"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 1:48:05 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski
>> > wrote:
>> > > Yesterday we went to the Cheeseshop of Centerbrook here in CT.
>> > > We don't get to that area often and this is the first visit this
>> > > year, but the staff still remembered us.
>> > > http://cheeseshopofcenterbrook.com/
>> > >
>> > > They have an unbelievable selection of cheeses as well as some
>> > > meats and other specialties. We walked out with about 5 pounds
>> > > of cheeses, including two of my favorites, Cotswold and Coastal
>> > > Cheddar. We also bought some Serrano ham, prosciutto, and salami.
>> >
>> > The best place to get cheese over here would probably be Costco. I
>> > don't think we have any cheese shops on the rock.
>>
>> Costco has good cheese and good prices but you have to buy so much at
>> a time!
>
> Hi Julie, generally cheese freezes well so you can cut the block down
> and double ziploc it for 6 months or more. Softer cheeses don't freeze
> as well but your standard cheddar and such do.

I don't have freezer space for cheese.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/28/2017 3:52 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>
>> No BJs or Cabots here. I think Costco cheese is usually around 5 pound
>> blocks or bigger. Let me check. Yep. Blocks of cheddar are 5 pounds but
>> you can get 40 pounds. Sliced cheese is often a 1.5 oz package. We can
>> easily go through a 12 oz. block. One problem with a bigger block is that
>> it can be hard to cut into and just deal with in general. And I like to
>> keep a variety of cheeses. We do probably eat more cheddar than anything
>> though.
>>
>
> Wow, that sounds dumb to me. I can see maybe a 2# piece but 5 is too much
> for most of us. BJ's has a display case loaded with a variety of cheeses
> from about 12 oz to 2 pounds. I think they do have sliced American in the
> 5# box but I'm not interested in that,

I can go through 5 pounds of cheese quite easily. I just have a hard time
handling a block that large. Not only is it hard to grate but it's even hard
to cut down to size. The good thing is that I can get a good price on
Tillamoos and Tillamook shreds at the business Costco. We go through tons of
those.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/28/2017 9:26 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 10/28/2017 3:52 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>
>>> No BJs or Cabots here. I think Costco cheese is usually around 5 pound
>>> blocks or bigger. Let me check. Yep. Blocks of cheddar are 5 pounds but
>>> you can get 40 pounds.
>
>> Wow, that sounds dumb to me. I can see maybe a 2# piece but 5 is too much
>> for most of us.
>
> I just picked up a block of Cabot 3 year cheddar at Costco on
> Thursday. It weighs 2.09 pounds.
>
> Online is probably a different story but I don't buy food like
> that online.
>
> nancy

Cabot is not available here. I don't generally buy cheese online but I have
had it shipped from them as gifts.

"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 00:52:18 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 10/27/2017 5:06 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The best place to get cheese over here would probably be Costco. I
>>>>> don't
>>>>> think we have any cheese shops on the rock.
>>>>
>>>> Costco has good cheese and good prices but you have to buy so much at a
>>>> time!
>>>
>>> We buy at BJs, pretty much the same as Costco. I can buy 12 ounce packs
>>> of Cabot cheddar. If that is too much, cut it, wrap well to keep air
>>> out
>>> and it will last months.
>>
>>No BJs or Cabots here. I think Costco cheese is usually around 5 pound
>>blocks or bigger. Let me check. Yep. Blocks of cheddar are 5 pounds but
>>you
>>can get 40 pounds. Sliced cheese is often a 1.5 oz package. We can easily
>>go
>>through a 12 oz. block. One problem with a bigger block is that it can be
>>hard to cut into and just deal with in general. And I like to keep a
>>variety
>>of cheeses. We do probably eat more cheddar than anything though.
>>
> snip
>
> that must be just at the business Costco. Cheese is available in 2
> places in my store. One place is just the upper end cheeses and those
> packages are less than a pound to maybe 2.5 pounds max. The other
> aisle has 2.5 to maybe 5 pound packages of name-brand cheese. Nothing
> larger here.

That is at the business one. Not sure about the regular one. Haven't been
there in some time.

On 10/28/2017 8:32 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> I just picked up a block of Cabot 3 year cheddar at Costco on
>> Thursday.Â* It weighs 2.09 pounds.
>>
>> Online is probably a different story but I don't buy food like
>> that online.

> Cabot is not available here. I don't generally buy cheese online but I
> have had it shipped from them as gifts.

It was just an example of one of the many cheeses you can buy at
Costco that aren't anything near 5 pounds.

nancy

On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 17:32:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>> On 10/28/2017 9:26 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 10/28/2017 3:52 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>> No BJs or Cabots here. I think Costco cheese is usually around 5 pound
>>>> blocks or bigger. Let me check. Yep. Blocks of cheddar are 5 pounds but
>>>> you can get 40 pounds.
>>
>>> Wow, that sounds dumb to me. I can see maybe a 2# piece but 5 is too much
>>> for most of us.
>>
>> I just picked up a block of Cabot 3 year cheddar at Costco on
>> Thursday. It weighs 2.09 pounds.
>>
>> Online is probably a different story but I don't buy food like
>> that online.
>>
>> nancy
>
>Cabot is not available here. I don't generally buy cheese online but I have
>had it shipped from them as gifts.

Walmart carries Cabot in most states

On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:28:58 -0400, Nancy Young >
wrote:

>On 10/28/2017 8:32 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> I just picked up a block of Cabot 3 year cheddar at Costco on
>>> Thursday.* It weighs 2.09 pounds.
>>>
>>> Online is probably a different story but I don't buy food like
>>> that online.
>
>> Cabot is not available here. I don't generally buy cheese online but I
>> have had it shipped from them as gifts.
>
>It was just an example of one of the many cheeses you can buy at
>Costco that aren't anything near 5 pounds.
>
>nancy
>
>
I wish my Costco carried Cabot. I think it is way better than
Tillamook which is what my Costco carries.
Janet US

On 10/28/2017 10:57 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:28:58 -0400, Nancy Young >
> wrote:

>> It was just an example of one of the many cheeses you can buy at
>> Costco that aren't anything near 5 pounds.

> I wish my Costco carried Cabot. I think it is way better than
> Tillamook which is what my Costco carries.

I don't buy a lot of cheese so I don't know if they usually have
this 3 year Cabot. It's in a black wrapper.

nancy

On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 23:17:59 -0400, Nancy Young >
wrote:

>On 10/28/2017 10:57 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:28:58 -0400, Nancy Young >
>> wrote:
>
>>> It was just an example of one of the many cheeses you can buy at
>>> Costco that aren't anything near 5 pounds.
>
>> I wish my Costco carried Cabot. I think it is way better than
>> Tillamook which is what my Costco carries.
>
>I don't buy a lot of cheese so I don't know if they usually have
>this 3 year Cabot. It's in a black wrapper.
>
>nancy
that's good stuff
Janet US

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 00:52:18 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> No BJs or Cabots here.
>
> Fred Meyer and QFC both carry Cabot cheese. Gee, imagine that -
> another lie.
>
>> I think Costco cheese is usually around 5 pound
>> blocks or bigger. Let me check. Yep. Blocks of cheddar are 5 pounds but
>> you
>> can get 40 pounds.
>
> Costco (such as the one in Woodnville) Kirkland brand cheddar cheese
> (and Monterey Jack, and Colby Jack) come in 32 ounce packages. Only
> the American cheese is in 5lb blocks (of slices). The Business
> Costco's may carry larger blocks, but why would you shop at a business
> Costco if you're always bitching about large sizes and limited
> selection when you have a regular Costco even closer to you?
>
> Oh, never mind!

The Woodinville Costco is closer to my house. When Angela was going to the
dance studio in Woodinville (they have since moved), I went there pretty
much weekly. When we were going almost weekly to Target, we went there
almost weekly. I rarely go to Target now. Can get stuff from them online and
the brick and mortar store hasn't much appeal any more. They keep changing
what they sell and most of it no longer interest me. Plus no more popcorn to
snack on while shopping.

The business Costco is very near where my mom now lives. It's also in the
path of my way home when I go to several other places out that way. As I
said in another post, they sell many items that the regular Costco does not,
including single serve items. For instance, they have the Kirkland brand
hummus cups. Those taste good. Sabra do not. Regular Costco only has Sabra.
They also have small containers of cottage cheese so I don't have to buy a
huge tub. It is mostly these sorts of things that I go there for now. I do
go occasionally to the regular Costco or Sam's Club. All depends on what I
need and who I am shopping with. Don't think I have ever tried Kirkland
cheese. Not sure I have seen it but didn't look for it either.

On 2017-10-28, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> Where we live in central Phoenix.....

Oh, I'm sorry.

nb

On 2017-10-29, U.S Janet B > wrote:

> Walmart carries Cabot in most states

I'll look, next time I shop there. I don't recall seeing it,
previously.

We usta find 5 yr old Cabot in small independent sprmkt chain (SFBA)
during Xmas. No more.

nb

On 10/28/2017 11:50 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Oh, never mind!
>
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On 29 Oct 2017 14:10:48 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2017-10-29, U.S Janet B > wrote:
>
>> Walmart carries Cabot in most states
>
>I'll look, next time I shop there. I don't recall seeing it,
>previously.
>
>We usta find 5 yr old Cabot in small independent sprmkt chain (SFBA)
>during Xmas. No more.
>
>nb

They don't give a lot of shelf space to Cabot compared to other cheese
so slow down and really focus your eyes (a least out here in the West)
When I visit my daughter in the southeast, Cabot is all over the
Walmart shelves.
Janet US

On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 00:50:32 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 00:52:18 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> No BJs or Cabots here.
>
>Fred Meyer and QFC both carry Cabot cheese. Gee, imagine that -
>another lie.
>
>> I think Costco cheese is usually around 5 pound
>> blocks or bigger. Let me check. Yep. Blocks of cheddar are 5 pounds but you
>> can get 40 pounds.
>
>Costco (such as the one in Woodnville) Kirkland brand cheddar cheese
>(and Monterey Jack, and Colby Jack) come in 32 ounce packages. Only
>the American cheese is in 5lb blocks (of slices). The Business
>Costco's may carry larger blocks, but why would you shop at a business
>Costco if you're always bitching about large sizes and limited
>selection when you have a regular Costco even closer to you?

Unless one is catering a party why would they buy so many *pounds* of
cheese.... a two pound block of cheese would become moldy before any
normal human could eat it all. I buy cheese no more than 1/2 pound at
a time and no more than two kinds at a time and then the two of us
barely finish it and sometimes the last begins to mold so the critters
get some. Cheese is not something I stock up on, since it's sold
daily I only buy what we can consume within a week or less.

My wife will be coming home today, her son is driving her as she's
still not capable of driving the three hour trip. They decided on my
12 ounce burgers for dinner tonight so they are defrosting now. They
will be bringing the hard rolls among other items we can't buy here.
Since her son likes cheese burgers yesterday I bought a half pound of
sliced Land O' Lakes white American yesterday (he prefers white,
doesn't believe the yellow is anneto). The half pound is more than
enough, maybe cheese omelets the next day.

Anyway my wife is already able to drive but still only short
distances, maybe just a half hour before stiffness sets in from being
in one position so long. Her doctor said that stiffness will go away
after three months as everything inside heals. Outside she only has
very small scars and those will also fade in time. She loves her new
knees, she says her knees feel like they did at sixteen. She told
everyone she wasn't coming home with a walker and she's not.

On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 01:12:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

snip I rarely go to Target now. Can get stuff from them online and
>the brick and mortar store hasn't much appeal any more. They keep changing
>what they sell and most of it no longer interest me.
snip

Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'? I mean, you go down an
aisle intending to get to the back of the store and the aisle dead
ends and you have to go half the length of the store to try again? The
Target here has done that and I won't shop there for the one thing
that I need that they carry. I'll order online instead. It's creepy.
Janet US

On 2017-10-29, U.S Janet B > wrote:

> When I visit my daughter in the southeast, Cabot is all over the
> Walmart shelves.

No doubt.

CA "cheese" (and I use that term laughingly) is jes terrible. "It's
Real California Cheese" and "Contented Cows" is so hilarious as to be hysterical
to those in-the-know. CA has the biggest cheese con job going, ever!
CA cheddar is aged fer 6 mos on a good batch, less on cheaper batches.

I quit buying CA cheese the last 10 yrs I lived there. CA dairy
products are the worst!! 8|

nb

U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>"Julie Bove" wrote:
>
>snip I rarely go to Target now. Can get stuff from them online and
>>the brick and mortar store hasn't much appeal any more. They keep changing
>>what they sell and most of it no longer interest me.
>snip
>
>Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'? I mean, you go down an
>aisle intending to get to the back of the store and the aisle dead
>ends and you have to go half the length of the store to try again? The
>Target here has done that and I won't shop there for the one thing
>that I need that they carry. I'll order online instead. It's creepy.
>Janet US

I was in a Target once some twenty years ago, I saw nothing I
wanted... to me Target is a glorified Dollar General store. Nowadays
I can do much better buying most anything on line.

On 2017-10-29, U.S Janet B > wrote:

> Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'?

Haven't seen 'em.

OTOH, haven't been to a "Tar-Jay" (as WallyWorld'ers, out here, love
to call 'em) in decades. I usta shop at Target stores, as they would
sell infant high-chairs, car seats, kiddie clothes, etc, (same brand)
way cheaper than WW. True story.

nb

On 10/29/2017 8:59 AM, wrote:
> She loves her new
> knees, she says her knees feel like they did at sixteen. She told
> everyone she wasn't coming home with a walker and she's not.

BRAVO!

On 10/29/2017 9:00 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 01:12:13 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> snip I rarely go to Target now. Can get stuff from them online and
>> the brick and mortar store hasn't much appeal any more. They keep changing
>> what they sell and most of it no longer interest me.
> snip
>
> Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'? I mean, you go down an
> aisle intending to get to the back of the store and the aisle dead
> ends and you have to go half the length of the store to try again? The
> Target here has done that and I won't shop there for the one thing
> that I need that they carry. I'll order online instead. It's creepy.
> Janet US
>

That's mucho bad feng shui!

On 10/29/2017 9:16 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-10-29, U.S Janet B > wrote:
>
>> Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'?
>
> Haven't seen 'em.
>
> OTOH, haven't been to a "Tar-Jay" (as WallyWorld'ers, out here, love
> to call 'em) in decades. I usta shop at Target stores, as they would
> sell infant high-chairs, car seats, kiddie clothes, etc, (same brand)
> way cheaper than WW. True story.
>
> nb
>

Circa early 1980s or so...

word

notbob wrote:
>
> On 2017-10-29, U.S Janet B > wrote:
>
> > Walmart carries Cabot in most states
>
> I'll look, next time I shop there. I don't recall seeing it,
> previously.
>
> We usta find 5 yr old Cabot in small independent sprmkt chain (SFBA)
> during Xmas. No more.

I have an 8oz bar of Cabot's Seriously Sharp cheddar here and I
always keep one on hand. Once I open this one to start eating, a
new bar will be on my next grocery list. It's good stuff.

Crystal Farms also makes a good x-sharp cheddar.

On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:59:08 -0400, wrote:

snip
>
>Unless one is catering a party why would they buy so many *pounds* of
>cheese.... a two pound block of cheese would become moldy before any
>normal human could eat it all. I buy cheese no more than 1/2 pound at
>a time and no more than two kinds at a time and then the two of us
>barely finish it and sometimes the last begins to mold so the critters
>get some. Cheese is not something I stock up on, since it's sold
>daily I only buy what we can consume within a week or less.
>
snip

But, you consume more meat at one meal than many of us eat in a week.
Cheese is a regular part of our diet here. It goes into and on
various cooked dishes. We also eat it on sandwiches and crackers. I
currently have 6 different kinds of cheese in my refrigerator a total
of maybe 12-13 pounds. Some aren't used very often like pecorino
romano and parmesan. Colby Jack and Pepper Jack are used most every
day at least once. Swiss (pardon, that's the way it is labeled here)
maybe a couple times a week. Other stuff like blue or cambozola
travel through here in less than a week.
Janet US

Sheldon wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 00:50:32 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 00:52:18 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> >> No BJs or Cabots here.
> >
> >Fred Meyer and QFC both carry Cabot cheese. Gee, imagine that -
> >another lie.
> >
> >> I think Costco cheese is usually around 5 pound
> >> blocks or bigger. Let me check. Yep. Blocks of cheddar are 5 pounds but you
> >> can get 40 pounds.
> >
> >Costco (such as the one in Woodnville) Kirkland brand cheddar cheese
> >(and Monterey Jack, and Colby Jack) come in 32 ounce packages. Only
> >the American cheese is in 5lb blocks (of slices). The Business
> >Costco's may carry larger blocks, but why would you shop at a business
> >Costco if you're always bitching about large sizes and limited
> >selection when you have a regular Costco even closer to you?
>
> Unless one is catering a party why would they buy so many *pounds* of
> cheese.... a two pound block of cheese would become moldy before any
> normal human could eat it all. I buy cheese no more than 1/2 pound at
> a time and no more than two kinds at a time and then the two of us
> barely finish it and sometimes the last begins to mold so the critters
> get some. Cheese is not something I stock up on, since it's sold
> daily I only buy what we can consume within a week or less.
>
> My wife will be coming home today, her son is driving her as she's
> still not capable of driving the three hour trip. They decided on my
> 12 ounce burgers for dinner tonight so they are defrosting now. They
> will be bringing the hard rolls among other items we can't buy here.
> Since her son likes cheese burgers yesterday I bought a half pound of
> sliced Land O' Lakes white American yesterday (he prefers white,
> doesn't believe the yellow is anneto). The half pound is more than
> enough, maybe cheese omelets the next day.
>
> Anyway my wife is already able to drive but still only short
> distances, maybe just a half hour before stiffness sets in from being
> in one position so long. Her doctor said that stiffness will go away
> after three months as everything inside heals. Outside she only has
> very small scars and those will also fade in time. She loves her new
> knees, she says her knees feel like they did at sixteen. She told
> everyone she wasn't coming home with a walker and she's not.


One thing I notice about you and your wife - along with some others here, and in real life - is that you possess a *very* positive (and realistic) mental attitude about things, along with the trait of resilience.

Although age - wise I am a "senior", I HATE in general being around old people, the majority are constantly whining, complaining, kvetching. A few years back I ate senior lunch, it was provided daily at the senior center attached to my workplace. Despite it being a tasty and nutritious lunch (provided FREE by the city's 'Golden Diner" program), staffed by splendid caring volunteers, I was embarrassed by the behavior of the majority of attendees, I'd cringe at their pettiness and mean - spirited antics, particularly towards the staff providing the vittles, and in a very pleasant atmosphere to boot. I often thought, "If I ever act like that, please shoot me..."

I've worked with job - seekers of many types, and I will tell you that working with seniors is the absolute worst, 98% are negative, so they are doomed before they get in the race. I prefer working with ex - cons, homeless, low - literacy populations, young single parents...ANYTHING except seniors! Those nasty 'n negative attitudes are nausea - inducing to be around...

Anyways, 'scuze the rant...I'm glad your wife is doing well, and that is because not only is she in good physical shape, but she has that Positive Mental Attitude thing going for her, that is why she is decades "younger" than her actual on - the - clock age. Enjoy the homecoming...!!!

--
Best
Greg

On 2017-10-29 11:15 AM, wrote:
> U.S. Janet B. wrote:

>> Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'? I mean, you go down an
>> aisle intending to get to the back of the store and the aisle dead
>> ends and you have to go half the length of the store to try again? The
>> Target here has done that and I won't shop there for the one thing
>> that I need that they carry. I'll order online instead. It's creepy.
>> Janet US
>
> I was in a Target once some twenty years ago, I saw nothing I
> wanted... to me Target is a glorified Dollar General store. Nowadays
> I can do much better buying most anything on line.

Target was short lived up here. They took over a bunch of failed K Mart
stores and shut down within two years. I stopped by to check out the
clearance sale for bargains. I saw large packages of toilet paper
supposedly marked down for clearance. By coincidence, I had just bought
the identical product a grocery store across the street for about 25%
less than Target's clearance sale price.

On 10/29/2017 11:00 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:

>
> Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'? I mean, you go down an
> aisle intending to get to the back of the store and the aisle dead
> ends and you have to go half the length of the store to try again? The
> Target here has done that and I won't shop there for the one thing
> that I need that they carry. I'll order online instead. It's creepy.
> Janet US
>

Never saw that; doubt the fire marshal would approve.

"Ding - Dong Daddy" > wrote in message
news:f859ee07-c803-4fbf-b8f8-

Although age - wise I am a "senior", I HATE in general being around old
people, the majority are constantly whining, complaining, kvetching. A few
years back I ate senior lunch, it was provided daily at the senior center
attached to my workplace. Despite it being a tasty and nutritious lunch
(provided FREE by the city's 'Golden Diner" program), staffed by splendid
caring volunteers, I was embarrassed by the behavior of the majority of
attendees, I'd cringe at their pettiness and mean - spirited antics,
particularly towards the staff providing the vittles, and in a very pleasant
atmosphere to boot. I often thought, "If I ever act like that, please shoot
me...

--
Best
Greg

=====

I am noticing that some of my friends are spending more time talking about
their medical issues, which is getting on my last nerve (no pun intended) we
all have aches and pains and things going wrong as we age. I don't mind
hearing about something that happened like a broken arm etc., but just
everyday complaining about this ache or that pain is something to be avoided
IMO.

Cheri

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> On 10/29/2017 11:00 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> >
> > Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'? I mean, you go down an
> > aisle intending to get to the back of the store and the aisle dead
> > ends and you have to go half the length of the store to try again? The
> > Target here has done that and I won't shop there for the one thing
> > that I need that they carry. I'll order online instead. It's creepy.
> > Janet US
> >
>
> Never saw that; doubt the fire marshal would approve.


That's a new one on me...I know I'll never visit an IKEA again because they force you to go through a cattle shoot to buy anything.


--
Best
Greg

On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:30:43 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:59:08 -0400, wrote:
>
>snip
>>
>>Unless one is catering a party why would they buy so many *pounds* of
>>cheese.... a two pound block of cheese would become moldy before any
>>normal human could eat it all. I buy cheese no more than 1/2 pound at
>>a time and no more than two kinds at a time and then the two of us
>>barely finish it and sometimes the last begins to mold so the critters
>>get some. Cheese is not something I stock up on, since it's sold
>>daily I only buy what we can consume within a week or less.
>>
>snip
>
>But, you consume more meat at one meal than many of us eat in a week.

We don't eat a lot of meat, most days are meatless... but when we do
eat meat we don't purposely deprive ourselves by placing the food
scale on the table.

>Cheese is a regular part of our diet here.

We very rarely have cheese on hand. Cheese is far more caloric than
lean meats. We actually eat very little dairy... my wife has milk in
her tea, I never drink milk, not even in coffee, I have my two mugs a
day black no sugar. We rarely eat ice cream, no whipped cream
either... if we go through four 1/2 gallons of ice cream a year it's a
lot, and my wife consumes four times as much ice cream than me.

>It goes into and on
>various cooked dishes. We also eat it on sandwiches and crackers. I
>currently have 6 different kinds of cheese in my refrigerator a total
>of maybe 12-13 pounds. Some aren't used very often like pecorino
>romano and parmesan. Colby Jack and Pepper Jack are used most every
>day at least once. Swiss (pardon, that's the way it is labeled here)
>maybe a couple times a week. Other stuff like blue or cambozola
>travel through here in less than a week.
>Janet US

Any couple that consumes 12-13 pounds of cheese in a week (a pound
each a day) has to be morbidly obese and has no business telling
anyone what size steak to eat.

In article >, penmart01
@aol.com says...
> My wife will be coming home today, her son is driving her as she's
> still not capable of driving the three hour trip. They decided on my
> 12 ounce burgers for dinner tonight so they are defrosting now. They
> will be bringing the hard rolls among other items we can't buy here.
> Since her son likes cheese burgers yesterday I bought a half pound of
> sliced Land O' Lakes white American yesterday (he prefers white,
> doesn't believe the yellow is anneto). The half pound is more than
> enough, maybe cheese omelets the next day.
>
> Anyway my wife is already able to drive but still only short
> distances, maybe just a half hour before stiffness sets in from being
> in one position so long. Her doctor said that stiffness will go away
> after three months as everything inside heals. Outside she only has
> very small scars and those will also fade in time. She loves her new
> knees, she says her knees feel like they did at sixteen. She told
> everyone she wasn't coming home with a walker and she's not.
>

Good for her.

She may find the three hour trip home pretty tiring.. you might want
to have some soup on standby in case she just wants a snack then a lie
down and long sleep in her own bed.

Both of you take it easy. After surgery, coming home safe releases
accumulated stress so can be a bit of a roller coaster.

Janet UK

> wrote in message
...

> We don't eat a lot of meat, most days are meatless... but when we do
> eat meat we don't purposely deprive ourselves by placing the food
> scale on the table.

Glad to hear your wife is coming home in good shape, good news.

Cheri

On 29 Oct 2017 15:10:45 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2017-10-29, U.S Janet B > wrote:
>
>> When I visit my daughter in the southeast, Cabot is all over the
>> Walmart shelves.
>
>No doubt.
>
>CA "cheese" (and I use that term laughingly) is jes terrible. "It's
>Real California Cheese" and "Contented Cows" is so hilarious as to be hysterical
>to those in-the-know. CA has the biggest cheese con job going, ever!
>CA cheddar is aged fer 6 mos on a good batch, less on cheaper batches.
>
>I quit buying CA cheese the last 10 yrs I lived there. CA dairy
>products are the worst!! 8|
>
>nb

the aged 6 months thing is a big corporate America thing. It's
everywhere. At least at 6 months the cheese no longer feels like
rubber.
Janet US

Ding - Dong Daddy wrote :
> Sheldon wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 00:50:32 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 00:52:18 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> No BJs or Cabots here.
>>>
>>> Fred Meyer and QFC both carry Cabot cheese. Gee, imagine that -
>>> another lie.
>>>
>>>> I think Costco cheese is usually around 5 pound
>>>> blocks or bigger. Let me check. Yep. Blocks of cheddar are 5 pounds but
>>>> you can get 40 pounds.
>>>
>>> Costco (such as the one in Woodnville) Kirkland brand cheddar cheese
>>> (and Monterey Jack, and Colby Jack) come in 32 ounce packages. Only
>>> the American cheese is in 5lb blocks (of slices). The Business
>>> Costco's may carry larger blocks, but why would you shop at a business
>>> Costco if you're always bitching about large sizes and limited
>>> selection when you have a regular Costco even closer to you?
>>
>> Unless one is catering a party why would they buy so many *pounds* of
>> cheese.... a two pound block of cheese would become moldy before any
>> normal human could eat it all. I buy cheese no more than 1/2 pound at
>> a time and no more than two kinds at a time and then the two of us
>> barely finish it and sometimes the last begins to mold so the critters
>> get some. Cheese is not something I stock up on, since it's sold
>> daily I only buy what we can consume within a week or less.
>>
>> My wife will be coming home today, her son is driving her as she's
>> still not capable of driving the three hour trip. They decided on my
>> 12 ounce burgers for dinner tonight so they are defrosting now. They
>> will be bringing the hard rolls among other items we can't buy here.
>> Since her son likes cheese burgers yesterday I bought a half pound of
>> sliced Land O' Lakes white American yesterday (he prefers white,
>> doesn't believe the yellow is anneto). The half pound is more than
>> enough, maybe cheese omelets the next day.
>>
>> Anyway my wife is already able to drive but still only short
>> distances, maybe just a half hour before stiffness sets in from being
>> in one position so long. Her doctor said that stiffness will go away
>> after three months as everything inside heals. Outside she only has
>> very small scars and those will also fade in time. She loves her new
>> knees, she says her knees feel like they did at sixteen. She told
>> everyone she wasn't coming home with a walker and she's not.
>
>
> One thing I notice about you and your wife - along with some others here, and
> in real life - is that you possess a *very* positive (and realistic) mental
> attitude about things, along with the trait of resilience.
>
> Although age - wise I am a "senior", I HATE in general being around old
> people, the majority are constantly whining, complaining, kvetching. A few
> years back I ate senior lunch, it was provided daily at the senior center
> attached to my workplace. Despite it being a tasty and nutritious lunch
> (provided FREE by the city's 'Golden Diner" program), staffed by splendid
> caring volunteers, I was embarrassed by the behavior of the majority of
> attendees, I'd cringe at their pettiness and mean - spirited antics,
> particularly towards the staff providing the vittles, and in a very pleasant
> atmosphere to boot. I often thought, "If I ever act like that, please shoot
> me..."
>
> I've worked with job - seekers of many types, and I will tell you that
> working with seniors is the absolute worst, 98% are negative, so they are
> doomed before they get in the race. I prefer working with ex - cons,
> homeless, low - literacy populations, young single parents...ANYTHING except
> seniors! Those nasty 'n negative attitudes are nausea - inducing to be
> around...
>
> Anyways, 'scuze the rant...I'm glad your wife is doing well, and that is
> because not only is she in good physical shape, but she has that Positive
> Mental Attitude thing going for her, that is why she is decades "younger"
> than her actual on - the - clock age. Enjoy the homecoming...!!!
>

Do you enjoy blumpkins?

Cheri wrote:

> "Ding - Dong Daddy" > wrote in message
> news:f859ee07-c803-4fbf-b8f8-
>
> Although age - wise I am a "senior", I HATE in general being around old
> people, the majority are constantly whining, complaining, kvetching. A few
> years back I ate senior lunch, it was provided daily at the senior center
> attached to my workplace. Despite it being a tasty and nutritious lunch
> (provided FREE by the city's 'Golden Diner" program), staffed by splendid
> caring volunteers, I was embarrassed by the behavior of the majority of
> attendees, I'd cringe at their pettiness and mean - spirited antics,
> particularly towards the staff providing the vittles, and in a very pleasant
> atmosphere to boot. I often thought, "If I ever act like that, please shoot
> me...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
>
> =====
>
> I am noticing that some of my friends are spending more time talking about
> their medical issues, which is getting on my last nerve (no pun intended) we
> all have aches and pains and things going wrong as we age. I don't mind
> hearing about something that happened like a broken arm etc., but just
> everyday complaining about this ache or that pain is something to be avoided
> IMO.


Yup, we all have aches and pains when we get older, to dwell on them to others is tiresome. When someone asks me, "How are you?", may stock answer is "EXCELLENT - and I hope you are, too...!!!" I could dwell on my arthritis, or my slower gait, etc., but overall I have survived and I am still alive and enjoying everything.

I work with many refugees, they've gone through horrific hell, I know that when they show their papers stamped "UNHCR" - United Nations High Committee for Refugees - and that they are smiling, taking things in stride, and working hard to become good citizens, that we here in this country don't really have all that much to complain about.


--
Best
Greg

Kathy Katz aka Steve Wertz wrote:

Lol...feeling "neglected", Steve...???

<snicker>


--
Best
Greg

> Ding - Dong Daddy wrote :
> > Sheldon wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 00:50:32 -0500, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 00:52:18 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> No BJs or Cabots here.
> >>>
> >>> Fred Meyer and QFC both carry Cabot cheese. Gee, imagine that -
> >>> another lie.
> >>>
> >>>> I think Costco cheese is usually around 5 pound
> >>>> blocks or bigger. Let me check. Yep. Blocks of cheddar are 5 pounds but
> >>>> you can get 40 pounds.
> >>>
> >>> Costco (such as the one in Woodnville) Kirkland brand cheddar cheese
> >>> (and Monterey Jack, and Colby Jack) come in 32 ounce packages. Only
> >>> the American cheese is in 5lb blocks (of slices). The Business
> >>> Costco's may carry larger blocks, but why would you shop at a business
> >>> Costco if you're always bitching about large sizes and limited
> >>> selection when you have a regular Costco even closer to you?
> >>
> >> Unless one is catering a party why would they buy so many *pounds* of
> >> cheese.... a two pound block of cheese would become moldy before any
> >> normal human could eat it all. I buy cheese no more than 1/2 pound at
> >> a time and no more than two kinds at a time and then the two of us
> >> barely finish it and sometimes the last begins to mold so the critters
> >> get some. Cheese is not something I stock up on, since it's sold
> >> daily I only buy what we can consume within a week or less.
> >>
> >> My wife will be coming home today, her son is driving her as she's
> >> still not capable of driving the three hour trip. They decided on my
> >> 12 ounce burgers for dinner tonight so they are defrosting now. They
> >> will be bringing the hard rolls among other items we can't buy here.
> >> Since her son likes cheese burgers yesterday I bought a half pound of
> >> sliced Land O' Lakes white American yesterday (he prefers white,
> >> doesn't believe the yellow is anneto). The half pound is more than
> >> enough, maybe cheese omelets the next day.
> >>
> >> Anyway my wife is already able to drive but still only short
> >> distances, maybe just a half hour before stiffness sets in from being
> >> in one position so long. Her doctor said that stiffness will go away
> >> after three months as everything inside heals. Outside she only has
> >> very small scars and those will also fade in time. She loves her new
> >> knees, she says her knees feel like they did at sixteen. She told
> >> everyone she wasn't coming home with a walker and she's not.
> >
> >
> > One thing I notice about you and your wife - along with some others here, and
> > in real life - is that you possess a *very* positive (and realistic) mental
> > attitude about things, along with the trait of resilience.
> >
> > Although age - wise I am a "senior", I HATE in general being around old
> > people, the majority are constantly whining, complaining, kvetching. A few
> > years back I ate senior lunch, it was provided daily at the senior center
> > attached to my workplace. Despite it being a tasty and nutritious lunch
> > (provided FREE by the city's 'Golden Diner" program), staffed by splendid
> > caring volunteers, I was embarrassed by the behavior of the majority of
> > attendees, I'd cringe at their pettiness and mean - spirited antics,
> > particularly towards the staff providing the vittles, and in a very pleasant
> > atmosphere to boot. I often thought, "If I ever act like that, please shoot
> > me..."
> >
> > I've worked with job - seekers of many types, and I will tell you that
> > working with seniors is the absolute worst, 98% are negative, so they are
> > doomed before they get in the race. I prefer working with ex - cons,
> > homeless, low - literacy populations, young single parents...ANYTHING except
> > seniors! Those nasty 'n negative attitudes are nausea - inducing to be
> > around...
> >
> > Anyways, 'scuze the rant...I'm glad your wife is doing well, and that is
> > because not only is she in good physical shape, but she has that Positive
> > Mental Attitude thing going for her, that is why she is decades "younger"
> > than her actual on - the - clock age. Enjoy the homecoming...!!!
> >
>
> Do you enjoy blumpkins?

"Ding - Dong Daddy" wrote in message
...

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> On 10/29/2017 11:00 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> >
> > Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'? I mean, you go down an
> > aisle intending to get to the back of the store and the aisle dead
> > ends and you have to go half the length of the store to try again? The
> > Target here has done that and I won't shop there for the one thing
> > that I need that they carry. I'll order online instead. It's creepy.
> > Janet US
> >
>
> Never saw that; doubt the fire marshal would approve.


That's a new one on me...I know I'll never visit an IKEA again because they
force you to go through a cattle shoot to buy anything.


Best
Greg

==

Ours have interconnecting doors you can slip though to the next dept. Have
you looked?

The are not too obvious but they are there


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 10/29/2017 12:06 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/29/2017 11:00 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>>
>> Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'?Â* I mean, you go down an
>> aisle intending to get to the back of the store and the aisle dead
>> ends and you have to go half the length of the store to try again? The
>> Target here has done that and I won't shop there for the one thing
>> that I need that they carry.Â* I'll order online instead.Â* It's creepy.
>> Janet US
>>
>
> Never saw that; doubt the fire marshal would approve.

The only thing I can think of is all the Targets I've been to
have a wall halfway towards the back, it's kind of a barrier that
makes you walk around it. Maybe it has one opening in the middle.

More or less divides the middle of the store into front and back.

nancy

"Cheri" wrote in message news
> wrote in message
...

> We don't eat a lot of meat, most days are meatless... but when we do
> eat meat we don't purposely deprive ourselves by placing the food
> scale on the table.

Glad to hear your wife is coming home in good shape, good news.

Cheri

==

As am I! It sounds like a totally different experience to when I had mine
done, but it was a long time ago and I expect things have changed here too

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 29 Oct 2017 15:16:55 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2017-10-29, U.S Janet B > wrote:
>
>> Has your Target constructed 'blind alleys'?
>
>Haven't seen 'em.
>
>OTOH, haven't been to a "Tar-Jay" (as WallyWorld'ers, out here, love
>to call 'em) in decades. I usta shop at Target stores, as they would
>sell infant high-chairs, car seats, kiddie clothes, etc, (same brand)
>way cheaper than WW. True story.
>
>nb

I used to shop Target (when Target was new) when we lived in
Minneapolis a long, long time ago.
Janet US