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Eight Cents worth of Bay Leaves?
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:32 am
Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:32 am
The WinCo where I shop keeps a lot of staples, like rice, beans, flour and spices, in bins. I was short of bay leaves so I filled up a small baggie with a couple of tongs worth, writing the appropriate number on the twist tie.
The check out lady had a problem, as the amount of bay leaves didn't weigh enough to register at her scale. After consulting with another cashier, she pressed the air out of the bag, which apparently worked.
When I got home I checked the receipt to see what she charged me for the bay leaves. Eight cents.
This handily beats my previous best, which was 43 cents worth of rosemary.
The check out lady had a problem, as the amount of bay leaves didn't weigh enough to register at her scale. After consulting with another cashier, she pressed the air out of the bag, which apparently worked.
When I got home I checked the receipt to see what she charged me for the bay leaves. Eight cents.
This handily beats my previous best, which was 43 cents worth of rosemary.
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Posted on 1/8/26 at 10:52 am to Roscoe14
That's a good deal Mccormick will charge $6 for 10 bay leaves
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:00 am to Roscoe14
My son and I joke that a dish is ruined because it didn’t contain the called for bay leaves.
I’d bet 99/100 people could compare dishes side by side and not know if it had them or not.
There’s a bay leaf lobby out there somewhere. Haha
I’d bet 99/100 people could compare dishes side by side and not know if it had them or not.
There’s a bay leaf lobby out there somewhere. Haha
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:11 am to Tigertown in ATL
I confess to having no idea at all what they do. I put them in the dish because the recipe says so.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 11:46 am to Napoleon
quote:
That's a good deal Mccormick will charge $6 for 10 bay leaves
And that is why I grow herbs in my garden. I was in Rouses yesterday and looked at the large plastic containers of Sweet Basil and Oregano and they were over $13 and $11 respectively.
I have a bay leaf plant in a large container and will pick them fresh when needed and if someone wants some, I'll pull off several dozen leaves, dry them a few days on a table and then bag them up to give out.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 12:03 pm to Napoleon
They must spray them with some fragrance or something because I just checked on mine after buying them, probably about 1.5 years ago, and they are still very fragrant and pungent.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 12:23 pm to Tigertown in ATL
I guess I'm that 1/100 because the bay leaf placebo gets me every time
Posted on 1/8/26 at 12:46 pm to Roscoe14
I switched my moms bay leaves with oak tree leaves when I was a kid and nobody knew.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 12:53 pm to Roscoe14
quote:The flavor is easily recognizable of you cook a dish with and without them. It takes more than one or two though in a pot of beans or gumbo.
I confess to having no idea at all what they do. I put them in the dish because the recipe says so
Posted on 1/9/26 at 3:17 pm to Jake88
I learned recently that they are very healthy for you also.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 8:30 am to Roscoe14
Bay leaves are so essential.
That said, I have a dna-level fear of failing to fish them out.
Then consuming one and it lacerates my esophagus from the inside.
That said, I have a dna-level fear of failing to fish them out.
Then consuming one and it lacerates my esophagus from the inside.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 10:22 am to Raoul Stimulato
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That said, I have a dna-level fear of failing to fish them out. Then consuming one and it lacerates my esophagus from the inside.
Is that a thing? I’ve never heard anyone say this before.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:57 am to BR Tiger
my wife's mom, when she was growing up, made a game out of it and had a small prize for whoever found the Bay Leaf.
and Bay leaf in Gumbo makes it so much better IMHO
and Bay leaf in Gumbo makes it so much better IMHO
Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:51 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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My son and I joke that a dish is ruined because it didn’t contain the called for bay leaves.
I’d bet 99/100 people could compare dishes side by side and not know if it had them or not
No. Bay leaves add a distinct taste, and anyone off the street could tell you that a dish cooked with them and one cooked without them taste different if they did a blind taste test.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 3:23 pm to Roscoe14
I love Winco. If my town had a Winco it would put the local grocery stores out of business. They recently opened up a location an hour from me which I drive by now and again. I stop by on my way home and pick up meat and other things but always meat.
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