None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

walmart, meiers and schnucks all have it near the rice, Lee
"Way Back Jack" > wrote in message
...
> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:07:42 -0400, Way Back Jack
> arranged random neurons and said:

>None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
>commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
>specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

Pearl barley is as common as hen tracks at most grocery stores,
although there doesn't seem to be a uniform section in which it is
kept. I've found it with the dried beans, soups or tapioca. Pot
barley, OTOH, is darned near impossible to find.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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Way Back Jack wrote:
>
> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

Safeway and Lucky carry it. Safeway's barley always has
bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
Where do you live that they don't have these stores?

On 6/26/2011 3:49 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> Way Back Jack wrote:
>>
>> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
>> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
>> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>
> Safeway and Lucky carry it. Safeway's barley always has
> bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
> Where do you live that they don't have these stores?

In Maryland I haven't seen barley in regular grocery stores, but I've
bought it in Asian markets of all places.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:01:30 -0400, Cheryl wrote:

> On 6/26/2011 3:49 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> Way Back Jack wrote:
>>>
>>> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
>>> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
>>> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>>
>> Safeway and Lucky carry it. Safeway's barley always has
>> bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
>> Where do you live that they don't have these stores?
>
> In Maryland I haven't seen barley in regular grocery stores.

Amen. Also in Md. Safeway, Giant, Weis, Shoppers Food Warehouse, and
several others whose names escape me. In other words, none of the retail
"super" market outlets that I visited has this grain.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:10:31 -0400, Diane Roselles >
wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:01:30 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>
> > On 6/26/2011 3:49 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> >> Way Back Jack wrote:
> >>>
> >>> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> >>> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> >>> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
> >>
> >> Safeway and Lucky carry it. Safeway's barley always has
> >> bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
> >> Where do you live that they don't have these stores?
> >
> > In Maryland I haven't seen barley in regular grocery stores.
>
> Amen. Also in Md. Safeway, Giant, Weis, Shoppers Food Warehouse, and
> several others whose names escape me. In other words, none of the retail
> "super" market outlets that I visited has this grain.

It's always interesting to see what's *easily* available regionally
(not just one or two markets).... I'd bet that barley would be common
back East; but according to you, I'd lose.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:39:55 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:10:31 -0400, Diane Roselles >
>wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:01:30 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> > On 6/26/2011 3:49 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> >> Way Back Jack wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
>> >>> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
>> >>> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>> >>
>> >> Safeway and Lucky carry it. Safeway's barley always has
>> >> bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
>> >> Where do you live that they don't have these stores?
>> >
>> > In Maryland I haven't seen barley in regular grocery stores.
>>
>> Amen. Also in Md. Safeway, Giant, Weis, Shoppers Food Warehouse, and
>> several others whose names escape me. In other words, none of the retail
>> "super" market outlets that I visited has this grain.
>
>It's always interesting to see what's *easily* available regionally
>(not just one or two markets).... I'd bet that barley would be common
>back East; but according to you, I'd lose.

Stores typically don't reorder barley as warm weather approaches... I
can buy barley here in NY all year but I notice how the dried bean
displays shrink every spring, that's why I stock up, especially with
split beas and barley. Many foods are very seasonal, by weather and
holidays... I had meant to buy a couple of turkey breasts this past
Easter for my freezer but forgot, now I can't find any.

On Jun 26, 11:10*pm, Diane Roselles > wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:01:30 -0400, Cheryl wrote:
> > On 6/26/2011 3:49 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> >> Way Back Jack wrote:
>
> >>> None of the food stores carries it. *I recall that as a kid, it was as
> >>> commonplace as packages of rice. *Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> >>> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>
> >> Safeway and Lucky carry it. *Safeway's barley always has
> >> bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
> >> Where do you live that they don't have these stores?
>
> > In Maryland I haven't seen barley in regular grocery stores.
>
> Amen. *Also in Md. *Safeway, Giant, Weis, Shoppers Food Warehouse, and
> several others whose names escape me. *In other words, none of the retail
> "super" market outlets that I visited has this grain.

don't believe it. Giant is owned by Ahold, same as Stop and Shop. Look
where the GOYA products are. And if Safeway in California has it, they
have it in Maryland.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:01:30 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

> On 6/26/2011 3:49 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
> > Way Back Jack wrote:
> >>
> >> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> >> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> >> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
> >
> > Safeway and Lucky carry it. Safeway's barley always has
> > bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
> > Where do you live that they don't have these stores?
>
> In Maryland I haven't seen barley in regular grocery stores, but I've
> bought it in Asian markets of all places.

I see pearl barley all the time, not sure if I see any other kind...
not interested enough to notice. I have lots that I haven't used in
way too long. I used to put it in beef soup.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:34:58 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:01:30 -0400, Cheryl >
>wrote:
>
>> On 6/26/2011 3:49 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> > Way Back Jack wrote:
>> >>
>> >> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
>> >> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
>> >> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>> >
>> > Safeway and Lucky carry it. Safeway's barley always has
>> > bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
>> > Where do you live that they don't have these stores?
>>
>> In Maryland I haven't seen barley in regular grocery stores, but I've
>> bought it in Asian markets of all places.
>
>I see pearl barley all the time, not sure if I see any other kind...
>not interested enough to notice. I have lots that I haven't used in
>way too long. I used to put it in beef soup.

In NY I see pearl barley in 1 lb bags all I want, several different
brands in with the dried beans, plus those in the Goya display... even
the little rinky dink markets here sell barley. I have six bags in my
pantry at all times, plus I have two 1 qt mayo jars full... I still
have four 1 pint containers of beef barley 'shroom in my freezer from
the last batch... I never cook soup in less than a 16 qt pot. The
only reason I can think of for why barley would be unavailable in an
area is that it's a warm weather clime... barley is mostly used for
heavy soups, I remember not finding barley anywhere in so. cal.

sf wrote:
>
> I see pearl barley all the time, not sure if I see any other kind...

I see one pound bags of pearl barley at the local grocerie stores all
the time. Other types I only see at specialty places. The local
homebrew supply places have a huge variety of types and preparations.

On 27/06/2011 4:51 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> sf wrote:
>>
>> I see pearl barley all the time, not sure if I see any other kind...
>
> I see one pound bags of pearl barley at the local grocerie stores all
> the time. Other types I only see at specialty places. The local
> homebrew supply places have a huge variety of types and preparations.

Speaking of which.... there is a world wide shortage of barley, and that
is supposed to lead to an increase in the price of beer. While some
beers are made with other grains I am willing to bet they will still use
the barley shortage as an excuse to boost their prices.

On Jun 26, 10:01*pm, Cheryl > wrote:
> On 6/26/2011 3:49 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> > Way Back Jack wrote:
>
> >> None of the food stores carries it. *I recall that as a kid, it was as
> >> commonplace as packages of rice. *Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> >> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>
> > Safeway and Lucky carry it. *Safeway's barley always has
> > bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
> > Where do you live that they don't have these stores?
>
> In Maryland I haven't seen barley in regular grocery stores, but I've
> bought it in Asian markets of all places.

Try Giant. Walmart. Target. Safeway. Martins. Look near the beans.
It's there.

On Jun 26, 3:49*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Way Back Jack wrote:
>
> > None of the food stores carries it. *I recall that as a kid, it was as
> > commonplace as packages of rice. *Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> > specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>
> Safeway and Lucky carry it. *Safeway's barley always has
> bits of straw or bran in it, so I always buy it at Lucky.
> Where do you live that they don't have these stores?

Hate to be the one to break this to you but California is not the
entire US.
Lucky's is only in Northern California. Safeway is in much of the
western US and there are regional chains they gobbled up in several
other parts of the US. But there's no Safeway in the most populous
part of the US--New England/NY/NJ, nor in FL and other states in the
southeast.

A little myopic, are you?

In article >,
Way Back Jack > wrote:

> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

My supermarkets have it. Quaker brand. And you can get fancy barley
other places.
--
Barb,
Creamed Cornbread, June 13, 2011; http://web.me.com/barbschaller

On 26/06/2011 2:46 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In >,
> Way Back > wrote:
>
>> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
>> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
>> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>
> My supermarkets have it. Quaker brand. And you can get fancy barley
> other places.

Our local grocery stores all carry multiple types and brands of barley.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:55:09 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> Our local grocery stores all carry multiple types and brands of barley.

Yahbut, you're in a foreign country.
<insert maniacal laughter here>

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On 6/26/2011 11:07 AM, Way Back Jack wrote:
> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.



Either you're not lookin g hard enough or looking in the wrong places.

It's in every one of our local grocery stores plus places like Sunflower
Mkt. and Sprouts, usually near either dried beans or
rice or dried soup mixes on the shelf.

gloria p

On 2011-06-26, gloria.p > wrote:
>
> Either you're not lookin g hard enough or looking in the wrong places.

Try a couple health food stores. They love that kinda stuff.

nb

On 26 Jun 2011 23:01:07 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2011-06-26, gloria.p > wrote:
> >
> > Either you're not lookin g hard enough or looking in the wrong places.
>
> Try a couple health food stores. They love that kinda stuff.
>
Regular grocery stores have it. It's just a matter of detective work
to figure out where it's hidden. It's with the beans where I shop...
although it can be with the pasta. Maybe it's with the foreign foods
where he shops. Isn't barley in the Jewish section too?


--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On 2011-06-26, notbob > wrote:

>> Either you're not lookin g hard enough or looking in the wrong places.

I saw it yesterday in a Kroger mkt (City Mkt) in the rice section.

nb

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:42:58 -0600, "gloria.p" >
wrote:

> On 6/26/2011 11:07 AM, Way Back Jack wrote:
> > None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> > commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> > specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>
>
>
> Either you're not lookin g hard enough or looking in the wrong places.
>
> It's in every one of our local grocery stores plus places like Sunflower
> Mkt. and Sprouts, usually near either dried beans or
> rice or dried soup mixes on the shelf.
>
According to this thread, it's not in the same section in every
store.... so he has to stop shopping like a guy and *ASK* someone
where to find it. If the clerk can't find it, then _ask_ the store
manager.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

Way Back Jack > wrote in
:

> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it
> was as commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some
> hippie-owned specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

i can get barley at any local grocery store, either here in NH or in
upstate NY. where are you looking that you *can't* find it?
lee

On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:46:04 +0000 (UTC), enigma >
wrote:

> Way Back Jack > wrote in
> :
>
> > None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it
> > was as commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some
> > hippie-owned specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>
> i can get barley at any local grocery store, either here in NH or in
> upstate NY. where are you looking that you *can't* find it?
> lee

Everyone has their own reality. What he says may be very true for him
and not true for others. Who lives where he lives???


--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

sf > wrote:

>Everyone has their own reality.

Certainly that was Aldous Huxley's opinion.


Steve

On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:48:56 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> sf > wrote:
>
> >Everyone has their own reality.
>
> Certainly that was Aldous Huxley's opinion.
>
>
Heh, great minds!

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:47:17 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:46:04 +0000 (UTC), enigma >
>wrote:
>
>> Way Back Jack > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> > None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it
>> > was as commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some
>> > hippie-owned specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>>
>> i can get barley at any local grocery store, either here in NH or in
>> upstate NY. where are you looking that you *can't* find it?
>> lee
>
>Everyone has their own reality. What he says may be very true for him
>and not true for others. Who lives where he lives???

WTF knows, I don't remember seeing where he said... if he lives in
Arizona he's not going to find barley, leastways not now... no one is
going to be cooking with barley when temps are over 100º so stores
won't be stocking what ain't gonna sell... ice would sell well there
all year but come winter here in NY I can't give it away free for
nothing. During winter months here at eateries allover barley is very
often soup du jour but never during warm months

On Jun 26, 8:46*pm, enigma > wrote:
> Way Back Jack > wrote :
>
> > None of the food stores carries it. *I recall that as a kid, it
> > was as commonplace as packages of rice. *Now you have to find some
> > hippie-owned specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>
> i can get barley at any local grocery store, either here in NH or in
> upstate NY. where are you looking that you *can't* find it?
> lee

I suspect the original poster is either an idiot or a troll.

On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, ---- wrote:

> On Jun 26, 8:46*pm, enigma > wrote:
>> Way Back Jack > wrote :
>>
>>> None of the food stores carries it. *I recall that as a kid, it
>>> was as commonplace as packages of rice. *Now you have to find some
>>> hippie-owned specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>>
>> i can get barley at any local grocery store, either here in NH or in
>> upstate NY. where are you looking that you *can't* find it?
>> lee
>
> I suspect the original poster is either an idiot or a troll.
>
Or both. They don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive.

Michael

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011, Way Back Jack wrote:

> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.
>
You must be doing something wrong.

While I can't say I've looked for barley anyway in recent years, I rarely
go to "natural food stores" and haven't in maybe as much as 20 years.
Virtually everything I got at such stores can now be found at the average
grocery store, and if not there, then some small local "ethnic" store, not
even grocery store but more like corner store. It's all become
mainstream, so I can't imagine barley is the exception.

Michael

Wasn't it Way Back Jack who said...
> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

Moron. The D'Anna Family is hardly what I'd call hippies, yet
the Mars Supermarket down the street from you probably has four
different varieties of barley - at least the one in Carney does.

Maybe if you stopped whining about how stuff was, and open your
goddamned eyes, you'd find it a lot easier.



JnP

On Jun 26, 12:07*pm, Way Back Jack > wrote:
> None of the food stores carries it. *I recall that as a kid, it was as
> commonplace as packages of rice. *Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

I can find it easily, no problem - did you look in the aisle where the
flour is? where the soup is? It's usually either on the very top
shelf, or the very bottom shelf, at my supermarket.

N.

Its with the soups in my super market - but I get it in 5# lots through food
co-op.

Jan

--
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As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying
"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
On Jun 26, 12:07 pm, Way Back Jack > wrote:
> None of the food stores carries it. I recall that as a kid, it was as
> commonplace as packages of rice. Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

I can find it easily, no problem - did you look in the aisle where the
flour is? where the soup is? It's usually either on the very top
shelf, or the very bottom shelf, at my supermarket.

N.

On Jun 26, 1:07*pm, Way Back Jack > wrote:
> None of the food stores carries it. *I recall that as a kid, it was as
> commonplace as packages of rice. *Now you have to find some hippie-owned
> specialty food shop if you hope to find it.

Where are you?
All the supermarkets where I live carry it. Both their own store brand
as well as Goya brand.
Are you looking in the right place? It's usually near the dried beans.
Target and Walmart even have it.

Are you just looking for attention?

Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:07:42 -0400, Way Back Jack wrote:
>
>> None of the food stores carries it.
>
> I've bought it at Hole Foods, Wheatsville, Sprouts, Newflower, Sun
> Harvest, and Central Market. That's 10 stores in all.
>
> Your statement would seem to be false.
>
> -sw
>

"Hole" Foods?
That sounds pretty gross!

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:53:58 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:07:42 -0400, Way Back Jack wrote:
>
>> None of the food stores carries it.
>
> I've bought it at Hole Foods, Wheatsville, Sprouts, Newflower, Sun
> Harvest, and Central Market. That's 10 stores in all.

Yeah, like he said: hippie shops loctaed 40 miles away from anywhere.


> Your statement would seem to be false.
>
> -sw

----

On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:19:05 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:53:18 -0400, Diane Roselles wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:53:58 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:07:42 -0400, Way Back Jack wrote:
>>>
>>>> None of the food stores carries it.
>>>
>>> I've bought it at Hole Foods, Wheatsville, Sprouts, Newflower, Sun
>>> Harvest, and Central Market. That's 10 stores in all.
>>
>> Yeah, like he said: hippie shops loctaed 40 miles away from anywhere.
>
> Try again, snide bitch. All these are within 0-4 miles of downtown
> Austin.
>
> -sw

So that's where all the hippies ended up ... about 1,000 miles from me.