Arthur Treacher had crabcakes? I LOVED their fish and chips drowning in malt vinegar. We had an Arthur Treacher's in Lexington Park many moons ago.
What weird thing to you regularly buy at the grocery store?
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Yes, they had their debut in Annapolis. There were more on the parking lot than you could count, with ONE bite taken out of them. One of the stupidest markets to start in.
I thought there was a hens meeting years ago where bad girl had decreed canned chicken was the devil.Today is the Publix BOGO sneak peek and most of it's crap I never buy.
So who buys Bird's Eye Voila! frozen skillet meals?
Bumblebee canned chicken
energy drinks
Lucky Charms bars
Hot Pockets
Lunchables
pickled giardiniera
yak cheese dog treats
vegan chicken nuggets
tons of chips, candy, and assorted junk food
Totino pizza rolls
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It's always amazing to me, the overwhelming number of products we have in our stores. Who buys all that? Who buys $10 pots of bougie yogurt?Even on BOGO that's absurd.
The weird things I regularly buy that most people probably don't are kefir and La Banderita tortillas. Other than that my staples are pretty normal - eggs, butter, mustard, cheese, coffee....
So what unusual thing is a regular purchase for you?
I go to the Amish market in Annapolis usually every couple of weeks and have a couple of things I have to get every time. Dried beef, bacon ends and pieces, skirt steaks, ham hocks and chow chow. I use either tallow or bacon drippings for frying or anything that needs shortening, skirt steaks get cut into single serving sizes that thaw in 5 minutes. from the regular store the only odd ball thing is the Chef boy ar dee boxed pizzas.
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
This is kinda weird for even me, but the prepper in me has been reading too much of the "you need to stock this" stuff. One of those was canned beef. Never in a million years would I EVER have thought to get canned beef, the thought of it is kinda repulsive, but I bought some on a lark, Walmart's Great Value brand, and used it to make stroganoff.
I was actually very surprised. It was a bit salty (what isn't these days...) but had a nice texture and flavor, just like pot roast chunks. I tried to braise it, but only managed to drive out some excess water, which was still fine. Made an excellent stroganoff.
I was actually very surprised. It was a bit salty (what isn't these days...) but had a nice texture and flavor, just like pot roast chunks. I tried to braise it, but only managed to drive out some excess water, which was still fine. Made an excellent stroganoff.
Thinking - I do buy stuff like instant mac and cheese in those cups - this is to keep my over snacking teenager (soon to be 20) from sneaking around eating everyone ELSE'S snacks. I find what he likes that's cheap and stock up.
I do buy lots of ODD items - but we do use them. Indian and Chinese spices. Noori for sushi. Egg roll wrappers. Weird, but not useless.
I ASSUME you mean - crap. Ok, I do buy those little things of Underwood Deviled Ham. Yeah, they smell like dog food and taste like mashed Vienna Sausage but they make a quick sandwich with meat. I'm the only one who eats it. I buy foo foo type Keurigs with the instant drinks in them - but I ADD them to dark roast rather than add sweetener or sugar - and they're cheap.
And if something weird is on sale - by a LOT - I'll try it even if I have no idea how to serve it. Snake - goose - rabbit.
I do buy lots of ODD items - but we do use them. Indian and Chinese spices. Noori for sushi. Egg roll wrappers. Weird, but not useless.
I ASSUME you mean - crap. Ok, I do buy those little things of Underwood Deviled Ham. Yeah, they smell like dog food and taste like mashed Vienna Sausage but they make a quick sandwich with meat. I'm the only one who eats it. I buy foo foo type Keurigs with the instant drinks in them - but I ADD them to dark roast rather than add sweetener or sugar - and they're cheap.
And if something weird is on sale - by a LOT - I'll try it even if I have no idea how to serve it. Snake - goose - rabbit.
BadGirl
I am so very blessed
Because it is. My opinion has not changed in my 61 years of enjoying good food.
NextJen
Raisin cane
My mother always made creamed chip beef using the Buddig beef lunch meat. It’s salty enough, but I don’t think quite as salty as other dried beef. I’ve always made it with Buddig since that’s what I had growing up. It’s usually pretty cheap. May want to give it a whirl if you’re really craving it.
PeoplesElbow
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My mom likes that chicken in a can on salad.
I don't really understand canned chicken because there's usually rotisserie chicken right at the same store and it's way better in anything you'd use canned chicken for.
gemma_rae
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I bought some when Biden was anointed, it had a longer shelf life than him.
Unlike Creepy Joe, it needs no refrigeration, has some nutritional value, and makes a passable chicken salad.