XMAS over so it must be Easter

[Bernie]

Well on Monday 30-12-2019 we received an ALDI catalogue (more junk mail).

Big news! Hot Cross Buns are for sale.

 

When I was a kid, traditionally Hot Cross Buns (or Easter Buns as the politically correct agnostics among us call them) went on sale about a week or so before Easter, you know fasting for lent and all that.

Their sale has been getting earlier and earlier, but come on guys not till after the new year at least.

 

And stop selling CHOCOLATE chip Hot Cross Buns or Peanut Hot Cross Buns or mixed nuts Hot Cross Buns.

 

We had the GFC to tell the bankers to at least take their greed off the front page.

 

What sort of crisis do we have to have to get Hot Cross Buns back to even a modicum of decorum. Perhaps a public flogging or 2 of grocery chain bakers?

[chromedome]

I've noticed this past couple of years that the supermarkets are turning 'em out for all of the holidays. That may be just a regional thing, I don't know, but it's consistent with the trend of pushing turkey and ham at every holiday as well.

[heidih]

Here it is turkey for thanksgiving, beef roast for Christmas, and ham for Easter. Never seen the buns really pushed. - sound like the horror that occurred with bagels. Green for St Pats - eewww   Now it is the red explosion for Valentines which will push cheap champagne and lobster tails. (last happens for New Years Eve as well) Then it is on to massive discounts for all things "diet" - esp frozen meals...

Edited January 1, 2020 by heidih (log)

[CantCookStillTry]

Saw Mini eggs & Creme eggs for sale in IGA today. Easter is coming...

[chromedome]

Yup, same here. And gardening stuff going out on the shelves.

 

[kayb]

I bought my first bag of Brach's Valentine Conversation Hearts of the season today -- and likely my last. They've changed them.

 

At first I thought it was just the appearance; they're now made with a raised edge and raised type for the slogan, as opposed to flat all the way across with the stamped-on slogan. That's bad enough; if the old style was good enough for the 60 years I can remember them, why change? But they went and messed with the flavor, as well.

 

If Brach's changes the formulation for its Hide-And-Seek candy coated Easter eggs, I will be picketing the factory.

[Shelby]

40 minutes ago, kayb said:

They've changed them.

😳

 

Say it ain't so

[demiglace]

1 hour ago, kayb said:

I bought my first bag of Brach's Valentine Conversation Hearts of the season today -- and likely my last. They've changed them.

 

At first I thought it was just the appearance; they're now made with a raised edge and raised type for the slogan, as opposed to flat all the way across with the stamped-on slogan. That's bad enough; if the old style was good enough for the 60 years I can remember them, why change? But they went and messed with the flavor, as well.

 

If Brach's changes the formulation for its Hide-And-Seek candy coated Easter eggs, I will be picketing the factory.

I was going to say the Valentines candy and pink cookies are out. I hate it when they change a favourite candy. I remember Brachs from when we used to camp in Maine. The camp store had a display of them. Yum.

[kayb]

Update: Today, I found the "old" kind of Brach's conversation hearts. As they taste fresh and are not tooth-shatteringly hard, I'm presuming they are this year's and Brach's is just making two different kinds.