[AT] Watermelon

[charliehill]

Charlie,  I started to tell you that earlier but since it was sliced and 
wrapped I figured they might consider it a "value added" product and not 
require the label info on the slice you bought.   I've gotten into the habit 
of looking at labels on lots of food items to see where they came from. 
Some of those central American locations still use DDT (not that that 
bothers me very much.  I've probably sprayed a couple hundred gallons of it 
myself back in the 60's).  I mostly worry about seafood products because 
shrimp from Viet Nam and other areas of S/E Asia often are farm raised in 
some not too clean water, sometimes poluted with human waste.  Also, you can 
pretty well bet if seafood is shipped more than about 1000 miles it's been 
treated with nitrates or nitrites.

Charlie Hill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlie V" <1cdevill at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Watermelon


> Duh!!  That was too easy, Charlie.  It is labeled as "Can be a product of
> Mexico, Honduras, or Guatemala."  Now that I know it jumped at least  one
> border it will not taste quite as good, but I will block the thought and
> finish it anyway.  It looks like quite a bit of shipping $$$ in that 99
> cents per pound.
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Charlie V in WNY
>
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:17 AM, charliehill 
> <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Charlie,  the food store can tell you where they came from.  It might 
>> even
>> be on the label of the one you bought. Federal law requires country of
>> origin labeling on food.
>>
>> Charlie Hill
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Charlie V" <1cdevill at gmail.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> >
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Watermelon
>>
>>
>> > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Steve W. <falcon at telenet.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Charlie V wrote:
>> >> > Just wondering if watermelon is shipping from Georgia or Florida
>> >> currently.
>> >> > My wife bought a slice at the supermarket today, and the flavor is
>> >> > pretty
>> >> > good compared to some which are shipped in.  The supermarket slices
>> the
>> >> > melon lengthwise into about eight slices and wraps each slice in 
>> >> > cling
>> >> wrap
>> >> > for sale by the pound.  I am guessing the cost of the melon is
>> returned
>> >> in
>> >> > one or two slices.  I guess that is modern marketing.  Expensive but
>> >> > good
>> >> > beats expensive but I wouldn't feed it to anything but the garbage
>> can.
>> >> > (grins)
>> >> >
>> >> > Charlie V. in WNY
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>> >> What store?
>> >> The last shipment locally were from Mexico.
>> >> I don't think Florida is shipping yet.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Wegmans Food Markets.
>> >
>> >>
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