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Skriven 2010-11-30 06:17:00 av Dave Drum (47997.cooking)
   Kommentar till text 4326 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
Ärende: Bag it
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-=> JIM WELLER wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

 SD> A lot of the reason for the over-proliferation of places like
 SD> Walgreens/CVS/Rite Aid/et al is convienence.  When I lived in
 SD> Douglasville, I had a 24 hour Kroger with a 24 hour pharmacy across the
 SD> street, a 24 hour CVS/Pharmacy catty-corner to my apartment complex and
 SD> a 24 hour Walgreens behind my complex.  That's in a little podunk
 SD> bedroom town of Atlanta.

 JW> I still don't get it. Edmonton with a population of 1,000,000 has a
 JW> fair number of pharmacies but just two are open 24 hours. Who needs
 JW> three in a single neighbourhood? In Yellowknife the pharmacists take
 JW> turns being on call to fill late night prescriptions and the people
 JW> at the emergency ward know their rotation, but their stores are
 JW> otherwise closed at 6 or 9 PM.

It's the current retail model. The days of the traditional pharmacy seem to be
doomed in the US. Walgreen's is the biggest. CVS are the biggest a-holes, but
#2 in terms of locations. Me, I buy my pharma at Curry's Family Pharmacy where
I am known to staff and not just another anonymous face in the crowd. I buy
nuts, soda and holiday candy at Walgreen's - if they have the best price. I
drive right past any CVS.
 
 SD> It's a regular occurrence here for a patient to go in and
 SD> request a new medication that they saw on TV for their illness from
 SD> their doctor.

 JW> I don't think that's a very good idea either.

Nor do I. Nor does my doctor.  Bv)=

 JW> Some other differences between our two countries...

 JW> From a Globe and Mail article on cross border shopping:

 JW> 1. Books: The printed word tends to be cheaper in the U.S. by around
 JW> 25 per cent. (I don't know why.)

I used to attribute that to the exchange rate (which it *used* to approximate).
Now, I dunno. Greed maybe.
 
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 JW> 4. Food:

 JW> Junk, convenience foods and meat are a one-third less expensive (I
 JW> don't know why).

In which direction? 
 
 JW> Dairy is around 50 per cent less expensive. (We have a very strong
 JW> monopoly marketing board. The quota that goes with a dairy cow has
 JW> actually become more valuable than the cow itself.)

Diary in the US is *heavily* subsidised. 
 
 JW> Fresh fruits and vegetables can be up to 20 per cent less expensive
 JW> (Thay makes sense climate and transportation-wise.)

 JW> 5. Gas: is also cheaper in the United States by about 25 to 40 per
 JW> cent. (Taxes, again.)

 JW> ... Your Walmarts are getting as scary as your Denny's!

Worse. You can accidentally get an edible meal at a Denny's - sometimes, with a
lot of luck. At Walmart all that is certain is that most of what you spend is
going to wind up in China.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Bo-Pe (China)
 Categories: Oriental, Appetizers, Breads
      Yield: 6 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Warm water
      4 c  Flour
      1 ts Salt
      2 tb Melted shortening
      2 tb Sugar
      1    Package yeast
 
  Sift the flour, sugar and salt together in a large
  bowl and hollow out the center.  Pour the yeast which
  has been dissolved in the warm water into the hollow.
  Add the melted shortening and mix well together.
  
  Knead lightly on a floured board until the dough is
  smooth and elastic. Then place in a greased bowl,
  cover with a sheet of waxed paper and set to rise at
  room temperature about 3 hours.
  
  Oil your hands and the board with salad oil and divide
  the dough into 24 small workable portions. Press out
  with the hands and then roll with rolling pin until
  each piece is about 4 inches in diameter.
  
  Drop good full tablespoons of filling (recipe follows)
  onto each piece of dough, then draw up the edges
  around the filling and make into a ball. Press the
  edges together and turn so the seams are underneath.
  Let rise double.
  
  These can be baked or fried or steamed on a rack.
  However you choose to cook them, they are very
  delicious.
  
  Bake at 400øF 20 minutes - Fry in deep fat at 375øF.
  Steam over boiling water 30 minutes
  
  SWEET FILLING: 1 package pitted dates 1/3 cup pecans
  or almonds 1/3 cup orange marmalade Rind of 1 lemon
  grated
  
  MEAT FILLING: 1/2 lb lean ground beef or pork 1/4 lb
  chopped mushroom stems (Stuff caps later) 2 large ribs
  celery minced salt and pepper to taste
  
  MAKE YOUR OWN: Try making your own fillings using
  these approximate proportions, with bits of meat and
  vegetables you have on hand. Prunes, apricots and
  raisins for the sweet ones.
  
  From:  "A World Of Good Eating"
 
  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM
 
ENJOY!!!

From Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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