Recap: An impulse buy. Someone posted about spinach dip and I was
shopping and bought a jar of Tostitos brand spinach dip. The dip was
awful. Way too salty and I am not afraid of salt. So I wrote an email
and complained.

As expected, a coupon arrived in the mail. Good for up to $4.99 on any
Frito Lay/Pepsico product.

I have to wonder who sends out coupons expecting you to buy more of
something you didn't like in the first place. LOL I've got until July
2015 (coupon expiration) to figure it out.

Do I want some Fritos? When I was a very little girl my mother used to
make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using crushed
corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Recap: An impulse buy. Someone posted about spinach dip and I was
> shopping and bought a jar of Tostitos brand spinach dip. The dip was
> awful. Way too salty and I am not afraid of salt. So I wrote an
> email and complained.
>
> As expected, a coupon arrived in the mail. Good for up to $4.99 on
> any Frito Lay/Pepsico product.
>
> I have to wonder who sends out coupons expecting you to buy more of
> something you didn't like in the first place. LOL I've got until July
> 2015 (coupon expiration) to figure it out.
>
> Do I want some Fritos? When I was a very little girl my mother used
> to make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using
> crushed corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper.
> Called for Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside
> of 1961. LOL I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon
> patties using crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.
>
> Jill
>
You have a lot of time on your hands, eh?

On 2015-01-17, jmcquown > wrote:

> I have to wonder who sends out coupons expecting you to buy more of
> something you didn't like in the first place.

What did you expect in a consumer economy/society? How does a
vendor placate its irate customers? By giving them more to consume,
of course!

nb

On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:38:57 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> Recap: An impulse buy. Someone posted about spinach dip and I was
> shopping and bought a jar of Tostitos brand spinach dip. The dip was
> awful. Way too salty and I am not afraid of salt. So I wrote an email
> and complained.
>
> As expected, a coupon arrived in the mail. Good for up to $4.99 on any
> Frito Lay/Pepsico product.
>
> I have to wonder who sends out coupons expecting you to buy more of
> something you didn't like in the first place. LOL I've got until July
> 2015 (coupon expiration) to figure it out.
>
> Do I want some Fritos? When I was a very little girl my mother used to
> make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using crushed
> corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
> Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
> I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
> crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.
>
Wait until they go on a twofer sale and then buy Lay's Lightly Salted
Potato Chips.


--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 1/18/2015 9:59 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:38:57 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> Do I want some Fritos? When I was a very little girl my mother used to
>> make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using crushed
>> corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
>> Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
>> I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
>> crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.
>>
> Wait until they go on a twofer sale and then buy Lay's Lightly Salted
> Potato Chips.
>
>
That's a thought. I do occasionally get a potato chip craving.

Jill

On 1/18/2015 9:39 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/18/2015 9:59 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:38:57 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Do I want some Fritos? When I was a very little girl my mother used to
>>> make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using crushed
>>> corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
>>> Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
>>> I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
>>> crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.
>>>
>> Wait until they go on a twofer sale and then buy Lay's Lightly Salted
>> Potato Chips.
>>
>>
> That's a thought. I do occasionally get a potato chip craving.
>
> Jill

Somewhere I have a recipe from one of my aunts for a salmon souffle that
is topped with chips. I'll see if I can find it. It's very good and
uses canned salmon.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 2015-01-18 10:39 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>> Wait until they go on a twofer sale and then buy Lay's Lightly Salted
>> Potato Chips.
>>
>>
> That's a thought. I do occasionally get a potato chip craving.
>
>
Thank goodness I don't. The last time we bought potato chips was for a
party close to 20 years ago. I confess that if somebody puts chips in
front of me I will eat them. I never have them in the house. Maybe
once a year, usually when we go to our family camp week, I buy a bag of
Doritos.

On 17-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:

> When I was a very little girl my mother used to
> make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using crushed
> corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
> Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
> I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
> crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.

I never heard of Corn Doodles; but, Wise makes wavy corn chips called Dipsy
Doodles. Were Corn Doodles like wide, wavy Fritos? Maybe it's another of
licensing/naming things like the Old London et al Cheese Waffies vs. Whise
Cheese Wheels - same product, different name.

--
Change Cujo to Juno for email.

On 1/18/2015 11:25 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-01-18 10:39 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> Wait until they go on a twofer sale and then buy Lay's Lightly Salted
>>> Potato Chips.
>>>
>>>
>> That's a thought. I do occasionally get a potato chip craving.
>>
>>
> Thank goodness I don't. The last time we bought potato chips was for a
> party close to 20 years ago. I confess that if somebody puts chips in
> front of me I will eat them. I never have them in the house. Maybe
> once a year, usually when we go to our family camp week, I buy a bag of
> Doritos.
>
I liked Doritos fine when they first came out, just corn tortilla chips.
The white corn chips came out a few years later, IIRC. Then they
started adding all those artificial flavours and coatings. Ugh!

Sour cream and dill as a chip *dip* is good. Sour cream and onion, too.
Vinegar and salt potato chips? Hey, it's not fish & chips, it's a
package of crispy thin fried potatoes. A snack.

Dill pickle flavoured potato chips? If I wanted a dill pickle I
wouldn't be buying a bag of potato chips. :-D

Jill

On 1/18/2015 12:45 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 17-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> When I was a very little girl my mother used to
>> make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using crushed
>> corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
>> Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
>> I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
>> crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.
>
> I never heard of Corn Doodles; but, Wise makes wavy corn chips called Dipsy
> Doodles. Were Corn Doodles like wide, wavy Fritos? Maybe it's another of
> licensing/naming things like the Old London et al Cheese Waffies vs. Whise
> Cheese Wheels - same product, different name.
>
I had to look it up and yes, quite possibly Wise brand later renamed
Dipsy Doodles. I know the recipe dates back to 1961. I probably have
the original clipping Mom cut from from the newspaper somewhere around
here. Goofy me, I save things like that.

She called them "Corn Doodle Burgers". It's a fond memory. I do like
salmon patties. I just don't make them with crushed corn chips anymore.

Jill

On 2015-01-18 12:54 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>> Thank goodness I don't. The last time we bought potato chips was for a
>> party close to 20 years ago. I confess that if somebody puts chips in
>> front of me I will eat them. I never have them in the house. Maybe
>> once a year, usually when we go to our family camp week, I buy a bag of
>> Doritos.
>>
> I liked Doritos fine when they first came out, just corn tortilla chips.
> The white corn chips came out a few years later, IIRC. Then they
> started adding all those artificial flavours and coatings. Ugh!
>
> Sour cream and dill as a chip *dip* is good. Sour cream and onion, too.
> Vinegar and salt potato chips? Hey, it's not fish & chips, it's a
> package of crispy thin fried potatoes. A snack.
>
> Dill pickle flavoured potato chips? If I wanted a dill pickle I
> wouldn't be buying a bag of potato chips. :-D
>

I can't tell you what flavours they have here now because I rarely even
look at the stock in that section of the grocery store, but I do
remember their having been BBQ, salt and vinegar, sour cream and dill.
A few decades ago there were trying all sorts of weird flavours, like
orange, cherry and grape. They sounded too disgusting to even try.

On 18-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:

> On 1/18/2015 12:45 PM, l not -l wrote:
> > On 17-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
> >
> >> When I was a very little girl my mother used to
> >> make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using crushed
> >> corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
> >> Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
> >> I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
> >> crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.
> >
> > I never heard of Corn Doodles; but, Wise makes wavy corn chips called
> > Dipsy
> > Doodles. Were Corn Doodles like wide, wavy Fritos? Maybe it's another
> > of
> > licensing/naming things like the Old London et al Cheese Waffies vs.
> > Whise
> > Cheese Wheels - same product, different name.
> >
> I had to look it up and yes, quite possibly Wise brand later renamed
> Dipsy Doodles. I know the recipe dates back to 1961. I probably have
> the original clipping Mom cut from from the newspaper somewhere around
> here. Goofy me, I save things like that.
>
> She called them "Corn Doodle Burgers". It's a fond memory. I do like
> salmon patties. I just don't make them with crushed corn chips anymore.
>
>
> Jill

If you ever do run across that recipe, I'd be willing to try it. A few
times per year I make salmon patties; Corn Doodle Burgers might make an
interesting twist. Or, maybe sometime I'll just substitute Fritos for the
cracker crumbs I usually put in salmon patties and see what that's like.

--
Change Cujo to Juno for email.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/18/2015 11:25 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2015-01-18 10:39 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>> Wait until they go on a twofer sale and then buy Lay's Lightly Salted
>>>> Potato Chips.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> That's a thought. I do occasionally get a potato chip craving.
>>>
>>>
>> Thank goodness I don't. The last time we bought potato chips was for a
>> party close to 20 years ago. I confess that if somebody puts chips in
>> front of me I will eat them. I never have them in the house. Maybe
>> once a year, usually when we go to our family camp week, I buy a bag of
>> Doritos.
>>
> I liked Doritos fine when they first came out, just corn tortilla chips.
> The white corn chips came out a few years later, IIRC. Then they started
> adding all those artificial flavours and coatings. Ugh!
>
> Sour cream and dill as a chip *dip* is good. Sour cream and onion, too.
> Vinegar and salt potato chips? Hey, it's not fish & chips, it's a package
> of crispy thin fried potatoes. A snack.
>
> Dill pickle flavoured potato chips? If I wanted a dill pickle I wouldn't
> be buying a bag of potato chips. :-D

They've been making the toasted corn Doritos for years which seem pretty
much like the original but they're not available in all areas.

On 1/18/2015 2:29 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 18-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> On 1/18/2015 12:45 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>> On 17-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>
>>>> When I was a very little girl my mother used to
>>>> make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using crushed
>>>> corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
>>>> Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
>>>> I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
>>>> crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.
>>>
>>> I never heard of Corn Doodles; but, Wise makes wavy corn chips called
>>> Dipsy
>>> Doodles. Were Corn Doodles like wide, wavy Fritos? Maybe it's another
>>> of
>>> licensing/naming things like the Old London et al Cheese Waffies vs.
>>> Whise
>>> Cheese Wheels - same product, different name.
>>>
>> I had to look it up and yes, quite possibly Wise brand later renamed
>> Dipsy Doodles. I know the recipe dates back to 1961. I probably have
>> the original clipping Mom cut from from the newspaper somewhere around
>> here. Goofy me, I save things like that.
>>
>> She called them "Corn Doodle Burgers". It's a fond memory. I do like
>> salmon patties. I just don't make them with crushed corn chips anymore.
>>
>>
>> Jill
>
> If you ever do run across that recipe, I'd be willing to try it. A few
> times per year I make salmon patties; Corn Doodle Burgers might make an
> interesting twist. Or, maybe sometime I'll just substitute Fritos for the
> cracker crumbs I usually put in salmon patties and see what that's like.
>
Follow the same recipe you generally use but add a cup of crushed corn
chips rather than crackers.

I found where I tried to "spruce it up". Yeah, dried onions, garlic and
parsley. Mom didn't do that. The basic recipe is outside the * marks.

I don't keep sour cream in the house unless I buy it for use in
something specific. Mayonannaise is also not something I think much
about although I usually have a small jar in the fridge. It worked well
for this when I didn't feel like going out to buy sour cream.

Corn Doodle Burgers

1 can red salmon, drained and small bones removed
2 c. corn chips, crushed
1/2 tsp. pepper
2-3 beaten eggs
2 Tbs. sour cream (I've used mayonnaise with the same results)
*1/2 Tbs. onion, minced (I use Penzey's dehydrated minced onion)
*1 clove garlic, minced (I use Penzey's granulated garlic)
*1 tsp. dried parsley

Drain and mash the canned salmon. Blend in all ingredients together in a
mixing bowl and let sit for a bit to reconsitute the onion and garlic.

Form mixture into small patties; you should get about 8 of them out of
the mixture. Heat about 1/4 cup of oil in a 12 inch skillet. Brown four
patties at a time. Turn them after about 3 minutes and fry until both
sides of the patties are golden brown. Remove the patties to a paper
plate or paper towel and cook the remaining patties.

Jill

On 18-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:

> On 1/18/2015 2:29 PM, l not -l wrote:
<snipped>
> >>> On 17-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
> >>>
> >> She called them "Corn Doodle Burgers". It's a fond memory. I do like
> >> salmon patties. I just don't make them with crushed corn chips
> >> anymore.
> >>
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > If you ever do run across that recipe, I'd be willing to try it. A few
> > times per year I make salmon patties; Corn Doodle Burgers might make an
> > interesting twist. Or, maybe sometime I'll just substitute Fritos for
> > the
> > cracker crumbs I usually put in salmon patties and see what that's like.
> >
> Follow the same recipe you generally use but add a cup of crushed corn
> chips rather than crackers.
>
> I found where I tried to "spruce it up". Yeah, dried onions, garlic and
> parsley. Mom didn't do that. The basic recipe is outside the * marks.
>
> I don't keep sour cream in the house unless I buy it for use in
> something specific. Mayonannaise is also not something I think much
> about although I usually have a small jar in the fridge. It worked well
> for this when I didn't feel like going out to buy sour cream.
>
> Corn Doodle Burgers
>
> 1 can red salmon, drained and small bones removed
> 2 c. corn chips, crushed
> 1/2 tsp. pepper
> 2-3 beaten eggs
> 2 Tbs. sour cream (I've used mayonnaise with the same results)
> *1/2 Tbs. onion, minced (I use Penzey's dehydrated minced onion)
> *1 clove garlic, minced (I use Penzey's granulated garlic)
> *1 tsp. dried parsley
>
> Drain and mash the canned salmon. Blend in all ingredients together in a
> mixing bowl and let sit for a bit to reconsitute the onion and garlic.
>
> Form mixture into small patties; you should get about 8 of them out of
> the mixture. Heat about 1/4 cup of oil in a 12 inch skillet. Brown four
> patties at a time. Turn them after about 3 minutes and fry until both
> sides of the patties are golden brown. Remove the patties to a paper
> plate or paper towel and cook the remaining patties.
>
> Jill

Thanks; I'll give it a try sometime.
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On 1/18/2015 10:24 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 1/18/2015 9:39 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 1/18/2015 9:59 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:38:57 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do I want some Fritos? When I was a very little girl my mother used to
>>>> make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using crushed
>>>> corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
>>>> Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
>>>> I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
>>>> crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.
>>>>
>>> Wait until they go on a twofer sale and then buy Lay's Lightly Salted
>>> Potato Chips.
>>>
>>>
>> That's a thought. I do occasionally get a potato chip craving.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Somewhere I have a recipe from one of my aunts for a salmon souffle that
> is topped with chips. I'll see if I can find it. It's very good and
> uses canned salmon.
>

I could not find the recipe. Will ask my cousin, but she's not a cook
so I doubt if she would have it.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 1/18/2015 2:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/18/2015 2:29 PM, l not -l wrote:
>> On 18-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/18/2015 12:45 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>>> On 17-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> When I was a very little girl my mother used to
>>>>> make salmon patties (she called them Corn Doodle Burgers) using
>>>>> crushed
>>>>> corn chips. It was a recipe she clipped from a newspaper. Called for
>>>>> Corn Doodles. Doubt anyone can find Corn Doodles outside of 1961. LOL
>>>>> I'll admit as a young adult I sometimes made salmon patties using
>>>>> crushed Fritos corn chips. Not lately.
>>>>
>>>> I never heard of Corn Doodles; but, Wise makes wavy corn chips called
>>>> Dipsy
>>>> Doodles. Were Corn Doodles like wide, wavy Fritos? Maybe it's
>>>> another
>>>> of
>>>> licensing/naming things like the Old London et al Cheese Waffies vs.
>>>> Whise
>>>> Cheese Wheels - same product, different name.
>>>>
>>> I had to look it up and yes, quite possibly Wise brand later renamed
>>> Dipsy Doodles. I know the recipe dates back to 1961. I probably have
>>> the original clipping Mom cut from from the newspaper somewhere around
>>> here. Goofy me, I save things like that.
>>>
>>> She called them "Corn Doodle Burgers". It's a fond memory. I do like
>>> salmon patties. I just don't make them with crushed corn chips anymore.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> If you ever do run across that recipe, I'd be willing to try it. A few
>> times per year I make salmon patties; Corn Doodle Burgers might make an
>> interesting twist. Or, maybe sometime I'll just substitute Fritos
>> for the
>> cracker crumbs I usually put in salmon patties and see what that's like.
>>
> Follow the same recipe you generally use but add a cup of crushed corn
> chips rather than crackers.
>
> I found where I tried to "spruce it up". Yeah, dried onions, garlic and
> parsley. Mom didn't do that. The basic recipe is outside the * marks.
>
> I don't keep sour cream in the house unless I buy it for use in
> something specific. Mayonannaise is also not something I think much
> about although I usually have a small jar in the fridge. It worked well
> for this when I didn't feel like going out to buy sour cream.
>
> Corn Doodle Burgers
>
> 1 can red salmon, drained and small bones removed
> 2 c. corn chips, crushed
> 1/2 tsp. pepper
> 2-3 beaten eggs
> 2 Tbs. sour cream (I've used mayonnaise with the same results)
> *1/2 Tbs. onion, minced (I use Penzey's dehydrated minced onion)
> *1 clove garlic, minced (I use Penzey's granulated garlic)
> *1 tsp. dried parsley
>
> Drain and mash the canned salmon. Blend in all ingredients together in a
> mixing bowl and let sit for a bit to reconsitute the onion and garlic.
>
> Form mixture into small patties; you should get about 8 of them out of
> the mixture. Heat about 1/4 cup of oil in a 12 inch skillet. Brown four
> patties at a time. Turn them after about 3 minutes and fry until both
> sides of the patties are golden brown. Remove the patties to a paper
> plate or paper towel and cook the remaining patties.
>


I mash up the bones, never remove them. Great source of calcium and
most of us gals are of an age where we need that calcium.


--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 1/18/2015 5:43 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:

> I mash up the bones, never remove them. Great source of calcium and
> most of us gals are of an age where we need that calcium.
>
>
Did I mention the recipe was from 1961 or thereabouts? It said remove
the bones so she did. So did I for many years until I realized there
was no point. They're soft. They mash right in.

Jill

On 1/18/2015 6:32 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:38:57 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> As expected, a coupon arrived in the mail. Good for up to $4.99 on any
>> Frito Lay/Pepsico product.
>
> I would use the coupon for Tropicana orange juice, Stacy's pita chips,
> or Sabra hummus.
>
> Note that the coupon can only be used for one product, not for $4.99
> worth of products. So get the single most expensive product you can.
>
> -sw
>
Yes, Steve, I know how coupons work. I must be the only person on the
planet who doesn't like hummus. Don't ask me why. I like chickpeas.

Jill

On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 5:39:09 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> Recap: An impulse buy. Someone posted about spinach dip and I was
> shopping and bought a jar of Tostitos brand spinach dip. The dip was
> awful. Way too salty and I am not afraid of salt. So I wrote an email
> and complained.
>
> As expected, a coupon arrived in the mail. Good for up to $4.99 on any
> Frito Lay/Pepsico product.
>
> I have to wonder who sends out coupons expecting you to buy more of
> something you didn't like in the first place. LOL I've got until July
> 2015 (coupon expiration) to figure it out.

All the letters, calls and emails in the world won't change a product. Total boycott will. Ppl love their salt, so don't hang waitin' for much of a drop in demand.

On 1/18/2015 7:16 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 5:39:09 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>> Recap: An impulse buy. Someone posted about spinach dip and I was
>> shopping and bought a jar of Tostitos brand spinach dip. The dip was
>> awful. Way too salty and I am not afraid of salt. So I wrote an email
>> and complained.
>>
>> As expected, a coupon arrived in the mail. Good for up to $4.99 on any
>> Frito Lay/Pepsico product.
>>
>> I have to wonder who sends out coupons expecting you to buy more of
>> something you didn't like in the first place. LOL I've got until July
>> 2015 (coupon expiration) to figure it out.
>
> All the letters, calls and emails in the world won't change a product. Total boycott will. Ppl love their salt, so don't hang waitin' for much of a drop in demand.
>
I can't control what the general public buys. I can, however, let the
mfg. know why I didn't like the product and won't be buying it again.
Do I expect to change the world? Nope. Are they planning a massive
recall because I don't like Tostitos Spinach Dip? Nope.

If everyone kept their mouths shut nothing would ever change. I believe
if people don't like a product (or a service, whatever) they should
speak up. Being silent accomplishes nothing.

I also, I hope, provided a small public service on RFC by strongly
recommending *against* buying Tostitos Spinach Dip.

Jill

On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 11:54:36 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>
> >
> I liked Doritos fine when they first came out, just corn tortilla chips.
>
The plain ones are sold under the Tostitos brand.
>
> Jill

--Bryan

On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 4:57:35 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/18/2015 5:43 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> > I mash up the bones, never remove them. Great source of calcium and
> > most of us gals are of an age where we need that calcium.
> >
> >
> Did I mention the recipe was from 1961 or thereabouts? It said remove
> the bones so she did. So did I for many years until I realized there
> was no point. They're soft. They mash right in.
>
I remember when Steve posted, "The 1960s called. They want their recipe back."
>
> Jill

--Bryan

On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 7:16:17 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/18/2015 7:16 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> > On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 5:39:09 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> >> Recap: An impulse buy. Someone posted about spinach dip and I was
> >> shopping and bought a jar of Tostitos brand spinach dip. The dip was
> >> awful. Way too salty and I am not afraid of salt. So I wrote an email
> >> and complained.
> >>
> >> As expected, a coupon arrived in the mail. Good for up to $4.99 on any
> >> Frito Lay/Pepsico product.
> >>
> >> I have to wonder who sends out coupons expecting you to buy more of
> >> something you didn't like in the first place. LOL I've got until July
> >> 2015 (coupon expiration) to figure it out.
> >
> > All the letters, calls and emails in the world won't change a product. Total boycott will. Ppl love their salt, so don't hang waitin' for much of a drop in demand.
> >
> I can't control what the general public buys. I can, however, let the
> mfg. know why I didn't like the product and won't be buying it again.
> Do I expect to change the world? Nope. Are they planning a massive
> recall because I don't like Tostitos Spinach Dip? Nope.
>
>
How could you have not expected it to be nasty in the first place?
>
> Jill

--Bryan

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:09:18 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> I must be the only person on the
> planet who doesn't like hummus. Don't ask me why. I like chickpeas.

I'm the opposite. I HATE whole chickpeas, but I like hummus.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 16:16:24 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote:

> On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 5:39:09 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > As expected, a coupon arrived in the mail. Good for up to $4.99 on any
> > Frito Lay/Pepsico product.
> >
> > I have to wonder who sends out coupons expecting you to buy more of
> > something you didn't like in the first place. LOL I've got until July
> > 2015 (coupon expiration) to figure it out.
>
> All the letters, calls and emails in the world won't change a product. Total boycott will. Ppl love their salt, so don't hang waitin' for much of a drop in demand.

Pay attention. Lay's Lightly Salted potato chips go on sale at least
once a month, if not more often. I know this because hubby went
through a phase where he wanted me to buy them for him, but only if
they were on sale.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:33:45 -0800 (PST), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:

> How could you have not expected it to be nasty in the first place?

Believe or not products like that have improved in the last few years.
It's up to you to choose to try them or not, but for god sake - don't
expect others to think and act the same way you do, Sheldon... er
Bryan.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room.

I once got Tostitos restaurant style salsa for tacos and it was awful. Maybe their chunky salsa would be ok.

On 2015-01-19 8:45 AM, l not -l wrote:

>> Yes, Steve, I know how coupons work. I must be the only person on the
>> planet who doesn't like hummus. Don't ask me why. I like chickpeas.
>>
>> Jill
> You are not alone; I do not like hummus either. I've had it house-made in
> Greek restaurants, home-made and store-bought - I dislike it all. However, I
> also dislike chickpeas.
>

I never used to like hummus. I had had only store bought and was not
impressed. The worst I had was something that they were handing out
samples of in the supermarket. I wished I had had some place to spit it
out. I thought they would have been better off to have people try it and
not like it than to give it away and have no sales at all.

Then one day I had some in a middle eastern restaurant and it was
incredible. I started making it at home, and it is a lot better than
store bought.

On 1/19/2015 12:12 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:09:18 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I must be the only person on the
>> planet who doesn't like hummus. Don't ask me why. I like chickpeas.
>
> I'm the opposite. I HATE whole chickpeas, but I like hummus.
>

whole chickpeas are so much better when you soak them overnight and cook
them up yourself the next day. Let them cool to room temp then salt and
pepper them to your personal taste.

The texture is really different from canned chickpeas.
--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 13:45:06 GMT, l not -l wrote:
>
>> On 18-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, Steve, I know how coupons work.
>
>
> No you don't!
>
>
>>> I must be the only person on the
>>> planet who doesn't like hummus. Don't ask me why. I like chickpeas.
>>>
>> You are not alone; I do not like hummus either. I've had it house-made
>> in
>> Greek restaurants, home-made and store-bought - I dislike it all.
>> However, I
>> also dislike chickpeas.
>
>
> I don't like it with lemon juice so I leave the sour component out, or
> I'll neutralize lemon juice with baking soda first. Most retail
> brands and even some restaurants use soybean oil instead of extra
> virgin olive oil, and citric acid instead of lemon. So I stay away
> form most retail brands. Sabra I use to get at Costco before makign
> my own and theirs was acceptable.

Sabra is about the only one I do not like. Granted I only tried it once.
From Costco. I suppose there is a chance that it was spoiled or something.
It had a very foul taste to it. I have liked all of the other brands that I
tried, unless they had certain flavors. I do like lemon. I don't like red
pepper, even though I like red peppers.

> wrote in message
...
>I once got Tostitos restaurant style salsa for tacos and it was awful.
>Maybe their chunky salsa would be ok.

I don't care for that salsa much. It's okay but certainly not my favorite.

On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:45:02 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
>> On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 13:45:06 GMT, l not -l wrote:
>>
>>> On 18-Jan-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, Steve, I know how coupons work.
>>
>>
>> No you don't!
>>
>>
>>>> I must be the only person on the
>>>> planet who doesn't like hummus. Don't ask me why. I like chickpeas.
>>>>
>>> You are not alone; I do not like hummus either. I've had it house-made
>>> in
>>> Greek restaurants, home-made and store-bought - I dislike it all.
>>> However, I
>>> also dislike chickpeas.
>>
>>
>> I don't like it with lemon juice so I leave the sour component out, or
>> I'll neutralize lemon juice with baking soda first. Most retail
>> brands and even some restaurants use soybean oil instead of extra
>> virgin olive oil, and citric acid instead of lemon. So I stay away
>> form most retail brands. Sabra I use to get at Costco before makign
>> my own and theirs was acceptable.
>
>Sabra is about the only one I do not like. Granted I only tried it once.
>From Costco. I suppose there is a chance that it was spoiled or something.
>It had a very foul taste to it. I have liked all of the other brands that I
>tried, unless they had certain flavors. I do like lemon. I don't like red
>pepper, even though I like red peppers.

Hummus isn't my favourite food, but my DH likes it for a snack so I
make it from scratch for him. I would never consider buying it
pre-made. Chick peas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, roasted red pepper,
cumin, and salt.

I even bought a little food processor for making it. My big food
processor was overkill.

Doris