Changes in foodstuffs

[Ted Fairhead]

Growing up, many years ago in England, I remember celery as being white and sweet tasting instead of the bright green, slightly bitter, stuff sold now.

Pork was one of my favorite meats, not any more since they decided it needed de-fattening.

Strawberries had wonderful fruity flavor and were squishy unlike the hard, artificially colored, watery pellets of today.

Asparagus was such a rare delight we ate the fresh spears, in the few weeks they were available, on toast as a special treat.

Wha' happened?

[BarbaraY]

Well, maybe green celery is an American thing because that is all I've ever had. Perhaps in other places it is blanched. I have heard of doing this.

I have to agree about the pork. The stuff available now is awful.

Lovely strawberries are still available from the little roadside stands in the California's Central Valley. Buy them and eat them quickly because they don't keep.

I won't buy strawberries in the grocery stores.