>
>My sister sent a letter to a tuna company about canned tuna (I forget
>which brand). She complained that their chunk light tuna was no longer
>coming in chunks. They sent her coupons for a dozen free cans of tuna,
>which irritated the heck out of her, because she said she would no
>longer buy it. They were not wasted, she gave them to one of her children.

Reminds me of an apocryphal story I read years ago about a lady who
thought her husband was drinking too much, so she put a mouse in a
beer bottle, recapped it and put in the refrigerator. She hoped it
would disgust enough that he would quit drinking.

It swelled up a bit & when the husband found it, he had to write to
the company to find out how they got that huge mouse in the bottle.
They sent him a coupon for a 6-pack.
He wrote back and said 'thanks- but I was really just wondering how
you got that mouse in the bottle'
They sent a case.
A few more exchanges and they were sending lots more free beer. the
wife got involved-- they sent her beer---- it goes on and on.

Jim

Steve Pope wrote:
>
> Pete C. > wrote:
>
> >I take it this isn't like the Tetra-Pak boxes commonly seen in the US
> >for broth, and seen outside the US for damned near anything liquid.
> >Those have a plastic flip cap on the opening and a pull off foil seal
> >under that.
>
> Actually they can be like that. My experience is Imagine,
> Pacific, TJ's generic, etc. boxed products can randomly
> come in one of several box closure types -- pull-up foil under flip cap,
> pull-up foil under screw top, push-down flap, etc. I guess
> whoever boxes the stuff uses whatever is cheap/available.
>
> (Tangentially I thought "tetra-pack" means the tetrahedron
> shape used by Parmalat milk.)
>
> Steve

Tetra-Pak seems to be a brand name for the packaging.

On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 18:43:26 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

> Pete C. > wrote:
>
> >I take it this isn't like the Tetra-Pak boxes commonly seen in the US
> >for broth, and seen outside the US for damned near anything liquid.
> >Those have a plastic flip cap on the opening and a pull off foil seal
> >under that.
>
> Actually they can be like that. My experience is Imagine,
> Pacific, TJ's generic, etc. boxed products can randomly
> come in one of several box closure types -- pull-up foil under flip cap,
> pull-up foil under screw top, push-down flap, etc. I guess
> whoever boxes the stuff uses whatever is cheap/available.
>
> (Tangentially I thought "tetra-pack" means the tetrahedron
> shape used by Parmalat milk.)
>
Who knows what he's talking about. It has more than one shape and
nobody calls them that. They are just boxes or cartons.
http://www.tetrapak.com/Pages/default.aspx

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

sf wrote:
>
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 18:43:26 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
> Pope) wrote:
>
> > Pete C. > wrote:
> >
> > >I take it this isn't like the Tetra-Pak boxes commonly seen in the US
> > >for broth, and seen outside the US for damned near anything liquid.
> > >Those have a plastic flip cap on the opening and a pull off foil seal
> > >under that.
> >
> > Actually they can be like that. My experience is Imagine,
> > Pacific, TJ's generic, etc. boxed products can randomly
> > come in one of several box closure types -- pull-up foil under flip cap,
> > pull-up foil under screw top, push-down flap, etc. I guess
> > whoever boxes the stuff uses whatever is cheap/available.
> >
> > (Tangentially I thought "tetra-pack" means the tetrahedron
> > shape used by Parmalat milk.)
> >
> Who knows what he's talking about. It has more than one shape and
> nobody calls them that. They are just boxes or cartons.
> http://www.tetrapak.com/Pages/default.aspx

What I'm talking about is the Tetra-Pak brand boxes which have the
plastic flip top lid and foil seal under it. They are very widespread
outside the US, and seen to a limited extent in the US. On the Tetra-Pak
site I see only this style box, along with the cartons with the screw
cap pour spout common in the US.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:19:30 -0500, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:48:47 -0800:
>>
>> >> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in
>> >> the tube. You have to cut it open but it always squirts at
>> >> you.
>>
>> > I've never bought polenta in a tube. It looks solid, but I
>> > gather now that it isn't.
>>
>>
>> Use a properly sharp knife (ceramic ones are good) to slice the plastic
>> with the polenta.
>
> How does packaged polenta measure up to one you make yourself? Doe it
> have an off flavor?
>
> --
I tried it once. To me it tasted of the plastic tube it came in. It's
definitely not better than homemade polenta.

Jill

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> I often see coupons for Egglands Best, and sometimes butter.
>
Coupons are only as good as the items you use. When I used to pick up a
Sunday newspaper to try take advantage of coupons I find so many coupons for
things I have no use for. No, I'm not buying Pampers. No, I really don't
want to buy 3 boxes of Hamburger Helper and get one free. These are
useless.

As for Eggland's Best [eggs] I still fail to see how they're better than the
much less expensive eggs which are supplied by a local dairy farm. I've
never detected a taste difference but I sure have detected a price
difference. I still don't buy into the whole "organic" thing; the labeling
laws are still so vague. I don't think farmer Joe down the road who raises
chickens for eggs is trucking in busloads of chemicals.

I also don't buy into the "tomatoes on the vine" thing. Those are some tiny
friggin' tomatoes. They cost about $7 a bunch and I can't tell they are any
better. And while fingerling and tiny purple potatoes are cute, what's up
with that? Do they really cost that much more to grow? You need to buy
more potatoes to make anything with them... I suppose that's the point at
those prices Green cauliflower doesn't make any sense to me, either. I
like my cauliflower white and my broccoli green. And you never get any
coupons for those things.

I do read the supermarket fliers and look for sales. Coupons, not so much.

Jill

jmcquown wrote on Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:09:29 -0500:


> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:19:30 -0500, "James Silverton"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:48:47 -0800:
>>>
>> >>> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in the
>> >>> tube. You have to cut it open but it always
>> >>> squirts at you.
>>>
>> >> I've never bought polenta in a tube. It looks solid, but I gather
>> >> now that it isn't.
>>>
>>> Use a properly sharp knife (ceramic ones are good) to slice the
>>> plastic with the polenta.
>>
>> How does packaged polenta measure up to one you make
>> yourself? Doe it have an off flavor?
>>
>> --
> I tried it once. To me it tasted of the plastic tube it came in.
> It's definitely not better than homemade polenta.

Cooking for myself, I do use the plastic tube stuff and, while it's
certainly not better than that made from scratch, it is convenient,
keeps well covered with plastic foil and I've never tasted plasticizer.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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

"Pete C." > wrote in message
ster.com...
>
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Pete C." > wrote in message
>> ster.com...
>> >
>> > Julie Bove wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Because I contacted Imagine brands to ask how to open their boxed
>> >> gravy,
>> >> they sent me three coupons in the mail. All can be used on any of
>> >> their
>> >> soups, stocks, broths or gravies. One is for a free product and two
>> >> are
>> >> for
>> >> 55 cents off. Woo hoo!
>> >
>> > You needed instructions on how to open a box???
>>
>> It's a plastic tab that first has to be pulled off, sometimes leaving a
>> painfully sharp piece. You must then push this into the box to get the
>> gravy out. I am familiar with pull tabs. I was not familiar with this
>> kind
>> of setup seeing as how I have never seen such a thing before. And I'll
>> bet,
>> neither have you!
>
> I take it this isn't like the Tetra-Pak boxes commonly seen in the US
> for broth, and seen outside the US for damned near anything liquid.
> Those have a plastic flip cap on the opening and a pull off foil seal
> under that.

Right. Not like that.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 02:02:56 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> I just eat the slices with tomato sauce and a little Italian seasoning on
>> it. I prefer to fry it until crisp on the outside or bake it in a
>> casserole, but nobody else in the house will eat it. So I just make it
>> the
>> quick way.
>
> Have you ever spread it really thin, cut it into Wheat Thin sized
> squares, fried them up and used them in place of crackers? Really,
> really, good - and gluten free too.
>
No. But I don't like crackers.

>> I eat it for breakfast sometimes.
>
> With butter and maple syrup?

No. With tomato sauce and Italian seasoning.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2011 23:45:37 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in the tube.
>> You
>> have to cut it open but it always squirts at you.
>
> I've never bought polenta in a tube. It looks solid, but I gather now
> that it isn't.

It is solid. But water seems to seep out of it.

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> sf wrote on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:48:47 -0800:
>
>>> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in
>>> the tube. You have to cut it open but it always squirts at
>>> you.
>
>> I've never bought polenta in a tube. It looks solid, but I
>> gather now that it isn't.
>
>
> Use a properly sharp knife (ceramic ones are good) to slice the plastic
> with the polenta.

That's what I do for the first slice. After that you can push it out.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:19:30 -0500, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:48:47 -0800:
>>
>> >> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in
>> >> the tube. You have to cut it open but it always squirts at
>> >> you.
>>
>> > I've never bought polenta in a tube. It looks solid, but I
>> > gather now that it isn't.
>>
>>
>> Use a properly sharp knife (ceramic ones are good) to slice the plastic
>> with the polenta.
>
> How does packaged polenta measure up to one you make yourself? Doe it
> have an off flavor?

It tastes just fine.

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote on Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:09:29 -0500:
>
>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:19:30 -0500, "James Silverton"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:48:47 -0800:
>>>>
>>> >>> The other one that always seems to get me is the polenta in the
>>> >>> tube. You have to cut it open but it always
>>> >>> squirts at you.
>>>>
>>> >> I've never bought polenta in a tube. It looks solid, but I gather
>>> >> now that it isn't.
>>>>
>>>> Use a properly sharp knife (ceramic ones are good) to slice the plastic
>>>> with the polenta.
>>>
>>> How does packaged polenta measure up to one you make
>>> yourself? Doe it have an off flavor?
>>>
>>> --
>> I tried it once. To me it tasted of the plastic tube it came in. It's
>> definitely not better than homemade polenta.
>
> Cooking for myself, I do use the plastic tube stuff and, while it's
> certainly not better than that made from scratch, it is convenient, keeps
> well covered with plastic foil and I've never tasted plasticizer.

I've never tasted it either.