Hi Ruth,

 RH> Personally, I'd be >  RH> thinking "Government cheese"; everyone who
 RH> got it as a kid wants more. >

 RH> > Eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww! The one and only time we got it (We were
 RH> on > food stamps and it was free--didn't know it wasn't the real
 RH> thing.), it > was 15 pounds of imitation velveeta. Couldn't use that
 RH> stuff up fast enough!

 RH> Sounds like you got a bad batch, or others have bad taste.

It certainly wasn't the cheddar I'd heard was being distributed. That I
would have welcomed.

 RH> >  RH> I'm allergic to Spring, dust, and some animal dander.  So I"m
 RH> stuck at >  RH> home with a cat...(LOL)

 RH> > I'm home, without the cat and more stuff pollenating earlier than
 RH> usual > this year. They said we're about 2 weeks ahead of average--and
 RH> it's lasting longer.

 RH> That's about what I thought too.  Things are at least a week early.

So you should be getting local strawberries in another 6-8 weeks. We
should be getting them now, just haven't heard too much about them yet.

 RH> >  RH> I'm about the same.  Lots of canned goods and a full freezer,
 RH> but I >  RH> have to go find milk and fresh produce and other dairy.

 RH> > Should be available, just have to look a bit harder in some places.

 RH> The only thing I had to hit a second store for was canned cat food.
 RH> Her Majesty only eats two flavors of one brand.

I got all that was on my list (and a bit more) at Publix yesterday.
Frozen veggies were pretty well wiped out but still lots of fresh ones.


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Ruth
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