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Skriven 2009-04-19 15:27:47 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 23408 av Carol Shenkenberger (29977.cooks)
Ärende: Fish quality
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Hi Carol,

 > There didn't eem to be the variety I'd have expected. That's just from
 > observing what was in the commissary and local grocery stores.  OTOH,
 > had we gone to fish markets, we might have seen a wider selection but

 CS> Commisarys generally dont although the main Norfolk Base one isnt too
 CS> terrible.

Schofield had a pretty decent fish department.

 >  CS> fact, the Asian Market guy has to get pretty generic too as he has no
 >  CS> name for the atlantic ones unless they look a grunch like a pacific
 >  CS> one.
 CS>  >
 > I've seen charts showing the various kinds of fish but don't recall if
 > they were ocean specific.


 CS> Some are, some arent but may look a little different.  Salmon for
 CS> example comes on both sides with redder ones on the west coast best i
 CS> can recall.

I knew about salmon.  I just don't recall others.


 >  CS> True.  I've adapted to fish types here well enough.  Sure, I miss
 >  CS> 78yen each 6 count shrimp but there are other things here I can get
 >  CS> that i like well.
 CS>  >
 > Sigh!  We will miss the immediate availabilty of it.  I guess we'll just
 > have to take a cooler down to the coast every so often.  The place where
 > we used to buy seafood/fish from before we went into the Army was still
 > going, as of October 07.  Looked like it hadn't had a coat of paint in
 > at least 25 years (we were away 24 years before visiting).

 CS> Hehe there ya go. That works in a pinch.  Cooler shopping.  (Just next
 CS> bit for  us will be freezer shopping in our own for a while).  I
 CS> havent tried this local guy's frozen fish yet, but it looks decent and
 CS> we got a case.  Lingcod, salmon (farm raised locally? keep in mind I
 CS> like the idea of farm raised so asked for that one), grouper, bass,
 CS> and 3 bags of shrimp (3 lbs a bag by looks).  Works out as 7$ a lb
 CS> which isnt that bad of a price.

Nothing fishy there.

 >  CS> THat too.  Thats why i bring several.  snicker, we try all the names.

 > And hopefully he doesn't have a whole bunch of other customers in the
 > store at the time you're there. (G)

 CS> THat has happened!  It's ok though.  Folks who go there are not in a
 CS> major rush.  We chat with each other and look over the offerings til
 CS> it's our turn if there's a bunch of us.  I've seen as many as 4 at
 CS> once but never more.

That sounds like a good time. Do you trade ways to fix your purchases?

 >  CS> 'butter-fried rice'.  The nutty-ness was an enhancement there but they
 >  CS> tucked their noses in the air and said 'Mom, make the good stuff next
 >  CS> Humpfh.
 CS>  >
 > They just don't know what they're missing. (G)

 CS> True, but I'll have to go with the masses at home here on that score.
 CS> Kinda useless to make it if i have to throw it out later.

 >  CS> We tried.  I have to give on that one.

 > That's the important thing.  Did you use all of the rice I gave you last
 > year?

 CS> Nope.  It's finding a new home in a new vacumn seal bag to one who can
 CS> use it.  Lady named Heather who's partly disabled and home bound with
 CS> limited income.  She lives a few blocks away.  I'll be dropping stuff
 CS> off to her tomorrow probably again.  She needed another set of sheets
 CS> and some cat food this time so we added a few things.  Just neighbors
 CS> helping neighbors.  I'm gonna add some of the rosemary bush and a
 CS> frozen small chicken.

Fine with me; if you can't use it, I 'd rather it go to someone who
could.  Just tossing it out makes no sense unless there's absolutely no
other option.  It can even be used for the heating "pads" made with
rice; I used a gifted bag of white rice for it once. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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