Do They Sell Day Old Bread and Cakes In Your Area
Aug 21, 2008 · Curiously enough I was in the park today and struck up a conversation with some older fok and they were telling me about the days before WWII and how they would go to the bakeries and stock up on day old loaves of bread and broken pies and eat them. I was in the grocer so I just asked one of the managers what they do with their day old stuff, he told me they won’t sell it as they can use the ...
What's the markup on bread? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
May 10, 2007 · According to a book I’m reading, wheat prices plummeted in the late 90’s, down to an average of $2.25/bushel. Google says that a bushel is 60 pounds of wheat, which I would imagine yields a considerable amount of bread. A normal loaf of bread runs about $1.50 at a typical grocery store. This leads me to believe that, when you consider the amount of bread sold, someone along the line ...
Can you freeze Hostess fruit pies? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
Apr 14, 2012 · The grocery had 10 for $10 on Hostess products. I was weak and bought 4 cherry, 4 apple fruit pies, and 2 Sno Ball. I’ve frozen Lil Debbie snacks before with good results. But, those are just cake or cookie bakery items. I’ve never tried, but I’m pretty sure the Sno Ball’s will freeze up and thaw perfectly fresh. I’ve never tried to freeze a fried fruit pie. Google isn’t ...
7-Eleven closing 400 stores - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
Oct 13, 2024 · 7-Eleven has been my favorite location for snacks and drinks since childhood. They used to sell ICEE. The polar bear signs were always a welcoming sight on a hot summer day. 7-Eleven always had the foot long bubble gum sticks and giant candy bars. I would buy a Snickers or Milky Way. I could usually find a 7-Eleven in any small town. Sometimes they were the only convenience store in towns with ...
The other day I had a cool water sandwich and a Sunday-go-to …
Nov 28, 2015 · First section: a wish sandwich, where you have bread but can only wish for meat. Second section: ricochet biscuit, where if it doesn’t bounce off the wall into your mouth you go hungry (presumably the singer went hungry). Third section: cool water sandwich and …
Why did Cole Porter think the pants of the Roxy Usher were "The …
Aug 30, 2005 · You felt pretty swell if you could afford to eat anything but potatoes and day-old bread. Cellophane was still expensive, made from wood pulp, and used only for showy wrappings, and toothpaste was only slowly taking over from the old favorite, tooth powder in a little can.
What was a dry goods store? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Apr 19, 2004 · Dry goods stores were not the same as general stores. A dry goods store sold fabric, thread, ribbon, needles and other sewing supplies. As people started buying pre-made clothes the dry goods stores started selling clothing and became clothing stores or evolved into department stores. We had a dry goods store in my tiny home town as recently as ...
Election Day Omnibus thread - #1117 by Smapti - Straight Dope
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Fresh Egg/newly hatched Chick - Straight Dope
Aug 26, 2012 · One day old chicks, according tothis chart have 5.8 calories per gram. A newly hatched chick can weigh from 15 to 30 grams. A newly hatched chick can weigh from 15 to 30 grams. Based on this information, there is more energy available in a chick than in an egg, but in the case of a small chick, just barely.
Election Day Omnibus thread - Straight Dope
Nov 6, 2024 · Official 2016 US Presidential Election Day Thread ! * * * Politics & Elections. 1826: 169112: November 14 ...