What Is Going on with CHEESE?

Trilby · 10-13-2011, 08:07 AM

I put this thread here because it's not so much about cheese as the PRICE of cheese.

Hoffman's super sharp cheddar is NINE dollars a pound at Kroger.

Excuse me, but isn't that a bit much? and the 8 oz. foil package of cheese was five dollars!

Have I missed something? Is cheese now a rare commodity?

glatt · 10-13-2011, 08:08 AM

Have you looked at the price of milk lately?

Trilby · 10-13-2011, 08:10 AM

here milk is - 2.50/gal...? I think. not so bad. Not nine-dollars-a-pound bad.

infinite monkey · 10-13-2011, 08:13 AM

The peanut butter bubble is about to burst too. I hear on good authority one should stock up on peanut butter. (Well, my mom heard it from the grocery guy.)

They gotta get us somewhere: gas went down 15 cents and the evil corporations are starting to feel it in their collective pocket. Gawd forbid we start getting all cocky, saving money and buyin' other stuff besides food and gas, or just walkin' around with our extra dollar. The man is keeping us down.

infinite monkey · 10-13-2011, 08:15 AM

Oh, and I think the price of milk and cheese went up because there was a run on cows due to Dave's New Cheeseburger.

Come on, you didn't really think it was made out of DAVE, did you?

glatt · 10-13-2011, 08:16 AM

Pretty sure our regular milk is like $3.50/gallon. But we buy organic and that's a lot more. around $5.

Kinda pathetic that I don't know. We just buy it regardless of the price because it's a staple. It's a lot though.

Trilby · 10-13-2011, 08:32 AM

I never thought about the dave's cheeseburger angle - food for thought!

oh, and glatt? Organic milk? really? What next - carob chip cookies?

glatt · 10-13-2011, 08:43 AM

Yeah. I know. But then I did a blind taste test. Don't do a blind taste test if you want to keep drinking the regular less expensive milk.

grynch · 10-13-2011, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

I put this thread here because it's not so much about cheese as the PRICE of cheese.

Hoffman's super sharp cheddar is NINE dollars a pound at Kroger.

Excuse me, but isn't that a bit much? and the 8 oz. foil package of cheese was five dollars!

Have I missed something? Is cheese now a rare commodity?

you want I should send you some?.. we got more cheese here than you could shake a cow at.

infinite monkey · 10-13-2011, 08:54 AM

ME ME ME! I'm part swiss, and I want cheese! Not swiss cheese though. Bleh.

Do Swiss make Cheddar?

grynch · 10-13-2011, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

ME ME ME! I'm part swiss, and I want cheese! Not swiss cheese though. Bleh.

Do Swiss make Cheddar?

please !!¨.. wash your mouth out with cheese !!!.. the ONLY proper cheddah comes from England

and sorry if I'm being a bit pedantic... ALL cheese here is Swiss cheese

... "swiss cheese" as you know it is called Emmental ( from the area it started in )

ok /end pedantic

infinite monkey · 10-13-2011, 09:09 AM

Then I don't want any. Cheese that smells like feet? No thanks.

I used to get a wonderful sharp white cheddar from New Zealand.

wolf · 10-13-2011, 09:10 AM

I usually don't pay attention to the price of individual things in the supermarket unless I am looking at the meat case ... I just figure that I need stuff, so I buy it. Okay, I occasionally play shelf-tag bingo and get the cheapest unit price out of a number of choices of a similar item.

But the other night I was in the store and suddenly noticed .... when the fuck did bread get to be $5 a loaf? I'm only buying that shit on sale from now on ... or I'll buy ingredients and make my own.

Cheese, on the other hand, is still doing okay. Kraft American (which I know is not really cheese, but makes a fine toasted cheese sandwich) is 2/$6. I stocked up (which means I forgot that I bought some two weeks ago and bought some more because I was shopping without a list), which is okay, because cheese is open dated and that stuff lasts close to forever.

grynch · 10-13-2011, 09:11 AM

I don't know what it is.. but Emmental is much milder than the "swiss cheese" I used to get in Boston ... must be the cows

Pete Zicato · 10-13-2011, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

What next - carob chip cookies?

I'm allergic to chocolate, so Mrs. Z will sometimes make me carob chip cookies. They're not bad if you can't have the real thing.

10-13-2011, 08:07 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	What Is Going on with CHEESE? I put this thread here because it's not so much about cheese as the PRICE of cheese. Hoffman's super sharp cheddar is NINE dollars a pound at Kroger. Excuse me, but isn't that a bit much? and the 8 oz. foil package of cheese was five dollars! Have I missed something? Is cheese now a rare commodity? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-13-2011, 08:10 AM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	here milk is - 2.50/gal...? I think. not so bad. Not nine-dollars-a-pound bad. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-13-2011, 08:32 AM	#7
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I never thought about the dave's cheeseburger angle - food for thought! oh, and glatt? Organic milk? really? What next - carob chip cookies? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-13-2011, 09:10 AM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I usually don't pay attention to the price of individual things in the supermarket unless I am looking at the meat case ... I just figure that I need stuff, so I buy it. Okay, I occasionally play shelf-tag bingo and get the cheapest unit price out of a number of choices of a similar item. But the other night I was in the store and suddenly noticed .... when the fuck did bread get to be $5 a loaf? I'm only buying that shit on sale from now on ... or I'll buy ingredients and make my own. Cheese, on the other hand, is still doing okay. Kraft American (which I know is not really cheese, but makes a fine toasted cheese sandwich) is 2/$6. I stocked up (which means I forgot that I bought some two weeks ago and bought some more because I was shopping without a list), which is okay, because cheese is open dated and that stuff lasts close to forever. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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10-13-2011, 08:08 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Have you looked at the price of milk lately?

10-13-2011, 08:13 AM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	The peanut butter bubble is about to burst too. I hear on good authority one should stock up on peanut butter. (Well, my mom heard it from the grocery guy.) They gotta get us somewhere: gas went down 15 cents and the evil corporations are starting to feel it in their collective pocket. Gawd forbid we start getting all cocky, saving money and buyin' other stuff besides food and gas, or just walkin' around with our extra dollar. The man is keeping us down.

10-13-2011, 08:15 AM	#5
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Oh, and I think the price of milk and cheese went up because there was a run on cows due to Dave's New Cheeseburger. Come on, you didn't really think it was made out of DAVE, did you?

10-13-2011, 08:16 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Pretty sure our regular milk is like $3.50/gallon. But we buy organic and that's a lot more. around $5. Kinda pathetic that I don't know. We just buy it regardless of the price because it's a staple. It's a lot though.

10-13-2011, 08:43 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah. I know. But then I did a blind taste test. Don't do a blind taste test if you want to keep drinking the regular less expensive milk.

10-13-2011, 08:54 AM	#10
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	ME ME ME! I'm part swiss, and I want cheese! Not swiss cheese though. Bleh. Do Swiss make Cheddar?

10-13-2011, 09:09 AM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Then I don't want any. Cheese that smells like feet? No thanks. I used to get a wonderful sharp white cheddar from New Zealand.

10-13-2011, 09:11 AM	#14
grynch the big Cheese Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland Posts: 390	I don't know what it is.. but Emmental is much milder than the "swiss cheese" I used to get in Boston ... must be the cows

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