Guest guest Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 >I called the importer and they wanted to sell it to me for $3 and some >change a lb. plus shipping. Feh. No price break there. I go through >United Buying Clubs which is United Northeast here. It has a lot of very >good stuff that is essential to my life, but unfortunately, they are phasing >these out and subbing in expensive convenience foods. Yeah, the Korean store is doing something similar. It's all about profit. Owning a business I can get away with going to wholesalers, which helps. I'm surprised that if your coop can sell it for 1.33 that the people who sell to them would charge you $3 though. The markup on foods is tremendous ... I did a program for an exporter once, and a whole TRUCKLOAD of canned corn costs about $1,000. Grapes by the ton are amazingly cheap. > Even though it is >gluten free, it is highly processed, expensive dreck. I do get *great* >prices on the grains I buy. Oh, and the boys *LUUUUUUUUV* the coconut >rolled dates that I get for them each month. Yeah, all the starches are nutritionless. You know, arrowroot is also sold in Indian stores under another name, I'll bet it's cheaper there ... >That's what I've read as well. I saw wheat starch the last time I went to >the Asian market and was reeeeeeally tempted. Especially when I remembered >a UKer's description of baked goods, their quality and ease, when using >wheat starch. It was the recollection of the difference between the UK >(wheat starch) celiac population and the US (zero tolerance) celiac >population that stayed my hand. I like reading things like that, I don't feel so paranoid. Someone wanted to heat a (wheat) taco in my oven today and I felt sooo paranoid telling her that isn't allowed, the fumes really do get in the oven and the air etc. I'm not normally a picky person ... >Man, I need to divorce myself from the emotional component of this food >stuff! Yeah, that's my point about " how Mother raises you " ... I'll take an addiction to Concord grapes any day (I have that one too, Mom had a Concord grape vine! Fortunately they sort of grow here too). > Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 >I, for one, welcome our new Glutenator overlord. ><bows and scrapes> > > B. >/have always wanted to say that Ach, well, if I WAS overlord the first command would be: Live Long and Prosper! And, Have Fun Doing It! (and then, of course, there would be this big wheat growing and consumption tax ...) Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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