Price of Bananas?
Omelet
them
I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
I wonder what the average national price is for them?
--
Peace! Om
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama
Lynn from Fargo
In Fargo, North Dakota bananas have been $.59 lb for at least a year.
I have not seen even a temporary reduction on price. Still possibly
the most nutrition for the least money?
Lynn in Fargo
bananafan
maxine in ri
> Bananas are practically a staple here. I rarely eat them, but dad loves
> them
>
> I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
> food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
>
> I wonder what the average national price is for them?
Round here they're 49 to 69 cents a pound mostly. Other than the
whole box of very ripe ones my friends got for $5 couple of days ago.
Banana bread, banana muffins, banana pancakes. Yum!
maxine in ri
nh...@orcon.net.nz
> Bananas are practically a staple here. I rarely eat them, but dad loves
> them
>
> I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
> food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
>
> I wonder what the average national price is for them?
50 cents?
Dave Smith
> Bananas are practically a staple here. I rarely eat them, but dad loves
> them
>
> I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
> food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
>
> I wonder what the average national price is for them?
Bananas are 69 cents per pound here these days, and they aren't great
bananas. I only buy a few at a time because they are either under ripe
or over ripe.
Del Cecchi
"Omelet" <ompo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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You folks need a Kwik Trip, a southern Minnesota-Wisconsin chain of
convenience store/gas stations. For several years bananas, potatoes,
onions, were all 29cents per pound. Apples, oranges, pears were
3/dollar. Recent price increase to 39, 1.29 respectively. Still
cheap. Milk is also cheap there, especially the stuff in the plastic
bags instead of jugs.
del
Omelet
<fe56dd7d-f729-4614...@k1g2000prb.googlegroups.com>,
They are good stuff imho. I only avoid them due to the sugar, but they
do have their uses since I don't live alone.
Omelet
Omelet
"l, not -l" <lal...@cujo.com> wrote:
> On 30-Dec-2008, Omelet <ompo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Bananas are practically a staple here. I rarely eat them, but dad loves
> > them
> >
> > I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
> > food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
> >
> > I wonder what the average national price is for them?
> > --
> > Peace! Om
>
> 67-69¢ per pound is typical for Cavendish bananas here in STL; burro
> bananas, a tasty alternative, are around $1.89/lbs.
I did note this morning that the "organic" bananas were $.89.
I passed those up.
Omelet
Dave Smith <adavid...@DELETETOREPLYsympatico.ca> wrote:
Under ripe should not be a problem. I won't purchase green ones but if
they are a clean yellow with a green stem, I'll go ahead and get those.
Unlike tomatoes, bowl ripened bananas seem to be good, at least to us.
YMMV as always. :-)
JonquilJan
this wek at 3 for $1.99.
I didn;t buy any.
JonquilJan
Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying
JonquilJan
> them
>
> I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
> food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
>
> I wonder what the average national price is for them?
> --
> Peace! Om
Very good price. Have been $.69 around here for months - except the one or
two weeks they were on sale. I'm in northern New York state.
Omelet
"JonquilJan" <war...@imcnet.net> wrote:
> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale (???) here
> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>
> I didn;t buy any.
>
> JonquilJan
>
Lately, large lemons, 3 for $1.00. Limes vary from week to week.
Anywhere from 5 to 10 for $1.00.
Mexico is nearby in Texas.
Omelet
"JonquilJan" <war...@imcnet.net> wrote:
> Omelet <ompo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ompomelet-F64C8...@news.giganews.com...
> > Bananas are practically a staple here. I rarely eat them, but dad loves
> > them
> >
> > I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
> > food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
> >
> > I wonder what the average national price is for them?
> > --
> > Peace! Om
>
> Very good price. Have been $.69 around here for months - except the one or
> two weeks they were on sale. I'm in northern New York state.
Considering where bananas come from, I guess we can attribute it to
being close to the import docks.
Dan Goodman
> Bananas are practically a staple here.
Where is "here"?
> I rarely eat them, but dad
> loves them
>
> I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
> food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
>
> I wonder what the average national price is for them?
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With either, frying them with eggs will greatly improve the taste.
Omelet
"Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>
> > Bananas are practically a staple here.
>
> Where is "here"?
Sorry, South Central Texas.
Christine Dabney
wrote:
>In article <495a9419$0$12974$38ce...@news.westelcom.com>,
> "JonquilJan" <war...@imcnet.net> wrote:
>
>> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale (???) here
>> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>>
>> I didn;t buy any.
>>
>> JonquilJan
>>
>
>Lately, large lemons, 3 for $1.00. Limes vary from week to week.
>Anywhere from 5 to 10 for $1.00.
>
>Mexico is nearby in Texas.
This week, at the local Mexican megamart, lemons are $0.69/pound.
Christine
Tracy
In the Boston area limes can be anywhere from 2/$1.00 to 8/$1.00. It's
completely random.
Lemons have been steady at 3/$2.00. I think one local store may have
them 3/$1.00 this week.
I don't think I have ever seen either priced by the pound.
-Tracy
Nancy Young
> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale
> (???) here this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>
> I didn;t buy any.
That price seems reasonable to me. Sometimes
if there is bad weather in lemon growing areas, they
go up to as much as a dollar apiece.
I can usually get a decent price if I buy them by the
bag, over in the bagged fruit area of the produce
department.
nancy
JonquilJan
news:3s5ll41rkeiokcv6j...@4ax.com...
Weel I'm about as far as you can get from Mexico and still be in the USA.
The lemons/limes probably need protection from the freezing cold just in
transport.
JonquilJan - northern New York (What am I close to - Canada!)
Marcella Peek
bag and were buy one bag get a second free. So I ended up with 12
lemons for $4
marcella
In article <495a9419$0$12974$38ce...@news.westelcom.com>,
"JonquilJan" <war...@imcnet.net> wrote:
Becca
The bananas in the store this morning were all green. Speaking of
green, those "green bags" are helpful. If your bananas are ripe, they
keep them from getting overly ripe, too fast.
Becca
Dan Goodman
> In article <495a972d$0$90340$8046...@auth.newsreader.iphouse.com>,
> "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
> >
> > > Bananas are practically a staple here.
> >
> > Where is "here"?
>
> Sorry, South Central Texas.
Thanks.
Not locally grown, I suspect.
Damsel in dis Dress
<delcecchi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>You folks need a Kwik Trip, a southern Minnesota-Wisconsin chain of
>convenience store/gas stations. For several years bananas, potatoes,
>onions, were all 29cents per pound. Apples, oranges, pears were
>3/dollar. Recent price increase to 39, 1.29 respectively. Still
>cheap. Milk is also cheap there, especially the stuff in the plastic
>bags instead of jugs.
I'll drink (milk) to that! Kwik Trip is great! We have one just a
few blocks from our house. They have budget-friendly bread, too.
Carol
Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:
>In article <495a3e06$0$5515$9a6e...@news.newshosting.com>,
> Dave Smith <adavid...@DELETETOREPLYsympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> Bananas are 69 cents per pound here these days, and they aren't great
>> bananas. I only buy a few at a time because they are either under ripe
>> or over ripe.
>
>Under ripe should not be a problem. I won't purchase green ones but if
>they are a clean yellow with a green stem, I'll go ahead and get those.
>
>Unlike tomatoes, bowl ripened bananas seem to be good, at least to us.
>
>YMMV as always. :-)
When I buy bananas, I usually get a small bunch that are ready to eat,
and a small bunch of green ones. Keeps us happily in bananas for
several days.
Carol
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Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:
>Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Bananas are 69 cents per pound here these days, and they aren't great
>> bananas. I only buy a few at a time because they are either under
>> ripe or over ripe.
>
>With either, frying them with eggs will greatly improve the taste.
That sounds downright disturbing to me. ROFL! I've had banana
pancakes, but never bananas and eggs. How were you introduced to
that? I'm fascinated, and slightly frightened. :)
James
Just bought 4 lbs. of blems @ 33 cents/lb. Since I like to eat them
soft and sweet, there's no point for me to pay full price.
Dan Goodman
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:49:51 -0600, "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> >> Bananas are 69 cents per pound here these days, and they aren't
> great >> bananas. I only buy a few at a time because they are either
> under >> ripe or over ripe.
> >
> > With either, frying them with eggs will greatly improve the taste.
>
> That sounds downright disturbing to me. ROFL! I've had banana
> pancakes, but never bananas and eggs. How were you introduced to
> that? I'm fascinated, and slightly frightened. :)
Invented it. I'd already done apples and eggs, and liked it.
Bob Terwilliger
>> With either, frying them with eggs will greatly improve the taste.
>
> That sounds downright disturbing to me. ROFL! I've had banana
> pancakes, but never bananas and eggs. How were you introduced to
> that? I'm fascinated, and slightly frightened. :)
I posted this about a year and a half ago. This recipe is from _Fire and
Spice: Parsi Cookery_, by Joyce Westrip:
Baked Eggs With Spicy Bananas
"Kera Per Eeda"
"Cooking eggs with bananas may seem slightly eccentric to Western eyes, but
the combination is a rich and tasty one and is a favorite with egg-eating
vegetarians. Use large, ripe firm bananas for this dish. When sliced,
sprinkle the banana with lime or lemon juice to prevent discoloring. If the
bananas are sliced too thinly, they will tend to break up."
6 ripe firm bananas
1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
Peel and slice the bananas into rings 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle with lime or
lemon juice and set aside.
2 tablespoons ghee or vegetable oil
3 finely sliced onions
2 cloves finely chopped garlic
2 inch finely chopped ginger
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 finely chopped green chiles
3 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
1 finely chopped large tomato
Salt to taste
4-6 eggs
Heat the ghee or oil in a large heavy-bottomed pan. Fry the onion, garlic
and ginger until the onion starts to change color. Stir in the turmeric,
chile, coriander, tomato and salt and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the slices
of banana and mix in gently. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°F.
Spread the mixture evenly into a baking dish [1]. Make depressions with the
back of a spoon and break each egg into a depression. Cover with foil and
bake for approximately 15 minutes or until the eggs are done to your liking.
[1] I use three oval gratin dishes and allot two eggs per dish.
I also like fried diced plantain with eggs.
Bob
Gloria P
I'm not Dave, but:
When I was in college, I spent summer 1960 in Puerto Rico with the Peace
Corps. At the end of the summer we were required to spend two weeks
working in villages all over the island, each assigned to an agency
(agri, welfare, etc.) and had to find our own housing.
Two of us ended up in a small town way up in the mts. living in a
boarding house. Every morning the Senora cooked us each two eggs, fried
in butter, toast and lightly fried little "fingerling" bananas. They
were incredibly flavorful and sweet. I have never had them since, but I
remember them very fondly.
gloria p
Gloria P
How do you stop them from going overnight from soft-and-sweet to
mushy and tasting like acetone?
A produce guy once told me the secret of buying green bananas was to
squeeze very lightly. If there's some "give" to them, they'll ripen
fine. If they are hard, they'll go from green to dark-and-nasty.
gloria p
Damsel in dis Dress
<virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz> wrote:
>Damsel replied to Dave about bananas:
>
>>> With either, frying them with eggs will greatly improve the taste.
It was actually Dan Goodman. :)
>> That sounds downright disturbing to me. ROFL! I've had banana
>> pancakes, but never bananas and eggs. How were you introduced to
>> that? I'm fascinated, and slightly frightened. :)
>
>I posted this about a year and a half ago. This recipe is from _Fire and
>Spice: Parsi Cookery_, by Joyce Westrip:
>
>Baked Eggs With Spicy Bananas
>"Kera Per Eeda"
Semi-top posting here. This sounds really bizarre, but I'd be willing
to give it a go sometime. Anything with fresh garlic and ginger can't
be all bad. And coriander leaves don't taste like soap to me. They
taste like delicous!
Carol
blake murphy
> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale (???) here
> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>
> I didn;t buy any.
>
> JonquilJan
>
if you're using mostly the juice, you might think about this product from
minute maid:
<https://www.aviglatt.com/Product_7216.html>
i pay $1.79 for it at my grocery. i think it's handy, and very good.
your pal,
blake
Omelet
"Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
> > > Bananas are practically a staple here. I rarely eat them, but dad
> > > loves them
> > >
> > > I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty
> > > cheap food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
> > >
> > > I wonder what the average national price is for them?
> >
> >
> > Bananas are 69 cents per pound here these days, and they aren't great
> > bananas. I only buy a few at a time because they are either under
> > ripe or over ripe.
>
> With either, frying them with eggs will greatly improve the taste.
What???
Sorry, that does not sound apeeling...
Omelet
"Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>
> > In article <495a972d$0$90340$8046...@auth.newsreader.iphouse.com>,
> > "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Omelet wrote:
> > >
> > > > Bananas are practically a staple here.
> > >
> > > Where is "here"?
> >
> > Sorry, South Central Texas.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Not locally grown, I suspect.
<lol> No!
Imported.
Helps to live near the gulf docks.
Omelet
I do the same thing for dad if I'm "stocking up" for him like I did
yesterday. Ones with green stems seem to last a decent time.
I won't eat them until they are speckled. :-)
Omelet
"Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com> wrote:
> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:49:51 -0600, "Dan Goodman" <dsg...@iphouse.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > >> Bananas are 69 cents per pound here these days, and they aren't
> > great >> bananas. I only buy a few at a time because they are either
> > under >> ripe or over ripe.
> > >
> > > With either, frying them with eggs will greatly improve the taste.
> >
> > That sounds downright disturbing to me. ROFL! I've had banana
> > pancakes, but never bananas and eggs. How were you introduced to
> > that? I'm fascinated, and slightly frightened. :)
>
> Invented it. I'd already done apples and eggs, and liked it.
I have had strawberry omelets with sour cream. Not bad at all actually.
A crepe is just a glorified thin omelet imho.
Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:
>I won't eat them until they are speckled. :-)
Yikes! That's when I toss them into the freezer for making banana
bread! Something about really ripe bananas activates my gag reflex.
ravenlynne
> wrote:
>
>> I won't eat them until they are speckled. :-)
>
> Yikes! That's when I toss them into the freezer for making banana
> bread! Something about really ripe bananas activates my gag reflex.
>
> Carol
>
Me too..I like them when they have just finished being green.
Omelet
Damsel in dis Dress <carol-56...@charter.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:22:28 -0600, Omelet <ompo...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I won't eat them until they are speckled. :-)
>
> Yikes! That's when I toss them into the freezer for making banana
> bread! Something about really ripe bananas activates my gag reflex.
>
> Carol
I understand... ;-)
They are richly flavored by then.
I don't eat bananas often tho'.
It's that low carb thing.<sigh>
I still have a lot of weight to lose so avoid sugar, including fresh
fruit for the most part. :-(
I ate one banana yesterday I think (or the day before). First one I'd
had in at least a year. The smell of them got to me.
Becca
> I'm not Dave, but:
> When I was in college, I spent summer 1960 in Puerto Rico with the Peace
> Corps. At the end of the summer we were required to spend two weeks
> working in villages all over the island, each assigned to an agency
> (agri, welfare, etc.) and had to find our own housing.
>
> Two of us ended up in a small town way up in the mts. living in a
> boarding house. Every morning the Senora cooked us each two eggs, fried
> in butter, toast and lightly fried little "fingerling" bananas. They
> were incredibly flavorful and sweet. I have never had them since, but I
> remember them very fondly.
>
> gloria p
They tiny bananas in Asian markets, but it may not be the same.
Becca
Becca
> I understand... ;-)
>
> They are richly flavored by then.
> I don't eat bananas often tho'.
>
> It's that low carb thing.<sigh>
> I still have a lot of weight to lose so avoid sugar, including fresh
> fruit for the most part. :-(
>
> I ate one banana yesterday I think (or the day before). First one I'd
> had in at least a year. The smell of them got to me.
Fruit is what I miss the most. I also miss beans.
Becca
Omelet
Becca <Becca...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
Oh yes!
And rice, and pasta...
It's why Shirataki helps.
I also love Lentils and split peas.
Legumes in general I think. <g>
Kajikit
>Omelet wrote:
>> Bananas are practically a staple here. I rarely eat them, but dad loves
>> them
>>
>> I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
>> food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
>>
>> I wonder what the average national price is for them?
>
>50 cents?
They WERE up to 80c last month but they've come down a bit... they
were 60c a pound for the last few weeks in south Florida.
Omelet
Kajikit <kaj...@jagcon.com> wrote:
Better than in some states it seems.
But, Florida is even closer to import docks than I am.<g>
Ed Pawlowski
"Kajikit" <kaj...@jagcon.com> wrote in message
news:jt1ql493snbrjdt9l...@4ax.com...
At BJ's they are up to 47¢ Last I looked in the supermarket they were 79¢
zxcvbob
be 29¢ but they went up a few months ago.
Bob
Kate Connally
> JonquilJan wrote:
>> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale
>> (???) here
>> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>>
>> I didn;t buy any.
>>
>> JonquilJan
>>
>> As long as you are learning, you are living
>> When you stop learning, you start dying
>>
>>
>
> In the Boston area limes can be anywhere from 2/$1.00 to 8/$1.00. It's
> completely random.
If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
Lemons a little less - $.69 each
Kate
--
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Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
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amandaF
> Omelet wrote:
> > Bananas are practically a staple here. I rarely eat them, but dad loves
> > them
>
> > I stocked up this morning for $.49 per lb. Makes them a pretty cheap
> > food. Sis' gets them for the boys too.
>
> > I wonder what the average national price is for them?
>
> 50 cents?
.79 (went up .89 for while when gas prices were going up) in my part
of CA. Pathetic but I didn't eat that thing that much due to
calories. if I have children, that'd be another story. Children
shoud eat banana all the time as they are yummy:)
Wayne Boatwright
> Tracy wrote:
>> JonquilJan wrote:
>>> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale
>>> (???) here
>>> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>>>
>>> I didn;t buy any.
>>>
>>> JonquilJan
>>>
>>> Learn something new every day
>>> As long as you are learning, you are living
>>> When you stop learning, you start dying
>>>
>>>
>>
>> In the Boston area limes can be anywhere from 2/$1.00 to 8/$1.00. It's
>> completely random.
>
> If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
> Lemons a little less - $.69 each
>
> Kate
>
Makes me glad I can walk out to the back yard and pick them off the tree.
--
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Wayne Boatwright <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
> On Mon 05 Jan 2009 02:07:52p, Kate Connally told us...
> > If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
> > Lemons a little less - $.69 each
> Makes me glad I can walk out to the back yard and pick them off the tree.
At least until you get your electric bill, when you find out that the
temperatures that make your citrus happy, don't work for your household!
--
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Petaluma, California USA
da...@sonic.net
Wayne Boatwright
> In article <Xns9B8A9DFE8F3BCwa...@69.16.185.250>,
> Wayne Boatwright <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon 05 Jan 2009 02:07:52p, Kate Connally told us...
>
>> > If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
>> > Lemons a little less - $.69 each
>
>> Makes me glad I can walk out to the back yard and pick them off the
tree.
>
> At least until you get your electric bill, when you find out that the
> temperatures that make your citrus happy, don't work for your household!
>
Actually, Dan, our overall combined costs of heating and cooling is less
here in AZ than it was in OH. It was a surprise to us after the first year
and we averaged the costs.
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Sheldon
> Tracy wrote:
> > JonquilJan wrote:
> >> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. �On sale
> >> (???) here
> >> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>
> >> I didn;t buy any.
>
> >> JonquilJan
>
> >> Learn something new every day
> >> As long as you are learning, you are living
> >> When you stop learning, you start dying
>
> > In the Boston area limes can be anywhere from 2/$1.00 to 8/$1.00. It's
> > completely random.
>
> If only! �Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
> Lemons a little less - $.69 each
I got some a couple days ago, gorgeous huge limes, and very juicy...
http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=207374
Christine Dabney
wrote:
>Kate Connally <conna...@pitt.edu> wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>> > JonquilJan wrote:
>> >> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. ?On sale
>> >> (???) here
>> >> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>>
>> >> I didn;t buy any.
>>
>> >> JonquilJan
>>
>> > In the Boston area limes can be anywhere from 2/$1.00 to 8/$1.00. It's
>> > completely random.
>>
>> If only! ?Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
>> Lemons a little less - $.69 each
>
>
>I got some a couple days ago, gorgeous huge limes, and very juicy...
>http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=207374
>
Here in Albuquerque they have been either 10/$1 or $0.69/pound,
depending on the store. This week, they were 10/$1 at John Brooks
Supermarket. I got 20 lemons, since I use a lot of lemons.
Last week, at the mexican megamart, they were $0.69/pound.
Christine
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T
says...
> Tracy wrote:
> > JonquilJan wrote:
> >> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale
> >> (???) here
> >> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
> >>
> >> I didn;t buy any.
> >>
> >> JonquilJan
> >>
> >> Learn something new every day
> >> As long as you are learning, you are living
> >> When you stop learning, you start dying
> >>
> >>
> >
> > In the Boston area limes can be anywhere from 2/$1.00 to 8/$1.00. It's
> > completely random.
>
> If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
> Lemons a little less - $.69 each
>
> Kate
>
>
Here in Providence lemons are 59 cents each, limes are 5 for $1.
Nancy Young
> In article <gjtsr9$16e$1...@usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu>, conn...@pitt.edu
> says...
>> Tracy wrote:
>>> In the Boston area limes can be anywhere from 2/$1.00 to 8/$1.00.
>>> It's completely random.
>>
>> If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
>> Lemons a little less - $.69 each
>
> Here in Providence lemons are 59 cents each, limes are 5 for $1.
I picked up limes yesterday to make aem's shrimp with chipotle in
adobo, they were 3 for $1.99. Oddly enough, I just paid 3 $1 for
lemons and they are usually much pricier than limes. Random.
nancy
Wayne Boatwright
> In article <Xns9B8AB510721A3wa...@69.16.185.247>,
> Wayne Boatwright <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> Actually, Dan, our overall combined costs of heating and cooling is
>> less here in AZ than it was in OH.
>
> Where in AZ are you? I'm in Chandler.
>
I'm in east Mesa, about a mile from Apache Junction.
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> On Mon 05 Jan 2009 05:00:18p, Dan Abel told us...
>
>> In article <Xns9B8A9DFE8F3BCwa...@69.16.185.250>,
>> Wayne Boatwright <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon 05 Jan 2009 02:07:52p, Kate Connally told us...
>>>> If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
>>>> Lemons a little less - $.69 each
>>> Makes me glad I can walk out to the back yard and pick them off the
> tree.
>> At least until you get your electric bill, when you find out that the
>> temperatures that make your citrus happy, don't work for your household!
>>
>
> Actually, Dan, our overall combined costs of heating and cooling is less
> here in AZ than it was in OH. It was a surprise to us after the first year
> and we averaged the costs.
Utilities are cheap here in LA, our highest electricity bill was $175.
The house is 2000 sq ft.
Becca
T
says...
That is cheap. Of course we in the northeast have that British export,
National Grid. During the summer running no AC my electric bill is
$115.
That's using all CFL's so it must be all the computer gear.
JonquilJan
>
> That is cheap. Of course we in the northeast have that British export,
> National Grid. During the summer running no AC my electric bill is
> $115.
>
> That's using all CFL's so it must be all the computer gear.
Wow! I have National Grid. Highest bill I ever had was $90 - that's in the
winter with the furnace running - and an electric hot water heater.
Wayne Boatwright
> In article <Xns9B8B37F23CA52wa...@69.16.185.247>,
> Wayne Boatwright <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> > Where in AZ are you? I'm in Chandler.
>>
>> I'm in east Mesa, about a mile from Apache Junction.
>
> I'll be in AJ in about six weeks to run in the Lost Dutchman 10K race.
> I did the half marathon there last year, but that distance doesn't fit
> in with my plans this time around.
>
My boss will be running in that race, too.
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Christine Dabney
Lemons are 2lbs/$0.99 this week at the local Mexican megamart.
Guess I will be stopping by there in the morning on the way home from
work. ;)
Christine
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Omelet
Christine Dabney <arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Just wanted to gloat a bit. <VBG>
>
> Lemons are 2lbs/$0.99 this week at the local Mexican megamart.
>
> Guess I will be stopping by there in the morning on the way home from
> work. ;)
>
> Christine
Lemons were $1.99 for a bag with about a dozen this week, and limes were
5 for $1.00.
;-)
I really need to get some and zest them, then juice and freeze the juice
in lemon cubes...
Tamzen Cannoy
So I bought a bag of organic ones for $5. It was a big bag too. Roasted
lemon wedges with my lamb steak tonight. mmm
Arri London
Christine Dabney wrote:
>
> Just wanted to gloat a bit. <VBG>
>
> Lemons are 2lbs/$0.99 this week at the local Mexican megamart.
>
> Guess I will be stopping by there in the morning on the way home from
> work. ;)
>
> Christine
> --
Haven't got down there yet in the New Year (were waiting for the kids to
get back to school). We did get four really nice large lemons from
Sunflower for one dollar. Smaller gloat :)
Kate Connally
> On Mon 05 Jan 2009 02:07:52p, Kate Connally told us...
>
>> Tracy wrote:
>>> JonquilJan wrote:
>>>> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale
>>>> (???) here
>>>> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>>>>
>>>> I didn;t buy any.
>>>>
>>>> JonquilJan
>>>>
>>>> Learn something new every day
>>>> As long as you are learning, you are living
>>>> When you stop learning, you start dying
>>>>
>>>>
>>> In the Boston area limes can be anywhere from 2/$1.00 to 8/$1.00. It's
>>> completely random.
>> If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
>> Lemons a little less - $.69 each
>>
>> Kate
>>
>
> Makes me glad I can walk out to the back yard and pick them off the tree.
Yeah, when I lived in Calif. we had a lemon tree in the back
yard. I don't think I ever bought a lemon in 13 years! I sure
hated it when I moved back to Pittsburgh! I never had a lemon
when I need one. I hate having to go to the store for a lemon!
Limes, however I still had to buy at the store but they were cheap.
Kate Connally
> In article <Xns9B8A9DFE8F3BCwa...@69.16.185.250>,
> Wayne Boatwright <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon 05 Jan 2009 02:07:52p, Kate Connally told us...
>
>>> If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
>>> Lemons a little less - $.69 each
>
>> Makes me glad I can walk out to the back yard and pick them off the tree.
>
> At least until you get your electric bill, when you find out that the
> temperatures that make your citrus happy, don't work for your household!
Well, that only applies to those who have air conditioning.
I lived in Inglewood, CA, for 13 years without it and lived
to tell about it. ;-)
maxine in ri
> In article <gjtsr9$16...@usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu>, conna...@pitt.edu
> says...
>
>
>
> > Tracy wrote:
> > > JonquilJan wrote:
> > >> Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale
> > >> (???) here
> > >> this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>
> > >> I didn;t buy any.
>
> > >> JonquilJan
>
> > >> Learn something new every day
> > >> As long as you are learning, you are living
> > >> When you stop learning, you start dying
>
> > > In the Boston area limes can be anywhere from 2/$1.00 to 8/$1.00. It's
> > > completely random.
>
> > If only! Here in Pittsburgh limes have been .$89 each lately.
> > Lemons a little less - $.69 each
>
> > Kate
>
> Here in Providence lemons are 59 cents each, limes are 5 for $1.
Tony, you don't know where to shop. 3/$1 this week at either
Correntes or Seabra.
<g>
maxine in ri
Christine Dabney
wrote:
>Haven't got down there yet in the New Year (were waiting for the kids to
>get back to school). We did get four really nice large lemons from
>Sunflower for one dollar. Smaller gloat :)
You should have gotten to John Brooks last week...I got 20 lemons for
$2. ;)
The ones at Ranch Market today were good sized. Piles and piles of
them.
Christine
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merryb
wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:29:41 -0500, JonquilJan wrote:
> > Wondering about the price elsewhere of lemons and limes. On sale (???) here
> > this wek at 3 for $1.99.
>
> > I didn;t buy any.
>
> > JonquilJan
>
> minute maid:
>
> <https://www.aviglatt.com/Product_7216.html>
>
> i pay $1.79 for it at my grocery. i think it's handy, and very good.
>
> your pal,
> blake
I agree! I use it all the time for chicken picatta...
Arri London
Don't you have anything better to do than make me feel bad LOL. We
rarely shop at John Brooks. Not for any particular reason. Just isn't on
our usual shopping routes.
Christine Dabney
wrote
>
>Don't you have anything better to do than make me feel bad LOL. We
>rarely shop at John Brooks. Not for any particular reason. Just isn't on
>our usual shopping routes.
Sorry about that.. ;)
I usually swing by there only if I see something on sale, that I want.
Like during the holidays: they had Gold Medal flour on sale, 2
bags/$3, with each bag being 5 pounds. I stocked up.
I think during that same period, they had an incredible sale on spare
ribs: something like $1.59/pound. Maybe less. I got some.
However, it is pretty much on a circular path if I want something.
This morning, I swung over to Ranch market (from work), then came home
via Sunflower, then Talin.. If I had wanted anything from
JohnBrooks, it would have been pretty easy to go there in terms of my
path. However, this week, there isn't thing that I really need.
Plus, I am mostly sticking to buying veggies these days. My freezers
are loaded with poultry and meats bought on sale.
Christine
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Wayne Boatwright
I could probably make you feel even worse, Arri. We're expecting our first
frost tonight. When I got home from work I picked 2-1/2 dozen ripe lemons
and nearly 30 ripe limes from our trees in the back yard. Even better than
going to the store. :-)
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Arri London
Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Thu 08 Jan 2009 05:46:15p, Arri London told us...
>
> >
> >
> > Christine Dabney wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:30:48 -0700, Arri London <bio...@ic.ac.uk>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Haven't got down there yet in the New Year (were waiting for the kids
> to
> >> >get back to school). We did get four really nice large lemons from
> >> >Sunflower for one dollar. Smaller gloat :)
> >>
> >> You should have gotten to John Brooks last week...I got 20 lemons for
> >> $2. ;)
> >>
> >> The ones at Ranch Market today were good sized. Piles and piles of
> >> them.
> >>
> >> Christine
> >> --
> >
> >
> > Don't you have anything better to do than make me feel bad LOL. We
> > rarely shop at John Brooks. Not for any particular reason. Just isn't on
> > our usual shopping routes.
>
> I could probably make you feel even worse, Arri. We're expecting our first
> frost tonight. When I got home from work I picked 2-1/2 dozen ripe lemons
> and nearly 30 ripe limes from our trees in the back yard. Even better than
> going to the store. :-)
>
Shuddup Wayne! LOL!
It was indeed nice living in San Diego and having a regular supply (via
friends) of fresh citrus. Had I been able to afford a house there, would
certainly have bought one with either citrus or avocado trees in the
garden.
Wayne Boatwright
I love having the citrus, but I would also love having the avocados. I
doubt I could make them work here.
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blake murphy
i use it for lots of stuff. it's a good product, not like the horrible
chemical-tasting realemon.
your pal,
blake
Arri London
Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Thu 08 Jan 2009 06:44:15p, Arri London told us...
> <snip>
> >> > Don't you have anything better to do than make me feel bad LOL. We
> >> > rarely shop at John Brooks. Not for any particular reason. Just isn't
> >> > on our usual shopping routes.
> >>
> >> I could probably make you feel even worse, Arri. We're expecting our
> >> first frost tonight. When I got home from work I picked 2-1/2 dozen
> >> ripe lemons and nearly 30 ripe limes from our trees in the back yard.
> >> Even better than going to the store. :-)
> >>
> >
> >
> > Shuddup Wayne! LOL!
> >
> > It was indeed nice living in San Diego and having a regular supply (via
> > friends) of fresh citrus. Had I been able to afford a house there, would
> > certainly have bought one with either citrus or avocado trees in the
> > garden.
> >
>
> I love having the citrus, but I would also love having the avocados. I
> doubt I could make them work here.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
Irrigation? It takes years before they fruit.
Wayne Boatwright
I probably don't have that many year. :-)
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Arri London
Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Fri 09 Jan 2009 06:20:02p, Arri London told us...
<snip>
> >> >
> >> > It was indeed nice living in San Diego and having a regular supply
> (via
> >> > friends) of fresh citrus. Had I been able to afford a house there,
> would
> >> > certainly have bought one with either citrus or avocado trees in the
> >> > garden.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I love having the citrus, but I would also love having the avocados. I
> >> doubt I could make them work here.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Wayne Boatwright
> >
> >
> > Irrigation? It takes years before they fruit.
> >
>
> I probably don't have that many year. :-)
>
>
That of course is another matter entirely. You could plant for posterity
:)
Wayne Boatwright
No thanks. :-)
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Sat 10 Jan 2009 04:48:15p, Arri London told us...
>
> >
> >
> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>
> >> On Fri 09 Jan 2009 06:20:02p, Arri London told us...
> > <snip>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > It was indeed nice living in San Diego and having a regular supply
> >> (via
> >> >> > friends) of fresh citrus. Had I been able to afford a house there,
> >> would
> >> >> > certainly have bought one with either citrus or avocado trees in
> the
> >> >> > garden.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I love having the citrus, but I would also love having the avocados.
> I
> >> >> doubt I could make them work here.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Wayne Boatwright
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Irrigation? It takes years before they fruit.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I probably don't have that many year. :-)
> >>
> >>
> >
> > That of course is another matter entirely. You could plant for posterity
> >:)
> >
>
> No thanks. :-)
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
What a wuss! Have you no sense of culinary history?
sf
wrote:
>
>
Citrus and fruit trees don't take that long to fruit! You can buy
lemons in a 5 (maybe 10) gallon pot with fruit on it already. Apples
take maybe a year. It's not that long. Go for it! All you need is
water. :)
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Wayne Boatwright
Lemons and limes I have. What I'd want is avocados. Other people in the
area say they are not easy to grow and fruit here.
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sf
<waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>Lemons and limes I have. What I'd want is avocados. Other people in the
>area say they are not easy to grow and fruit here.
I can only tell you avocados grow like a weed if you plant a seed (but
the fruit isn't guaranteed to be good quality). The one next door was
taken down in (definitely) less than 15 years and it had already
fruited.
Wayne Boatwright
> On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:38:08 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>>Lemons and limes I have. What I'd want is avocados. Other people in the
>>area say they are not easy to grow and fruit here.
>
> I can only tell you avocados grow like a weed if you plant a seed (but
> the fruit isn't guaranteed to be good quality). The one next door was
> taken down in (definitely) less than 15 years and it had already
> fruited.
>
>
I couldn't afford a tree large/mature enough to bear fruit within a year or
two, and I wouldn't be willing to wait 5/10/15 years.
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sf
<waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>On Sun 11 Jan 2009 09:27:32p, sf told us...
>
>> On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:38:08 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Lemons and limes I have. What I'd want is avocados. Other people in the
>>>area say they are not easy to grow and fruit here.
>>
>> I can only tell you avocados grow like a weed if you plant a seed (but
>> the fruit isn't guaranteed to be good quality). The one next door was
>> taken down in (definitely) less than 15 years and it had already
>> fruited.
>>
>>
>
>I couldn't afford a tree large/mature enough to bear fruit within a year or
>two, and I wouldn't be willing to wait 5/10/15 years.
I think it's easier to just buy them at the grocery store. Avocados
aren't like lemons and oranges where you can leave them on the tree
until you feel like picking them. If I had my druthers, I'd go for a
persimmon.
Wayne Boatwright
> On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:37:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun 11 Jan 2009 09:27:32p, sf told us...
>>
>>> On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:38:08 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Lemons and limes I have. What I'd want is avocados. Other people in
>>>>the area say they are not easy to grow and fruit here.
>>>
>>> I can only tell you avocados grow like a weed if you plant a seed (but
>>> the fruit isn't guaranteed to be good quality). The one next door was
>>> taken down in (definitely) less than 15 years and it had already
>>> fruited.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>I couldn't afford a tree large/mature enough to bear fruit within a year
>>or two, and I wouldn't be willing to wait 5/10/15 years.
>
> I think it's easier to just buy them at the grocery store. Avocados
> aren't like lemons and oranges where you can leave them on the tree
> until you feel like picking them. If I had my druthers, I'd go for a
> persimmon.
>
>
I think you're right. Avocados aren't all that expensive here either. When
persimmons are in season, they're also fairly reasonable. Apart from my
lemon and lime trees, and a very prolific prickly pear cactus, I don't plan
on having any other fruit bearing plants. The prickly pears make wonderful
jelly.
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sf
<waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>The prickly pears make wonderful jelly.
Mom had a HUGE prickly pear when she lived in Ramona (San Diego
county), but we Midwesterners didn't know what to do with it. She
gave her prickly pear fruit away to coworkers who liked it, but back
in those days there weren't many takers.
Wayne Boatwright
> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:05:06 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>>The prickly pears make wonderful jelly.
>
> Mom had a HUGE prickly pear when she lived in Ramona (San Diego
> county), but we Midwesterners didn't know what to do with it. She
> gave her prickly pear fruit away to coworkers who liked it, but back
> in those days there weren't many takers.
>
>
>
I don't think there are too many things you can make from them.
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Arri London
We were discussing avocados, which *don't* fruit quickly; they can take
up to 15 years to fruit.
Becca
> On Mon 12 Jan 2009 11:36:13p, sf told us...
>
>> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:05:06 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> <waynebo...@geemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The prickly pears make wonderful jelly.
>> Mom had a HUGE prickly pear when she lived in Ramona (San Diego
>> county), but we Midwesterners didn't know what to do with it. She
>> gave her prickly pear fruit away to coworkers who liked it, but back
>> in those days there weren't many takers.
>>
>>
>>
>
> I don't think there are too many things you can make from them.
Cows love to eat prickly pears, but you have to singe the spines off,
first. We have eaten them as nopales.
Becca
Omelet
Becca <Becca...@hal-pc.org> wrote:
I've read about cattle farmers going around with a large weeder blow
torch to make the cactus edible for their cattle...
There is a spineless variety around here too that I want to get going in
my front driveway.
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