What I couldn't get this week shopping

MickaC said:
You have whale crackers……we have fish crackers, same cracker, but fish shape instead of whales…….that’s quite a speal for a cracker. 😄☺️😉😌…..the name for them here are “ Gold Fish “
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We have goldfish crackers here, and Aldi has (adorable) penguin crackers. No whale crackers though. Stauffer's is a Pennsylvania food company so their distribution may be mostly limited to the NE US.

Regarding Red Mills WW flour, if it's not available I have no problem using a different brand. No biggie. Doesn't keep me from baking bread when my freezer runs low.
 
katlupe said:
Friday I could not get Bounty select a size paper towels in any size package. I normally buy the biggest package they have and store them in my storage area, bringing up one or two to my apartment.
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Me too! They substituted Brawny in my order, just regular, not select-a-size (which I wanted) - they're not as good at all.
 

I made a special trip to Loblaws for the Sticky Toffee Pudding that are on special. All the freezers that hold these and specialty breads were practically barren. A worker was tidying up and didn’t seem to have a clue what she was doing. She went off to look in the big freezer and never returned. They’d removed every price tag. I found one ST Pudding and one Key Lime. I need STP.

Lots of paper goods still aren’t available.
 
No large cans of mushrooms, so I got 2 small cans. No buttermilk, vichy water, day old bakery items, purple grapes (they had red and green).

I didn't see a package of chicken parts under $10.
 
Vichy water, which takes its name from a French resort and spa city famed for its mineral springs, was bottled in Saratoga Springs from 1872 until its producer, now known as Saratoga Spring Water Co., killed off the line in late 2000 as a result of dwindling sales and the surging popularity of neutrally flavored seltzer.
 
StarSong said:
The photo you linked didn't show "vichy" water.
If I'm interpreting correctly, you weren't able to get Poland Springs sparkling mineral water (similar to Pellegrino or Perrier).
Is that right?
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It's under 'MIXERS" on the far right - the first on the left in that row is Tonic water. My brand is Polar, not Poland.
 
I found this doing a search for Polar Vichy Water, but at a different site-

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https://www.webstaurantstore.com/polar-vichy-water-1-liter-case/103PLVICHW1L.html
 
Nonesuch mincemeat pie filling. Been looking for it for several weeks. Finally found a few jars at Walmart yesterday evening in an odd place. So this morning I baked us a mincemeat pie. My SO had never had one, I haven't had one for years, so it was quite a treat.

(Don't tell our Doctor - we are both type 2 diabetic :oops:)
 
RadishRose said:
🤣 🤣🤣 I had my zoom set to 110. Makes everything bigger, but sometimes things don't fit into the screen. I lowered it and I can see it now. Sorry Deb.
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LOL - Me, too! Sorry about the Poland rather than Polar, Deb. I've heard of both brands. Guess my brain went on vacation to Poland rather than Polar regions. Come December 24th, I'll be thinking about polar places. :cool: ;)

All laughter aside, it's good to learn about vichy water meaning it contains minerals. In this area, that would be called mineral water. By my recollection I hadn't heard the term Vichy before, other than as a French reference.
 
Buckeye said:
Nonesuch mincemeat pie filling. Been looking for it for several weeks. Finally found a few jars at Walmart yesterday evening in an odd place. So this morning I baked us a mincemeat pie. My SO had never had one, I haven't had one for years, so it was quite a treat.

(Don't tell our Doctor - we are both type 2 diabetic :oops:)
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I like mincemeat pie, too. Just a slice or two over the holidays. Like @debodun, I find it very sweet and rich.

My dear mother-in-law, may she RIP, baked fabulous pies. Every holiday season she'd make a mincemeat pie, though the only ones who liked it were my FIL and me. She'd evenly split whatever was left after TG or Christmas, and send me home with half.

She also made fabulous date-nut bread. I should try to find a good recipe for that online...
 
Maraschino cherries - 3 stores I checked didn't have them. Can't say if it's due to supply chain issues, manufacturing problems or seasonal demand.
 

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