What is the best dog food available in the grocery store?
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Comments (36)To the question about characteristics of Pluots, Plumcots and Apriums: Pluots have mostly plum characteristics. Apriums have mostly Apricot characteristics. Plumcots tend to have characteristics of both. Fruitnut mentions Flavorella above - very flavorful but hard to pollenize and grow. There is an old Zaiger plumcot called "Plum Parfait" that looks like an apricot with some red marbling. It is no longer sold by DWN, but I think it's still available. I haven't tasted it. Supposed to be self-fruitful. There is a UDSA variety bred for the upper Southeast, Spring Satin, which others can fill you in on. It was over-hyped by a disreputable nursery in Florida and other nurseries (shamefully) adopted their description. It looks like a plum with a little fuzz. I have an old Luther Burbank plumcot variety, sold by wholesaler L.E. Cook. Variety name is not identified. It's a small, easy-care tree with beautiful bark and foliage and blossoms larger and showier than on most culinary plums. You will never find this plumcot in a grocery store. Fruits are apricot-sized or smaller, pastel yellow with a red blush when ripe. It softens while still tart. When perfectly ripe, it is very soft with a pleasant, mildly sweet flavor which reminds me of rose water. It is nothing like the bolder-flavored Pluots. It has a very short harvest window, and over-ripe fruits quickly disintegrate into mush. It often bears some fruit on the main branches as well as on newer growth. It does not bear young, but seems to be self-pollenizing and is about as reliable and prolific as the typical Japanese plum. The best use I can think of for the excess fruit that comes on all at once is mixing it with stronger-flavored fruits in fruit leather....See MoreWhat did you buy this week at the grocery stores/stores
Comments (22)I still had lots of food in the house, but DH told me to go ahead and stock up since he'll probably be on the road for 5-6 weeks this time and the immediate future of our para-transit sytem is iffy at best right now due to budget cuts. (We won't know its fate until March 19. On the 22nd, we'll either have it or it's immediately gone.) So, hey, I'm no dummy. I stocked up. Trader Joes - greek yogurt eggs Cheddar cheese bacon almonds frozen haibut frozen green beans frozen mixed veggies frozen mixed peppers frozen naan butter canned diced tomatos quinoa mustard Regular Grocery Store bread Tortillas raisins black beans lentils canned tuna (my lucky day - albacore at .79 a can!) 5# chicken breasts (on sale at .99 a pound!) 2# pork bag of baking potaotes 2 cucumbers 3 onions 2 gree peppers # asparagas quart strawberries 1/2 gal milk canned mixed fruit # bananas # mushrooms garlic limes flour olive oil freezer bags pinto beans # coffee 2 boxes tea bags On the clearance shelf, we found organic pommegranate juice, V8, cherry juice and peanuts for $1.00 eash. The store isn't going to carry them anymore. So we got two each of those. And I had coupons for two free bottles of laundry soap that expire at the end of the month, so I got those now. Total - too much. OTOH, I'm set for another 4-5 weeks except highly perishable items like lettuce or milk. (Althogh I have some canned milk if I really need it.) That doesn't include the things we get for DH to take on the road as I consider his road supplies separate from my grocery budget....See Moregrrrr...wasted my time at the grocery store.
Comments (27)Like a few here, I'd much rather grocery shop than shop for clothes!!! I'm not a one-stop shopper though. My main shopping is done at the Commissary at MCAS Miramar, once a month. That's what we call "Stock up". Then we shop Wal-Mart's food section (limited; we don't have a Super Wal-Mart yet, and though they're planning one, the town criers are lobbying against it). I shop sales and fresh stuff at Stater Bros and Henry's (like a Wild Oats), but will only go into Vons if they have a really good sale on something I need/want (like the red seedless grapes they have today). Wal-Mart, Stater Bros, Henry's and Vons are all within a half mile of my house so gas is not at issue. If Albertsons has something good, there's one on my way home from work, but normally that's not a stop. To Claudia near Bakersfield: I hear ya. My DH and I used to live in a small town in Arizona with one grocery store. Decent grocery prices were 70 miles away, down in Tucson or in Phoenix. We used to make a once-a-week run to Tucson for a class I had to take, so we'd take a cooler along and stop at the grocery store before class. Also, my daughter broke a bottle of Worcestershire in one of our cars about 6 years ago. Whew! It smelled until the day she wrecked that car! DonnaR/CA...See MoreVent: Dogs in Grocery Stores
Comments (84)Well, I need to add my piece to this topic. I am in my 70's so have lived a while and seen a lot. While raising my kids, we had three different dogs. I'm not totally crazy about dogs, but the kids loved them. However, those dogs were trained... and I mean 'obedience classes.' Once, the Sheltie was in the front yard and a bunny hopped by. The dog was told to sit and stay and he did... quivering the whole time. The bunny almost rubbed noses with the dog! My dogs did not misbehave. Most, and I do mean most, of the dog owners I have encountered cannot say the same. Their animals are in control and have the owners trained! And for those comparing unruly children to dogs, I must say I have never had a child lick my toes in public, or stick their snuffling noses between my legs, or hump my leg... as happened sitting on a park bench (dog on long retractable lead). Children are not in the habit of jumping at or on me either. 'Poopsie' does not belong in stores, grocery or otherwise, or restaurants. (Howled over the lady who managed to leave her well loved hubby at home!) And let's not bring in the true trained service dog defense. We are talking animals here... pet animals. Even the best behaved can get nervous, frightened, and startled in public. They react, unpredictably, and may snarl, bite or relieve themselves. Ever walk by a parked car with window partially down and have a dog suddenly lunge at the window, growling... while the owner is in the vehicle? And the allergy thing is a valid consideration. While dogs are being used as the example, what if I have a pet (_____) and wish to have it accompany me on errands? We can fill in the blank to accommodate a boa constrictor that loves to hug me, a pet monkey that is oh so curious around new places, a large tropical parrot that occasionally squawks and flaps wings, even a very large rat on a leash. Trained and well behaved or not, these creatures belong in their homes... as do mommy's precious little fur ball....See Morelilod
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