Are delicatessans a ripoff?
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Pretty much, if people have a special delicatessan they like that doesn't rip them off and they're happy, why would you want to change that?
Sometimes, it all depends on the grocer and how well he knows the Health Board inspector. It's not uncommon for some to relabel meat and freeze it or to wrap a pound of old ground beef with some fresh stuff. That great deal on two pounds isn't so great when you find grey burger in the middle.Sаbine;1290377 said:
Would a sane Health inspector budge 1" off the straight and narrow? If he was ever found out his popularity would be right down there with the pedaphile. :lol::lol:
Where did I say head cheese isn't healthy?
You know I live in the city. I would love to buy a side of beef but - I have one son who doesn't have a freezer and one who is married to a vegetarian (or mostly vegetarian) and everytime I mention buying a side, she says no. Besides, are you renting a reefer to get that meat to the Island? Then what will it cost? Have to have a lot of orders to make it worth while.
I have never been to a slaughter house and I never intend to go. Since I can only own a dog that weighs less than 23 pounds, I'd have a hard time raising beef etc. Citizens here (in the city) can own two chickens (no roosters) and I sincerely doubt my neighbours would put up with that since I have a neighbour who cannot tolerate children let alone some kind of animal. As for a garden - I would have to plant some small amts. in buckets. My yard space now is hardly big enough for my outdoor table and chairs and BBQ. It's a bricked in patio.
I'm with you! Just one look at it grosses me out. I once gave my husband jelled turkey sandwiches in his lunch. During very warm weather! When he went to eat, all the jelled part had melted and he just had a sopping sandwich. Neither of us have eaten anything like it since. Our kids feel the same way.It's the presentation of it, Karrie.I don't like anything Jellied for that matter.
Subway doesn't carry a variety of mustards, pickles, etc. Subway gets the same stuff out of grocery stores that most people buy.A lot of delis are more choosy about their products and use only certified organic stuff.
I think a lot of people here are confusing a deli with a deli section in a supermarket. There's a difference.
I was originally thinking the deli in the grocery store. Don't get too excited about "organic" - It's basically a ripoff. There was a damn good article in REaders' Digest two or three years exposing all the bullsh*t about "organic". If it's the same price I buy, if more I steer clear. :smile::smile:
I said "certified organic". And it is better than your regular foods available in supermarkets.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Organic Products
I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that, that only certifies it's "organic", BUT DOESN'T certify that it's any better than non organic. :smile: To be worth a premium price it has to come out of my garden.
Quite right. It doesn't. And it is up to each of us to determine what "better" means. In my books, "better" means raised without the use of pesticides, not nuked, not a Frankefood, etc. I suppose some people would consider store bought foods that have been subjected to human influences is better, though. So you go ahead and pretend that certified organics are no better than regular storebought stuff if you like.
Funny. I wouldn't pay you a nickel for stuff from your garden. lol
the organic food industry is an interesting one for sure. many growers cannot afford to go through
the process to 'certify' their product, it is very expensive, but their prices seem to be just as
high as the certified types, so not sure about that one.
the organic industry, although it is what I prefer, does take advantage of the public that only want
organic foods, as many of the prices are so high that it is ridiculous and puts them out of the reach
of 'me' and many others.
My garden is 'organic', I use only organic materials in the ground, and I can be comfortable that it is
certifiable, in my own mind.
It takes 3 years to make your ground purely organic for growing.
I also only use organic lawn fertilizer, as that 'certifies' that the little critters living in my lawn
will go on to have a 'life', (that is if joe doesn't 'poop' right on top of them). lol, if he does that
it is immediately shovelled up and buried elsewhere anyway, and not left there to attract flies.
Yes, I do think delis are a rip off, sort of like jewellry stores, a beautiful showcase of very expensive
items.
the process to 'certify' their product, it is very expensive, but their prices seem to be just as
high as the certified types, so not sure about that one.
the organic industry, although it is what I prefer, does take advantage of the public that only want
organic foods, as many of the prices are so high that it is ridiculous and puts them out of the reach
of 'me' and many others.
My garden is 'organic', I use only organic materials in the ground, and I can be comfortable that it is
certifiable, in my own mind.
It takes 3 years to make your ground purely organic for growing.
I also only use organic lawn fertilizer, as that 'certifies' that the little critters living in my lawn
will go on to have a 'life', (that is if joe doesn't 'poop' right on top of them). lol, if he does that
it is immediately shovelled up and buried elsewhere anyway, and not left there to attract flies.
Yes, I do think delis are a rip off, sort of like jewellry stores, a beautiful showcase of very expensive
items.
Pity the fools who fall for this ORGANIC nonsense.
One year butter is bad, next year butter is good.
One year milk is bad, next year milk is good.
One year sugar is good, next year sugar is bad.
One year articial fertilizers will help to produce enough to feed the world, next year they are bad.
One year the world is cooling, next year the world will go up in flames.
Or vice versa!
Let us remember that those who produce one "study" after another are depending on the public purse. So, if you don't publish, you perish. And if you can only publish what somebody before you published alrady, you are a dead duck. So, publish something different to save your neck.
The current craze is ORGANIC. Put shyt in your garden instead of fertilizer that came in a bag. Risk giving yourself e-coli.
Good luck!
One year butter is bad, next year butter is good.
One year milk is bad, next year milk is good.
One year sugar is good, next year sugar is bad.
One year articial fertilizers will help to produce enough to feed the world, next year they are bad.
One year the world is cooling, next year the world will go up in flames.
Or vice versa!
Let us remember that those who produce one "study" after another are depending on the public purse. So, if you don't publish, you perish. And if you can only publish what somebody before you published alrady, you are a dead duck. So, publish something different to save your neck.
The current craze is ORGANIC. Put shyt in your garden instead of fertilizer that came in a bag. Risk giving yourself e-coli.
Good luck!
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I remember a day when all foods were 'organic' in nature, grown organically, and that was
the 'norm', until chemical fertilizers came along.
organic food is just 'normal' food without all the chemicals, additives and such, but the organic
food industry is ripping us off because those who insist on organic, will 'only' buy their food, so
hence, they charge more.
nowdays, it has become unusual to buy organic food, and more expensive, which is amazing
to me, because it is just 'normal' food grown in a 'normal' way, like we use to do it many
years ago.
There are better ways of growing organically than 'just' using manure, I never use manure,
it's full of weeds. I use a processed bagged organic fertilizer that comes out of the bag
in granuals just like the chemical types, and 'yes' I pay more than the chemical fertilizer.
I also use fish fertilizer.
the 'norm', until chemical fertilizers came along.
organic food is just 'normal' food without all the chemicals, additives and such, but the organic
food industry is ripping us off because those who insist on organic, will 'only' buy their food, so
hence, they charge more.
nowdays, it has become unusual to buy organic food, and more expensive, which is amazing
to me, because it is just 'normal' food grown in a 'normal' way, like we use to do it many
years ago.
There are better ways of growing organically than 'just' using manure, I never use manure,
it's full of weeds. I use a processed bagged organic fertilizer that comes out of the bag
in granuals just like the chemical types, and 'yes' I pay more than the chemical fertilizer.
I also use fish fertilizer.