Costco cashier/foodie
Nancy Young
guy manning the register was pointing out things to the guy who
was "bagging" and I wondered what he was saying.
I was close enough to hear him point out that these are great
if you saut� them with garlic! I think they were clamshell
containers of haricot verde, but I wasn't close enough to be
sure. You could see the other guy was thinking Who cares?
(laugh)
Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
(raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
Cracked me up.
And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
nancy
Stu
It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves last
night, right after we bought the flat screen ;)
Stu
btw...we as well have a checker that does something the same, he likes
the seafood and passes on tidbits about cooking, and what goes well
with it. Most times he's right on.
Nancy Young
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <in...@foodforu.ca> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>> <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
>>> guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>> Cracked me up.
>>>
>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
>>> I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves last
>> night, right after we bought the flat screen ;)
Heh, Costco does make for some odd purchase combinations.
> btw...we as well have a checker that does something the same, he likes
> the seafood and passes on tidbits about cooking, and what goes well
> with it. Most times he's right on.
I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
sell more stuff.
nancy
James Silverton
Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
ketchup!
--
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
Bogbrush
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>The other day I was waiting in line and I noticed that the
>>guy manning the register was pointing out things to the guy who
>>was "bagging" and I wondered what he was saying.
>>
>>I was close enough to hear him point out that these are great
>>if you sauté them with garlic! I think they were clamshell
>>containers of haricot verde, but I wasn't close enough to be
>>sure. You could see the other guy was thinking Who cares?
>>(laugh)
>>
>>Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>(raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
>>guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>Cracked me up.
>>
>>And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
>>I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
>>
>>nancy
>
> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves last
> night, right after we bought the flat screen ;)
Shouldn't you call it Surrender Toast?
George
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
>> sell more stuff.
>
> ingredients though. They just heat and serve. They could be put to
> better use, but I get the impression they are "rented out" to the
> manufacturers.
>
> -sw
Typically they have no relationship with the store and are usually temps
on the tab of the vendors whose products they are promoting.
Lin
> Haricot verts. It used to be one of my handles. CostCo's come in
> bags, though. Just like the mini cucumbers. At least they do in
> our area.
Yes, they are in bags here. Product of Guatemala.
> Does anybody know if they have differet suppliers for different
> areas? I was told CostCo's CA Meat comes from Vaccaville, while
> South Central's comes from Texas.
I got curious, so I went looking. I don't want to spend a lot of time on
this, but I found an article from 2007 that says:
"Costco obtains its beef from four major suppliers�Wichita, Kan.-based
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc., Greeley, Colo.-based JBS Swift & Co.,
Kansas City, Mo.-based National Beef Packing Co. LLC and Dakota Dunes,
S.D.-based Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
Pittsburg, Texas-based Pilgrim�s Pride Corp. supplies chicken to Costco
warehouses in the eastern and middle sections of the country, while
Livingston, Calif.-based Foster Farms supplies outlets in the western
sector. Swift is the primary pork supplier.
Other meat brands include Costco�s private-label Kirkland Signature,
Coleman, Maple Leaf Farms, Willowbrook, Johnsonville, Carolina Turkey,
Jennie-O, Tyson, Curley�s and Aidell�s."
Article in its entirety:
--Lin
blake murphy
> Nancy wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400:
>
>> Stu wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <in...@foodforu.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>>>> <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point
>>>>> bagger guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>>>> Cracked me up.
>>>>>
>>>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was
>>>>> right. I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread
>>>>> anyway.
>
>>>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves
>>>> last night, right after we bought the flat screen ;)
>
> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
> ketchup!
ketchup on french toast is not in accordance with god's great plan.
your pal,
blake
James Silverton
Ever tried it? It's good and I quite often have it for lunch. Ketchup is
almost as sweet as preserves anyway!
Stu
Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
else.
Stu
wrote:
>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
>> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
>> ketchup!
>
>That seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to for an egg
>sandwich.
>
>And most of stopped putting ketchup on them around age 15.
>
last year?
Stu
<rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>Stu wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <in...@foodforu.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>>> <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
>>>> guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>>> Cracked me up.
>>>>
>>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
>>>> I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
>
>>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves last
>>> night, right after we bought the flat screen ;)
>
>Heh, Costco does make for some odd purchase combinations.
>
>> btw...we as well have a checker that does something the same, he likes
>> the seafood and passes on tidbits about cooking, and what goes well
>> with it. Most times he's right on.
>
>I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
>sell more stuff.
>
>nancy
We've been members for twenty years, and have gotten to know a few of
them personally, they pass on a great number of foodie tips.
Nancy Young
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
>> sell more stuff.
>
Right, except I meant more like a roaming person who would
make suggestions for all kinds of products.
I'm not saying it's a good idea, I was just kidding. That's all I
need, look at some product and be accosted by some guy
telling me how to cook it.
nancy
Mark Thorson
>
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:05:46 -0500, Stu wrote:
>
> > Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
> > french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
> > the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
> > else.
>
Hey Stu, why don't you try taco sauce next time.
sf
<rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I was close enough to hear him point out that these are great
> if you saut� them with garlic! I think they were clamshell
> containers of haricot verde, but I wasn't close enough to be
> sure. You could see the other guy was thinking Who cares?
> (laugh)
Well, they *are* good saut�ed with garlic!
>
> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
> guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
> Cracked me up.
What an idiot. His mother must still cook for him.
>
> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
> I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
I like french toast made with raisin bread too!
--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
sf
> I like
> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
> ketchup!
Ketchup? Oh, ugh... I haven't had breakfast yet, but you just killed
my appetite. LOL!
spamtrap1888
> Steve wrote:
> > Haricot verts. It used to be one of my handles. CostCo's come in
> > bags, though. Just like the mini cucumbers. At least they do in
> > our area.
>
> Yes, they are in bags here. Product of Guatemala.
>
I was startled to find that Trader Joe's frozen green beans come from
France. How can it be cheap to ship produce from the Eurozone a
quarter of the way around the world?
spamtrap1888
Costco as singles bar substitute, why not?
sf
<rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Right, except I meant more like a roaming person who would
> make suggestions for all kinds of products.
That's a good sales technique.
>
> I'm not saying it's a good idea, I was just kidding. That's all I
> need, look at some product and be accosted by some guy
> telling me how to cook it.
I was at an upscale roadside stand yesterday - the owner was there
mopping and doing general grunt work. I talked to him about various
products and one time he crossed the store to tell me more about what
I was looking at. I walked away with an armload of stuff.
sf
wrote:
> Shouldn't you call it Surrender Toast?
You're living in the past.
spamtrap1888
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:37:00 -0400, blake murphy
>
>
>
>
>
> <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>
> >> Nancy wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400:
>
> >>> Stu wrote:
>
> >>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> >>>>> <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >>>>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
> >>>>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point
> >>>>>> bagger guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
> >>>>>> Cracked me up.
>
> >>>>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was
> >>>>>> right. I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread
> >>>>>> anyway.
>
> >>>>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves
> >>>>> last night, right after we bought the flat screen ;)
>
> >> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
> >> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
> >> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
> >> ketchup!
>
> >ketchup on french toast is not in accordance with god's great plan.
>
> >your pal,
> >blake
>
> Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
> french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
> the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
> else.
Brooks Tangy (now from Canada) is the only ketchup (nee Catsup).
Steve Pope
>I was startled to find that Trader Joe's frozen green beans come from
>France. How can it be cheap to ship produce from the Eurozone a
>quarter of the way around the world?
They go through the Panama canal, and by international convention
there is no tax (at least, very little tax) on fuel for ocean-going
cargo vessels.
Let's see.. there's an immigration crackdown in the U.S., whereas
France has legal immigrant labor from impoverished eastern Europe
countries.
Oh I forgot... HUGE farm subsidies in France.
Steve
Lin
> Thanks for looking that up. The Big 4 Beef Suppliers are always
> changing players and names (but are all controlled by the same
> people), but that's a good example of them 4 years ago. IOW, they
> got their beef the same places as the grocery store, but always got
> the best of the crop, unlike the grocery stores.
It was the most current thing I could find this a.m., and I would HOPE
there's more info out there. Had things to do today.
> I didn't know the Big 4 had the capability to provide consistently
> good beef.
I can't remember if it was in that article or another, but CostCo cut
back on the number of SKUs in the meat dept. and deli, to focus more on
quality over choices. So, instead of say 30 different cuts of pork, they
offer 15 (paraphrasing here).
> And I didn't know the beans were from Guatamala. I've only bought
> them twice. The mini cucumbers are "Grown in the USA" according to
> the label I just checked.
Yep. Bought some recently and didn't bother to look at the package
before I brought them home. I rarely buy produce without knowing where
it came from. For instance, I don't buy anything from Chile. Nor do I
buy the shrimp at Costco -- generally it's from Vietnam. Not saying that
the verts from Guatemala are a bad thing -- I was just a bit surprised
-- but all the same I triple rinsed them and used them quickly since I
didn't know how long ago they had been packaged and then shipped.
--Lin
cshenk
Nancy wrote
>>>The other day I was waiting in line and I noticed that the
>>>guy manning the register was pointing out things to the guy who
>>>was "bagging" and I wondered what he was saying.
> btw...we as well have a checker that does something the same, he likes
> the seafood and passes on tidbits about cooking, and what goes well
> with it. Most times he's right on.
Had a good one today! 2 cart load and comments flipping back and forth
between checker and bagger that some of the stuff they hadn't even known
they carried (was at Kroger, not Costco). 576$ but was refilling many stock
items as I hadn't been shopping for about 2 months, maybe a bit more).
If you think about it, 576$ for a family of 3 isn't bad for a single month
and there were alot of other things of the non-essential like a new fish
grill holder.
James Silverton
>> I like
>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast
>> with ketchup!
> Ketchup? Oh, ugh... I haven't had breakfast yet, but you just
> killed my appetite. LOL!
Please see my post of a few hours ago. Honestly, have you ever tried
ketchup on unsweetened French Toast?
Ed Pawlowski
"Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote
>
> I'm not saying it's a good idea, I was just kidding. That's all I need,
> look at some product and be accosted by some guy
> telling me how to cook it.
> nancy
I've had people ask me how to cook items I've picked up though. People see
something but are not sure what to do with it, thus then pass on it unless
they are given some ideas.
Ed Pawlowski
"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
news:jo9gv5dj71284ps8k...@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 12:26:15 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Right, except I meant more like a roaming person who would
>> make suggestions for all kinds of products.
>
> That's a good sales technique.
Sure is. I was in a store yesterday and wanted to buy some shorts. I was
shown a couple of shirts that went well with them so I ended up buying them.
That can work as well with food.
Ed Pawlowski
"Steve Pope" <spo...@speedymail.org> wrote
>>I was startled to find that Trader Joe's frozen green beans come from
>>France. How can it be cheap to ship produce from the Eurozone a
>>quarter of the way around the world?
>
> They go through the Panama canal, and by international convention
> there is no tax (at least, very little tax) on fuel for ocean-going
> cargo vessels.
I watched an episode of Mighty Ships the other day. The subject was a 500
ft. specialty cargo ship. They paid $1 a gallon for fuel.
They got 80 feet to the gallon. From other information I've seen over the
years, that is excellent mileage for a ship.
sf
<not.jim....@verizon.net> wrote:
> sf wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 11:47:24 -0700:
>
> >> I like
> >> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast
> >> with ketchup!
>
> > Ketchup? Oh, ugh... I haven't had breakfast yet, but you just
> > killed my appetite. LOL!
>
> Please see my post of a few hours ago. Honestly, have you ever tried
> ketchup on unsweetened French Toast?
Nope, but I've tried it on scrambled eggs... so my mind is made up.
No thanks to that.
Nancy Young
> "Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote
>>
>> I'm not saying it's a good idea, I was just kidding. That's all I
>> need, look at some product and be accosted by some guy
>> telling me how to cook it.
> I've had people ask me how to cook items I've picked up though.
Same here. Happens once in a while.
> People see something but are not sure what to do with it, thus then
> pass on it unless they are given some ideas.
Yeah, I guess you have to get a feel for the customer, like bartenders
do. Some people want to talk, some people not so much. I like the
idea that there would be someone to ask, but I'm not really one who
likes to hear Can I help you? when I shop.
And at Costco, it goes against their business model, we don't pay
people to stand around answering questions, so don't ask! Heh.
nancy
James Silverton
>> sf wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 11:47:24 -0700:
>>
> >>> I like
> >>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the
> >>> toast with ketchup!
>>
> >> Ketchup? Oh, ugh... I haven't had breakfast yet, but you
> >> just killed my appetite. LOL!
>>
>> Please see my post of a few hours ago. Honestly, have you
>> ever tried ketchup on unsweetened French Toast?
> Nope, but I've tried it on scrambled eggs... so my mind is
> made up. No thanks to that.
You know, I don't like ketchup on true scrambled eggs either but I'll
use it with an omelet or eggs scrambled on a griddle!
gloria.p
>
>
> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! At this point bagger
> guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
> Cracked me up.
>
> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was right.
> I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread anyway.
>
> nancy
>
I don't much like raisins but raisin toast is nice when spread with
cream cheese.
For French toast, Brioche, French bread, Challah, or Hawaiian bread are
wonderful.
gloria p
sf
<not.jim....@verizon.net> wrote:
> You know, I don't like ketchup on true scrambled eggs either but I'll
> use it with an omelet or eggs scrambled on a griddle!
The closest I come to putting catsup on an egg is chili sauce (Homade
brand). I like chili sauce with my skillet frittata (which I call
torta).
Ed Pawlowski
"James Silverton" <not.jim....@verizon.net> wrote
>>> Please see my post of a few hours ago. Honestly, have you
>>> ever tried ketchup on unsweetened French Toast?
>
>> Nope, but I've tried it on scrambled eggs... so my mind is
>> made up. No thanks to that.
>
> You know, I don't like ketchup on true scrambled eggs either but I'll use
> it with an omelet or eggs scrambled on a griddle!
> --
I put both ketchup and may on scrambled egg sandwiches. Never tried it on
French toast, but sounds OK to me.
Stu
wrote:
>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:07:26 -0500, Stu wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:18:53 -0500, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
>>>> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
>>>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
>>>> ketchup!
>>>
>>>That seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to for an egg
>>>sandwich.
>>>
>>>And most of stopped putting ketchup on them around age 15.
>>>
>>
>> last year?
>
>Before you post the juvenile, sandbox-era comebacks, ask yourself -
>Is this really worth posting? Would any other readers see any humor
>in this?
>
>Then make to decision to press "Send" or "X".
>
>-sw
Perhaps you need to do the same.
Stu
wrote:
>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:05:46 -0500, Stu wrote:
>
>> Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
>> french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
>> the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
>> else.
>
>It figures stewie would side with him and his tastes.
>
>-sw
and it's a given you'd respond
Bob Terwilliger
>>> I like regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
>>> ketchup!
>>
>> ketchup on french toast is not in accordance with god's great plan.
>>
>
> Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
> french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
> the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
> else.
I bet you'd like it with Miracle Whip, too.
Bob
cshenk
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Sure is. I was in a store yesterday and wanted to buy some shorts. I
>> was
>> shown a couple of shirts that went well with them so I ended up buying
>> them.
>> That can work as well with food.
> The last thing I want is somebody showing me what clothes to wear.
> Sorry - that just doesn't work with me, at all.
I don't mind being asked when I enter if I need some help. I will leave
though if after telling them no, they continue to bother me.
Ed Pawlowski
"cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote in message
news:1eeKn.38350$_84....@newsfe18.iad...
In the heyday of the haberdasher it was common to be shown clothing and
styles, suggestions for outfits. Pants were fitted and cuffed, jackets
sleeves adjusted. Regular customers got treated like royalty. They did not
have to go through the racks as suggested items (in the correct size) were
brought to them.
We've gone to the discount store mentality of no service at all. Most
people under the age of 40 have never been to a "real" clothing store.
frie...@zoocrewphoto.com
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:21:44 -0400, George wrote:
> > On 5/22/2010 11:08 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >>> I love that. They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
> >>> sell more stuff.
>
> >> They're called "demo dollies". I've never seen them mix any
> >> ingredients though. They just heat and serve. They could be put to
> >> better use, but I get the impression they are "rented out" to the
> >> manufacturers.
>
> >> -sw
>
> > Typically they have no relationship with the store and are usually temps
> > on the tab of the vendors whose products they are promoting.
>
> At my store they're the same people (and a couple tranvestities) all
> the time, though.
>
I work in a grocery store. We don't have them as often now, but be
used to get the same two ladies every weekend, promoting various
products. They worked for a company that provided samplers to stores.
So, food companies would hire the sample company to send out the demo
people. The grocery store didn't have to pay them, just provide the
location and the power, and get some sales from it.
A few years ago, there was a huge move to remodel a LOT of stores
within 2 years. So, during the gran re-openings, they did have
employees from the stores go from store to store demoing a variety of
products from each department while handing out lots of coupons.And
those people were all store employees, though some were hired just for
that, while others were taking leave from their regular stores.
Ostap Bender
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:07:26 -0500, Stu wrote:
> > On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:18:53 -0500, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost>
> > wrote:
>
> >>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>
> >>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
> >>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
> >>> ketchup!
>
> >>sandwich.
>
> >>And most of stopped putting ketchup on them around age 15.
>
> > last year?
>
> Before you post the juvenile, sandbox-era comebacks, ask yourself -
> Is this really worth posting? Would any other readers see any humor
> in this?
>
> Then make to decision to press "Send" or "X".
I agree. The mental age of people who try to insult others with
pronouncements like "And most of stopped putting ketchup on them
around age 15", isn't sixteen. It's more like five, and you are
commended for being able to use the internet at such a young age.
And as you grow up, your burning desire to insult others for their
food tastes will subside.
Ostap Bender
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 15:49:15 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > I've had people ask me how to cook items I've picked up though.\
>
> Usually it's the cashier.
>
> I try to be brief, but often times they don't allow brevity.
If they don't allow briefs, are they OK with boxer shorts? Or do you
have to go commando? How 'bout nudity?
blake murphy
> blake wrote on Sat, 22 May 2010 11:37:00 -0400:
>>>
>>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful
>>> hints but raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each
>>> their own". I like regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg
>>> and I eat the toast with ketchup!
>
>> ketchup on french toast is not in accordance with god's great
>> plan.
>
> Ever tried it? It's good and I quite often have it for lunch. Ketchup is
> almost as sweet as preserves anyway!
and have god smite me? not bloody likely.
your pal,
blake
Ostap Bender
Isn't French bread (baguette) crunchy enough even without toasting
it?
blake murphy
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:37:00 -0400, blake murphy
> <blakepm...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
>>> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
>>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
>>> ketchup!
>>
>>ketchup on french toast is not in accordance with god's great plan.
>>
>>your pal,
>>blake
>
> Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
> french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
> the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
> else.
having a 'special' ketchup for french toast is so far out of accordance
with god's great plan that it's not in the same universe.
your pal,
blake
blake murphy
> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:05:46 -0500, Stu wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
>>> french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
>>> the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
>>> else.
>>
>> It figures stewie would side with him and his tastes.
>
> Hey Stu, why don't you try taco sauce next time.
fuckin' a! and nothin' wimpy either. give me dave's insanity or give me
death!
your pal,
blake
blake murphy
> On May 22, 9:05�am, Stu <i...@foodforu.ca> wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:37:00 -0400, blake murphy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>>> �Nancy �wrote �on Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400:
>>
>>>>> Stu wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:20:51 -0500, Stu <i...@foodforu.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:03:03 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>>>>>>> <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>> Then he was checking my groceries and he tells the guy This
>>>>>>>> (raisin bread) makes Great french toast! �At this point
>>>>>>>> bagger guy says will you stop making suggestions about the food??
>>>>>>>> Cracked me up.
>>
>>>>>>>> And that raisin bread makes nice french toast, he was
>>>>>>>> right. I have a thing for that Kirkland raisin bread
>>>>>>>> anyway.
>>
>>>>>>> It does make wonderful french toast. We picked up two loaves
>>>>>>> last night, right after we bought the flat screen �;)
>>
>>>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
>>>> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". �I like
>>>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
>>>> ketchup!
>>
>>>ketchup on french toast is not in accordance with god's great plan.
>>
>>>your pal,
>>>blake
>>
>> Maybe for your tastes, but your tastes are not everyones, ketchup on
>> french toast is nice... I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for
>> the french toast, I find it to have more flavor. Heinz for everything
>> else.
>
> Brooks Tangy (now from Canada) is the only ketchup (nee Catsup).
not true. diligent scientist have found several divergent forms of ketchup
native to the amazon.
your pal,
blake
blake murphy
miracle whip me! i've been a bad boy!
your pal,
blake
blake murphy
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:18:53 -0500, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost>
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 22 May 2010 11:00:33 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> Chatty cashiers are fine, especially if they pass on useful hints but
>>> raisin bread for French Toast is a case of "to each their own". I like
>>> regular bread, soaked in unsweetened egg and I eat the toast with
>>> ketchup!
>>
>>That seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to for an egg
>>sandwich.
>>
>>And most of stopped putting ketchup on them around age 15.
>>
>
> last year?
really, it's kind of unseemly for you to pull rank here.
blake
blake murphy
the group would be much improved if everyone felt better of sending every
post. less bandwidth, too.
blake
Lin
> miracle whip me! i've been a bad boy!
LOL! If it meant KFing everyone on this group just so I could read your
posts, I would! And I can't stand Miracle Whip. ;-)
--Lin (me and cybercat will have to do battle over being blake's numero
uno fan!)
blake murphy
> On May 22, 9:26�am, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 10:54:19 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> I love that. �They should put those guys on the floor, maybe they'd
>>>> sell more stuff.
>>
>>> They're called "demo dollies". �
>>
>> Right, except I meant more like a roaming person who would
>> make suggestions for all kinds of products.
>>
>> I'm not saying it's a good idea, I was just kidding. �That's all I
>> need, look at some product and be accosted by some guy
>> telling me how to cook it.
>>
>
> Costco as singles bar substitute, why not?
no fatties!
your pal,
blake
.
$453e8ce6$87...@EVERESTKC.NET:
Jeezus H Christ!! You're as sick as your old man.
--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia
Simple Simon met a pie man going to the fair.
Said Simple Simon to the pie man
'What have u got there?'
Said the pie man unto Simon
Pies you dickhead.
blake murphy
> On Sat, 22 May 2010 15:50:54 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> Sure is. I was in a store yesterday and wanted to buy some shorts. I was
>> shown a couple of shirts that went well with them so I ended up buying them.
>> That can work as well with food.
>
> The last thing I want is somebody showing me what clothes to wear.
>
> Sorry - that just doesn't work with me, at all.
>
> -sw
that happens to me all the time. just because i'm there buck-naked in
their store they think i need their advice. they must be on commission or
something.
your pal,
blake
gloria.p
>>
Not "toasted."
To make French toast you dip the slices of bread in an egg mixture
then either fry it in butter or bake in a casserole with additional egg
so it comes out like a custardy bread pudding.
gloria p
gloria.p
>
> having a 'special' ketchup for french toast is so far out of accordance
> with god's great plan that it's not in the same universe.
>
> your pal,
> blake
I'm sure one of the Commandments is "Thou shalt eat French Toast with
real maple syrup (or powdered or cinnamon sugar.)
gloria p
Lin
>
> I'm sure one of the Commandments is "Thou shalt eat French Toast with
> real maple syrup (or powdered or cinnamon sugar.)
That would be one of mine!
Admittedly, one of my favorite ways to make French toast is with an
apple bread I used to get from a German bakery. Divine.
--Lin (not big on fruity toppings, etc. but okay in the bread)
Bob Terwilliger
>> I have a small bottle of hunts I use just for the french toast, I find it
>> to have more flavor. Heinz for everything else.
>
> having a 'special' ketchup for french toast is so far out of accordance
> with god's great plan that it's not in the same universe.
It does make a twisted kind of sense, though: A few years ago, Cook's
Illustrated did a taste test of ketchup, and were surprised to find that
most tasters preferred Hunt's ketchup (even over Heinz). It was surmised
that the sweeter taste of Hunt's reminded them of ketchup from their
childhood.
Still, it doesn't appeal to me, unless maybe the french toast were made into
a croque monsieur or something like it.
Bob
Bob Terwilliger
> I'm sure one of the Commandments is "Thou shalt eat French Toast with
> real maple syrup (or powdered or cinnamon sugar.)
Well, that's hardly the ONLY commandment I've broken! I like french toast
with apricot lekvar or cherry preserves, and maybe a drizzle of cr�me
fraiche.
Bob
Nancy Young
>> On May 22, 1:55 pm, "gloria.p" <gpues...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> For French toast, Brioche, French bread, Challah, or Hawaiian bread
>>> are wonderful.
I never thought to use French bread. What's Hawaiian bread?
nancy
Bob Terwilliger
> Jeezus H Christ!! You're as sick as your old man.
Don't you have some manly mail to send?
Bob
Lew Hodgett
"Nancy Young" wrote:
> I never thought to use French bread. What's Hawaiian bread?
-----------------------------------------
http://www.kingshawaiian.com/
Lew
Nancy Young
Okay, I've seen the packages that look like pita bread at the
supermarket. I guess I'll have to buy a package to see what
it's like.
Thanks.
nancy
Bob Terwilliger
>>> I never thought to use French bread. What's Hawaiian bread?
>> -----------------------------------------
>> http://www.kingshawaiian.com/
>
> Okay, I've seen the packages that look like pita bread at the
> supermarket. I guess I'll have to buy a package to see what it's like.
Hawaiian bread is eggy and sweet, but with a soft crust. It's my favorite
bread for medianoches. Many people serve Hawaiian-bread dinner rolls
alongside ham or other holiday roasts.
Bob
Nancy Young
Oh, okay. I only noticed it when I was looking for pita bread some
time back. They moved the pita, but in its place I kept finding the
Hawaiian Sweet. I'll grab a package next time I go shopping. Maybe
they'll have the rolls or the bread. Thank you.
nancy
Ostap Bender
> On Sun, 23 May 2010 19:00:17 -0700 (PDT), Ostap Bender wrote:
> > On May 22, 1:57 pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> >> On Sat, 22 May 2010 15:49:15 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>> I've had people ask me how to cook items I've picked up though.\
>
> >> Usually it's the cashier.
>
> >> I try to be brief, but often times they don't allow brevity.
>
> > If they don't allow briefs, are they OK with boxer shorts? Or do you
> > have to go commando? How 'bout nudity?
>
> And you were just accusing me of being immature?
My humor is innocent. It's not directed at insulting another person.
Ostap Bender
Oh. That makes sense.
Ostap Bender
wrote:
> Nancy wrote:
> >>> I never thought to use French bread. What's Hawaiian bread?
> >> -----------------------------------------
> >>http://www.kingshawaiian.com/
>
> > Okay, I've seen the packages that look like pita bread at the
> > supermarket. I guess I'll have to buy a package to see what it's like.
>
> Hawaiian bread is eggy and sweet, but with a soft crust.
Is it like challah?
Bob Terwilliger
>> Hawaiian bread is eggy and sweet, but with a soft crust.
>
> Is it like challah?
Yes, but it's a bit softer, sweeter, and less crumbly (and it's not
braided).
Bob
Dan Goodman
> On May 23, 7:57�pm, "gloria.p" <gpues...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > Ostap Bender wrote:
> > > On May 22, 1:55 pm, "gloria.p" <gpues...@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > >> For French toast, Brioche, French bread, Challah, or Hawaiian
> > bread are >> wonderful.
> >
> > > Isn't French bread (baguette) crunchy enough even without toasting
> > > it?
> >
> > Not "toasted."
> >
> > To �make French toast you dip the slices of bread in an egg mixture
> > then either fry it in butter or bake in a casserole with additional
> > egg so it comes out like a custardy bread pudding.
>
>
> Oh. That makes sense.
The French term for it is "pain perdu."
--
Dan Goodman
"I have always depended on the kindness of stranglers."
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Steve Pope
>Ostap wrote:
>> Is it like challah?
Have you seen how many chickens there are in the Hawaiian islands?
I think that's why they put so much egg in their bread.
Steve
Ostap Bender
> Ostap Bender wrote:
> > On May 23, 7:57 pm, "gloria.p" <gpues...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > > Ostap Bender wrote:
> > > > On May 22, 1:55 pm, "gloria.p" <gpues...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > > >> For French toast, Brioche, French bread, Challah, or Hawaiian
> > > bread are >> wonderful.
>
> > > > Isn't French bread (baguette) crunchy enough even without toasting
> > > > it?
>
> > > Not "toasted."
>
> > > To make French toast you dip the slices of bread in an egg mixture
> > > then either fry it in butter or bake in a casserole with additional
> > > egg so it comes out like a custardy bread pudding.
>
> > Oh. That makes sense.
>
> The French term for it is "pain perdu."
"Lost bread"?
Ran�e at Arabian Knits
<eb9aff21-4ff7-4396...@j36g2000prj.googlegroups.com>,
Ostap Bender <ostap_be...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I think a reference to using up bread that would otherwise be lost.
Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits
"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13
Bob Muncie
I wouldn't be surprised if "french toast" was one of the inventive ways
of using up stale bread. Certainly, it would be a way of doing so. As
long as chickens were around, the making of bread would of been more
labor intensive. Using stale bread with an egg wash, might have been a
good way to use up the older bread.
Bob
gloria.p
It's a sweet, eggy, unsliced big round loaf (Kings' Hawaiian brand)
that's found in California and much of the west, usually un the deli or
specialty bread section of the stores.
It is very similar to the east coast's Portuguese Sweet Bread which can
be found if you are near a Portuguese immigrant community. The
Portuguese whalers and agricultural workers carried the recipe to Hawaii
long ago.
gloria p
James Silverton
>> Nancy Young wrote:
> >> I never thought to use French bread. What's Hawaiian
> >> bread? nancy
>>
>> It's a sweet, eggy, unsliced big round loaf (Kings' Hawaiian
>> brand) that's found in California and much of the west,
> Also very common here.
I don't know where "here" is but Kings' Hawaiian bread is commonly on
sale in Giant supermarkets in Potomac. I don't know why anyone bothers
with it but that's just my opinion. I prefer Challah but I can live
without that too!
--
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
blake murphy
it was to be the eleventh, but they cut it out of space considerations.
your pal,
blake
blake murphy
i wish my neighbor would get an ass so i could covet it.
your pal,
blake
blake murphy
> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> miracle whip me! i've been a bad boy!
>
> LOL! If it meant KFing everyone on this group just so I could read your
> posts, I would! And I can't stand Miracle Whip. ;-)
it's very sweet of you to say so.
> --Lin (me and cybercat will have to do battle over being blake's numero
> uno fan!)
girl fight tonight!
<http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21bww_julie-brown-girl-fight-tonight_music>
your pal,
blake
blake murphy
> Lin <grafixREMOVE...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:3988$4bf9e23e
> $453e8ce6$87...@EVERESTKC.NET:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>> miracle whip me! i've been a bad boy!
>>
>> LOL! If it meant KFing everyone on this group just so I could read your
>> posts, I would! And I can't stand Miracle Whip. ;-)
>>
>> --Lin (me and cybercat will have to do battle over being blake's numero
>> uno fan!)
>>
>
> Jeezus H Christ!! You're as sick as your old man.
maybe some day girls will like you, too. if you're into that.
blake
blake murphy
> On Sun, 23 May 2010 22:19:45 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 19:38:35 -0500, Stu wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 13:09:57 -0500, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost>
>>
>>> Perhaps you need to do the same.
>>
>> the group would be much improved if everyone felt better of sending every
>> post. less bandwidth, too.
>
> I abandon a lot of my posts before sending them. But I'm sure some
> would say it's not enough.
>
> (Reminder: ask yourself before you respond to this and press "send")
>
> -sw
so do i, believe it or not.
your pal,
blake