Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
I get the impression that this is a topic people don't want to talk about.
It's depressing, Merk.
People are grousing up here, because our dollar took a hit. Things go in cycles, unfortunately, particularly when things relate to the economy. I know everyone in Canada thinks its their right to be able to buy fresh mangoes any day of the year and pay next to nothing for them, but it's not reasonable. At one time, the only exposure we had to mangoes would be what was seen on TV. Pineapple was canned. And so forth.
As for ground beef, of course, it's gone up. It's not the end of the world. Try being a single guy shopping for some of this stuff. Look at bread, in specific. I have three choices, when I buy bread, all unpalatable. I get to buy a good, store baked interesting load of bread without preservatives and strange ingredients and with great taste at a sort of reasonable price, only to know it's going to spoil within a few days unless I want to eat a whack of bread in a hurry. Or, I can buy the new half loaves, which cost just as much money as the full loaves, and have a few added preservatives for my benefit. Or, I can buy the cheap Wonder bread and its ilk, which will last two weeks minimum on the counter, let alone in the fridge, yet is only barely palatable as toast.
No, I'm not baking my own, even with a machine, since the spoilage issue still arises. And no, I'm not freezing bread, either. I hated frozen bread when I was a kid and won't like it more now. If I have to root around through the deep freeze for supper, I'll have ice cream for supper. As an adult, I can do that.