food

jeez whiz

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So I went shopping at Real Canadian Superstore here in town.  On my list was Cheez Whiz because I can’t live in a house without it.  Yes, I already have a just-opened jar in the fridge, but one must be prepared.  So I went up and down the isles looking for it.  I saw “CONDIMENTS” on the signs above the isles.  Great!  I went up and down that isle a couple of times.  I found mayonnaise, so that’s good.  But no Cheez Whiz.  I saw a couple of isles down, “SPREADS”.  “Well alright!  I bet I’ll find it there,” I thought.  No go.  I found some almond spread, which was nice.  But you’ll never guess where the Cheez Whiz was – with the cheese!  In the refrigerators!  Who the heck put it there, and why?

What’s more, why wasn’t the mayonnaise refrigerated?

Everything?

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I pulled a bag of “everything” bagels out of the freezer and put it in the fridge a few weeks ago.  It had been in the freezer for months – months and months.  “Gotta get rid of this,” I thought.  I think HFT bought it, but I can’t be sure.  But why was it there for so long?

I eat a bagel many mornings – most mornings.  I have a weird habit of putting peanut butter and slices of tomato on it.  (Not sure where I came up with this idea.  Maybe it was to get rid of the tomatoes … not sure.)  Sometimes I stack luncheon meats, cheese, lettuce, etc. to create a Dagwood.  Sometimes I just put cream cheese on it.

But most of my bagels have substance.  They are 60% Whole Wheat, 100% Whole Wheat, Ancient Grains, Cracked Wheat, 14-Grain, etc.  Real food.  But this “everything” bagel is not!  It’s basically just a simple, plain, white-bread bagel with stuff sprinkled on top.  White bread!  That’s not everything!  That’s white, lifeless, Wonder Bread goo in the form of a bagel.  So these so-called Everything Bagels never got eaten.

And then, this morning, I saw this.

Everything You Need to Know About the True Origins of the Everything Bagel

The writer of this article claims, “The everything bagel is the king of bagels. On this there should be no argument.”

So I’m here to argue today that the everything bagel is not everything it’s cracked up to be.  Its contents are, in my view, nothing. Just like so many other foods out there, it isn’t good – it just looks good from the outside.

instant mashed potatoes (Rene food)

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We got this as part of the Rene food collection.

Uh … look closely at the better if used by date.  I thought it tasted a bit …. dark.  It was good, mind you, but just … different.

The question that would normally come to most people is, “Didn’t you see the date?”  No.  My question is, “How did Rene hold on to it for so long?”