SECOND CHANCE GROCERY
JUNE 30, 2005
This issue: Ben's Picks Of The Week
We turned Ben loose in the store and asked him for his five picks of the
week, and here's what he came up with................
Kool-Aid Switchin' Secret
Kool-Aid's been around ever since Methuselah was a pup, I guess, but somewhere
out there are people who get paid to dream up new things to do with the old
family favorite. The newest twist is Switchin' Secrets. These are
Kool-Aid mixes that have a flavor that doesn't match it's color. For
example, orange colored Kool-Aid that tastes like strawberries. And just
thunk, somebody got paid to dream that up.
Kool-Aid originated in Hendley, Nebraska, the brain child of Edwin Perkins, in
1927. The original price for a pack of Kool-Aid in 1927 was 10 cents a
pack. (Guess how much Second Chance charges for that same packet of
Kool-Aid 78 years later? That same 10 cents a packet. Now, if
you don't think that's a bargain, you're daft.)
The Switchin' Secrets Kool-Aids come in prepackaged containers complete with
sugar added, for $1.99 (less than half the BSP).
Colonna Breadcrumbs
Remember Jerry Colonna? He was the bug eyed comedian with the huge dark
mustache who always seemed to show up in Bob Hope movies. He starred with
Bob, Bing, and Dorothy in "Road To Morocco". He was also a
popular USO entertainer during the 1940's and 1950's.
Well, as best as I can tell, he's got nothing to do with these breadcrumbs.
However, these Italian flavored breadcrumbs are a bargain at 79 cents for 15 oz,
or 99 cents for 24 oz. Seasoned breadcrumbs are an essential part of any
good Italian meatball.
Shake And Bake Returns
Shake And Bake. If you've never really enjoyed baked chicken, it's
probably because you've skipped the early life lessons on Shake And Bake.
Chicken coated with S-N-B holds it's juices better, stay more moist, and just
plain tastes better than the bland baked chicken we are subjected to so often
these days. That same chicken is just as healthy, but ten times
better tasting, when coated with Shake And Bake.
SCG now has the original chicken and original pork style S-N-B for your dining
pleasure. It's only 99 cents, and now comes in handy plastic containers.
Old Dutch Potato Chips
These come in a variety of flavors (Onion/Garlic, Sour Cream/Onion, etc.), and
Ben cautions that there is a limited supply of these chips at only 99 cents
each.
There's really no reason to put a picture of the bag in this newsletter, but I
just wanted to see if it would work. Well, I guess we solved that mystery.
Ribeye Steaks
Okay, I've saved Ben's best choice for last. Back in the freezer section
(yeah, it's just one freezer, but for us, that's our freezer section) Lynn has
that real bargain of the week: Three pounds of boneless ribeye steaks, cut
into eight individually wrapped and frozen ribeye steaks (individually wrapped
means no freezer burn, period) for (get ready) only $14.99 per box. That's
less than $5/pound for ribeye steak. This is about what we paid for
ribeyes 20 years ago, remember? Today $8.95/pound is the low average on
decent ribeyes, and Lynn's just about giving them away at $5/pound.
Ben did mention there are only 10 boxes available right now, so if you
dilly-dally about and they're all gone when you get there, well, you were
warned. Right?
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him
water to drink. Prov 25:21
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