*** Quoting Bj”rn Forsstr”m from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

BF>> can eat a comlete dinner in the store while we're shoping.

 CS> Well you wouldnt get a complete meal in a USA store that way, but you'd
 CS> find 'nibbles' in many of them.  It may be some areas dont do tha
 CS> here may not be all that familiar with it?

BF> I know that many pensioners do their shopping those days when they can
BF> an almost free meal.

Wouldnt suprize me at all!  I'd go the days they had that as well because I
¨kinda like a chance to free-try something new.

The way I shopped in Virginia Beach, was to also try out the 'nibbles' and
we'd ¨normally get one of the many offerings that we liked the best.  The
Cheese Deli ¨at the Harris Teeter store normally won the 'item of the day'
for us.

It can be confusing though at times as the regioanl names for things vary. 
I ¨love the true 'American Cheese' which is an offshoot of chedder but in
large ¨sections of the USA, that name just means a pre-processed amalgam of
different ¨cheeses.  In my area, it's a real cheese, white unless coloring
is added.  ¨Excellent for cooking and just eating as it is.  If I had to
describe it to ¨those not able to get it, it's a mild cheddar with a
gouda-like flavor at the ¨background.

Way back when, it was just different enough from 'english cheddar' to get
it's ¨own name but as the name is very 'generic' it's been pre-empted now
to mean a ¨grunch of other cheesiod items 'made in the USA'.  Believe me,
even USA folks ¨get confused on this one.
                                       xxcarol

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