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The Hellman's side, or the Best Food side?

here n the Valley. Then it was only in the jars in Ikea. Now they don't even carry it and I can't be sure the online stuff is the right kind.

It has to be the right kind - with the allspice berries.

Whole grain and heavy, this was a perfect bread to slice up and keep in the freezer (or it turned into a fungus ball overnight) and use for quick lunches and suppers, to be shoved into the broiler with sliced tomato, Swiss cheese and herbs. It was my favorite summer supper.

Because of the mold problem, it would have to be flash frozen and sold frozen to sell it out of New England and I don't think they're quite willing to do that.

I know I could google it. Boston?

Could be a new revenue stream.

I might need to look into that.

DUI laws for boaters are similar to that for cars, except that they only apply to the captain. Open containers are certainly permitted and the passengers can get as wasted as they want.

I'm thinking I could set up a stand right off the end of the boat, lol!.

Might need a liquor permit tho. Darn.

Where I live now it's very difficult to find them, so hard I've given up the battle. Stores purporting to sell them here don't know the difference between masa harina and cornmeal and create heavy lumpy things they call tamales with hardly any taste that I cannot eat. Also BBQ is not plentiful, but it was available before. Since I'm talking a few thousand miles away, it's to be expected. I've been getting away from that kind of food, so I'll live, meh.

I often see tamale stands at farmers' markets. With masa harina. Of course you could make them -- a project for a long afternoon, but doable. More fun with friends or family.

For some reason, what Mexican vendors I'm able to find, don't carry anything that's freshly made.

I took a tamale making class last Saturday..not as hard as it seems, but DANG, do not ever combine it with making mole...(part of the class as well)

Pick ONE..not both, for the same day.

Oh my lord. Someone always brought those to summer potlucks there. Probably someone who lived in Maryland or in the Tidewater. Soooo good.

I also resent the fact that I need to order good Pierogies from the Polish Home rather than getting them at a local store.

It would be nice to be able to get a Sabrettes Hot Dog every once in a while.

I was at a Grocery Outlet store today, and they had bricks of Polly-O mozzarella.

Wow!

I bought some because I remembered you saying it's good. I didn't think to look for ricotta.

If you have a Grocery Outlet nearby, you might want to check there. They don't always have things on a continual basis, but it's worth a try, eh?

Hopefully they will have it. The Ricotta is the best but I'm excited to maybe get my hands on the mozz....Thanks for remembering me...

--I got an urge to makes some burritos. I went to Stop and Shop and couldn't find tortillas. I asked a clerk and he pointed me to the snack isle with tortilla chips. I sez "Not tortilla chips; just plain tortillas." He looked at me quizzically and I said "You know. Round flat things you use to make burritos." "What's a burrito?" AARRRGHHH! No Masa Trigo or Masa Harina either.

When we moved away from the Bay Area to a small northern mountain town, we dreadfully dreadfully missed the sourdough bread. Dreadfully.

I hear that Boston has a terrific burrito joint now, btw.

People from the East Coast say that you can even find decent bagels in Seattle these days.

I used to get them all the time when my father was stationed in Naples, Italy, but once we came back to the states, I haven't seen one (though I did see some Blood Orange Marmalade once).

They come in with the seasonal citrus, in the winter. I don't know where you live, but I suggest asking the produce mgr where you shop.

South East Florida. I might try asking at one of the local produce stores, but I guess I've always expected blank stares if I mentioned blood oranges

Other people are also seeking blood oranges in FL -- here are some suggestions from chowhound.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/367793

When I first moved to Milwaukee there were bakeries all over that had wonderful bread, now we moved up north again and most of it tastes like sawdust. Have resorted to buying the Rhodes frozen bread dough and making that, at least you can eat it.

=soft & white. I want whole grain & crusty. Kroger sometimes carries (frozen then baked in their "bakery&quot bread from LaBrea Bakery, and every now & then I can get a loaf from Ecce Panis, but most of the time, my choices are limited to cardboard and/or foam.

The NYT no-knead recipe is easy and makes some really delicious bread.

There is nothing better.

I really don't mind making it myself, it's just so handy in a jar

And, Polish food, in general. I hail from the city with the largest population of Poles outside of Warsaw: Chicago. I know what goes into kiszka, yet I love it anyway.

and for the first time in my life, I am drinking BOX wine. Oh, the horror.

my grandparents lived in flushing when i was growing up and every visit there brought us pounds of ruggies, cookies, cakes and all other sorts of goodness from the bakery across the street. the one we go to in their new neighborhood isn't as good, but still far tastier than anything i can get here in northern colorado. hell, i can't find a cherry danish for love nor money in my town, not even at whole paycheck.

farmer's market.

I can't find any good steak and kidney pies, good black pudding, mince pies (not mincemeat) ...

and the list goes on.

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