On Tue 13 May 2008 11:48:19a, Cindi - HappyMamatoThree told us...

On February 1st of this year, Hershey's finished the closure of it's
Oakdale, California plant which eliminated the largest employer in Oakdale
with the loss of 575 jobs. The 575 jobs are now in Monterrey Mexico. Very
nice for Monterrey huh? Oakdale is the home of a very successful Chocolate
Festival in the summer. Luckily, the chocolate festival will not disappear,
mostly because chocolate is a big industry here in California and the city
leaders hoped that continuing the festival might make the plant more
attractive to another company. Their move was apparently brilliant. A
company is already stepping in to use the Hershey facility and to help fill
in the job blank that Hershey's left.

Sconza Candy is coming to Oakdale to use the same facility and to reemployee
some people that California just can't afford to have unemployed. Sconza
candies are only available in a couple of stores here in the Modesto/Oakdale
area since this company is apparently originally based in Oakland in the bay
area. We will definitely be on the lookout to support Sconza candies from
now on. They will go into production at this factory in the fall originally
with around 100 employees. It was be a Hershey replacement right off the
bat, but it will get there.

This week a new Raley's has opened in the area and they have some very good
loss leaders.

Leading the pack

Porterhouse steaks down from $9.95 a pound to $3.48 a pound. They do have a
limit so I have run by there with hubby to end up ith 12 steaks, frozen away
for when company arrives. They are about an inch thick cut, beautifully
marbled and look delicious. They aren't aged from the butcher shop but they
will certainly be a good meal. Not sure what we will make to go along the
side, I will follow along with what is fresh at the fruit stand.

We also did some stocking up with canned drinks at $1.99 a 12-pack which is
at least $1.00 a 12-pack.

Anyone else luck up on good prices this week at the supermarket?

Cindi

Hello All!

I've mentioned that I try store brands from time to time if it
seems probable they can replace name-brand items. Today, I
bought a can of Giant Stores "Vegetable Juice", an obvious take
off on V-8. It wasn't bad at all even if it seemed lower in
celery than the original. With a shot of Worcestershire sauce,
as I usually drink it, there seemed little difference.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

There was some talk a few months ago about
a cook-in in either Boston or Providence.
Did anything ever come of that? I have been
off for a couple of months due to back surgery
(March and April) and wondered if I missed it
or if it never came to fruition.

Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
mailto:connally@pitt.edu

I have no problem with it........ but if they wanted to prove a point, they
should have used *real sized* bulls, not calves.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/gallery/0,26362,5031676-5007153,00.html

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

The path of a warrior never deviating,
one has to become not just a part of nature
but a force of nature,
acting in accordance with the laws of the universe.
(Getsumei No Michi, the Moonlit Path)

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ladyfingers1/3 cup coffee flavored
liqueur 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
powder, for dusting1 (1 ounce) square semisweet
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Spring Rolls With Pork and Shrimp – Cantonese

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Yields about 24 spring rolls
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· Marinades for Shrimp and Pork:
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· 10 medium...

Chicken Chow Mein
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Serves 4 to 6

INGREDIENTS:
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Today is D's birthday. One of the things I gave her was a copy of
this picture:
http://artforum.com/uploads/upload.000/id19958/article00.jpg which
shows young men in Paris enthusastically celebrating her birthday in
1968. Well, not exactly. The boys and girls of '68 had a slightly
different agenda, but my false caption altered history in D's favor.

Another present was choupique caviar. We've not sampled it yet, so I
can't say if it was a wise purchase. If anyone is interested, some
information on choupique caviar can be found here:
http://www.nativefish.org/articles/caviar2.php

The lunch plan today is to make scrambled eggs on toast points with
caviar. Here's hoping it's good.