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Post by Bonobo on Nov 17, 2017 23:17:51 GMT 1
A few items have gone up quite a lot, e.g., butter - by about 80%. Not only in Poland but whole Europe. They say Americans are to blame because they dropped plant fats and returned to traditional butter. Some chainstores even apply technology to prevent shoplifting.  Tesco in Prague Put Security Tags on Butter to Prevent Thefts By Jessica Kleyn - October 4, 2017 In a branch of Tesco in Smíchov, staff were attaching security tags to butter packaging following theft concerns. A spokesman for Tesco said that the butter was only tagged temporarily and its packaging has now returned to normal. This may seem like an unorthodox precaution to protect blocks of butter. However, as butter prices have risen sharply in the past couple of months so have instances of butter theft. According to the Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ), the average price of butter has increased by 45.5% over the past year. Now a block of 250g butter is selling for 60 Kč. The increase is set to continue over the festive season, as an EU-wide dairy shortage is driving prices up. People are concerned about the fate of their baked goods over Christmastime! Photo: Adam Hájek  Another explanation for the increase is that the Chinese are becoming better off and buying more food. I seldom buy salmon fillets for my family now, I get whole fish which is much cheaper. Fortunately, I don`t eat as much Norwegian salmon as they do, I prefer Polish fish which has kept the same price.  |
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Post by jeanne on Nov 18, 2017 22:58:06 GMT 1
It is true that Americans have returned to butter...they have stopped eating the artery-clogging trans-fat in margarine. Good news here for dairy farmers! Sorry it may be costing you more!  Perhaps it's time to buy a cow! You could keep it at your country house!  |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 19, 2017 0:05:15 GMT 1
It is true that Americans have returned to butter...they have stopped eating the artery-clogging trans-fat in margarine. Good news here for dairy farmers! Sorry it may be costing you more! Perhaps it's time to buy a cow! You could keep it at your country house! It costs me when I buy butter for my family but I don`t use it myself. I just put things on bare slices of bread and that`s all. The only exception for butter or other fat on my bread is when I eat fish roe or scrambled eggs, so rarely. Cows? No, I am dreaming of getting a goat. Goat milk and cheese are my fav. |
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Post by jeanne on Nov 19, 2017 0:15:21 GMT 1
Cows? No, I am dreaming of getting a goat. Goat milk and cheese are my fav. My oldest daughter (who now lives in the state of New Hampshire, got married last year, and had my 5th grandson this past June) and her husband keep goats. They have a male and two females. They drink the goats' milk and also give it to their baby. I'm not sure if they have made any cheese yet. My son-in-law may have tried making cheese before he and my daughter got married and their life changed dramatically! |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 19, 2017 0:38:28 GMT 1
Cows? No, I am dreaming of getting a goat. Goat milk and cheese are my fav. My oldest daughter (who now lives in the state of New Hampshire, got married last year, and had my 5th grandson this past June) and her husband keep goats. They have a male and two females. They drink the goats' milk and also give it to their baby. I'm not sure if they have made any cheese yet. My son-in-law may have tried making cheese before he and my daughter got married and their life changed dramatically! I will get one after retirement, that`s for sure. |
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Post by jeanne on Nov 19, 2017 1:11:03 GMT 1
My oldest daughter (who now lives in the state of New Hampshire, got married last year, and had my 5th grandson this past June) and her husband keep goats. They have a male and two females. They drink the goats' milk and also give it to their baby. I'm not sure if they have made any cheese yet. My son-in-law may have tried making cheese before he and my daughter got married and their life changed dramatically! I will get one after retirement, that`s for sure. I'm not sure, but you might check into whether goats do well as solitary animals. I think they prefer a "buddy," as they are herd animals. You might have to get two if you want things to go well... |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 19, 2017 1:50:40 GMT 1
I will get one after retirement, that`s for sure. I'm not sure, but you might check into whether goats do well as solitary animals. I think they prefer a "buddy," as they are herd animals. You might have to get two if you want things to go well... I will be her best buddy. Of course not the one like Woody Allen with his beloved sheep in Everything You Wanted.../i]....
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Post by jeanne on Nov 19, 2017 3:52:01 GMT 1
I'm not sure, but you might check into whether goats do well as solitary animals. I think they prefer a "buddy," as they are herd animals. You might have to get two if you want things to go well... I will be her best buddy. Of course not the one like Woody Allen with his beloved sheep in Everything You Wanted.... Sorry, Woody Allen is not someone whose work I admire, so I don't watch his movies or know what you are alluding to... |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 19, 2017 13:03:56 GMT 1
I will be her best buddy. Of course not the one like Woody Allen with his beloved sheep in 100 Things.... Sorry, Woody Allen is not someone whose work I admire, so I don't watch his movies or know what you are alluding to... I allude to a short film within Allen`s full film in which Gene Wilder plays a role of animal lover, more precisely a sheep lover. It is very funny.  |
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Post by jeanne on Nov 19, 2017 13:07:03 GMT 1
Sorry, Woody Allen is not someone whose work I admire, so I don't watch his movies or know what you are alluding to... I allude to a short film within Allen`s full film in which Gene Wilder plays a role of animal lover, more precisely a sheep lover. It is very funny. Oh, I see, but there is also a huge difference between sheep and goats. Goats are very companionable and friendly and will follow you around like a dog would. They see their humans as part of their herd. Sheep?...not so much... |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 19, 2017 14:08:35 GMT 1
Oh, I see, but there is also a huge difference between sheep and goats. Goats are very companionable and friendly and will follow you around like a dog would. They see their humans as part of their herd. Sheep?...not so much... Oh, I didn`t know about it. How about putting on ram garb? Won`t a ewe follow me loyally? |
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Post by jeanne on Nov 19, 2017 23:19:53 GMT 1
Oh, I see, but there is also a huge difference between sheep and goats. Goats are very companionable and friendly and will follow you around like a dog would. They see their humans as part of their herd. Sheep?...not so much... Oh, I didn`t know about it. How about putting on ram garb? Won`t a ewe follow me loyally? Hmmm...probably not. I think rams, as well as goat bucks, are pretty independent critters, and some of them can be mean. I don't think a ewe would follow "ewe" if "ewe" wore ram garb! p.s. I'm sure you will get my joke since you have impeccable English pronunciation! |
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Post by Bonobo on Nov 19, 2017 23:24:45 GMT 1
Oh, I didn`t know about it. How about putting on ram garb? Won`t a ewe follow me loyally? Hmmm...probably not. I think rams, as well as goat bucks, are pretty independent critters, and some of them can be mean. I don't think a ewe would follow "ewe" if "ewe" wore ram garb! p.s. I'm sure you will get my joke since you have impeccable English pronunciation! Great pronunciation pun, but I had to read PS to get it. It is late and I must go to sleep soon. |
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