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Grocery observations
Oct. 22nd, 2008 10:06 amFresh, raw shiitake mushrooms have a delicious nutty flavor that seems to be lost when they're cooked. They're pricy at $2.99 for 3.5 ounces, and so best viewed as an occasional treat.
A package of cherry Jell-O yielding 4 cups of finished product is marked with a net weight of 6 ounces. A package of sugar-free cherry Jell-O, with aspartame, that yields 4 cups of product has a net weight of only 0.6 ounces. Therefore, Jell-O must be 90% sugar by weight.
A package of cherry Jell-O yielding 4 cups of finished product is marked with a net weight of 6 ounces. A package of sugar-free cherry Jell-O, with aspartame, that yields 4 cups of product has a net weight of only 0.6 ounces. Therefore, Jell-O must be 90% sugar by weight.
