Del Monte canned spinach shortage

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[pawngal]

That stuff is not allowed down here
Serve that at the camp and you risk getting shot

Understandable. us Northerners don't eat it as soup. Use it for seasoning base for sloppy joes.

 

[rockquarry]

If you ever try fresh spinach, raw in a salad or cooked in a variety of ways, you might find canned spinach a distant second. No shortage of fresh spinach that I'm aware of.

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

OP, in Texas you can grow your own 8 months out of the year. I'm in USDA
zone 6/7 and can grow almost year around, maybe not July or August. And
have a crop going att and we have had temps in the teens. Also have some coming on in the green house should be ready for Jan./Feb and after
that I can plant again outside. I also grow Swiss Chard which I like and it
is also a hardy plant.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

A while back I noticed these in my Walmart Neighborhood Market.
Didn’t know they canned Squash and Cabbage!

 

[duman444]

Must be the preservatives

I would have to think frozen or fresh would be so much better, why canned?

I have had the frozen and fresh spinach and neither one comes close to the flavor profile of Del Monte canned. Must be the preservatives!

But what do I know, in my 60's and still eat a couple of Jack in the Box tacos 2 or 3 times a year. The food I grew up with always seems to be the best.

 

[duman444]

Crystal City Popeye

Below is statue of Popeye from Crystal City TX

 

[rockquarry]

I have had the frozen and fresh spinach and neither one comes close to the flavor profile of Del Monte canned. Must be the preservatives!

But what do I know, in my 60's and still eat a couple of Jack in the Box tacos 2 or 3 times a year. The food I grew up with always seems to be the best.

The high salt content probably has a lot to do with the flavor. Many canned, processed foods would be almost inedible (or so we think) without salt, something we've become very accustomed to. Canned spinach is pretty good for making a spinach souffle, only because it's more convenient by not having to be cooked down first like fresh spinach.

A an important point in making canned spinach more palatable is liberal use of a hot pepper sauce.

As for Jack-In-The-Box tacos, despite the fact that they are unhealthy and downright nasty to some, I find one order of three every few years is a tasty treat. I'm no fan of fast food places, but I will make this exception. In fact, I think it's been three or four years...

 

[shell627]

Canned spinach ? You can have my share.

 

[bigmtnman]

Canned spinach ? You can have my share.

I always liked it. When it was served with our elementary school lunch, my classmates made sure I had all I could hold . BTW ..I did grow up big and STRONG !

 

[arjay]

I always liked it. When it was served with our elementary school lunch, my classmates made sure I had all I could hold . BTW ..I did grow up big and STRONG !

Oh man that stuff was nasty! [emoji38]

 

[pawngal]

School hot lunch spinach was called "green snot"
The peas were "rabbit turds"

 

[Camster]

Grew up with 4 siblings and Del Monte canned spinach was a staple at our table. Wife likes it as well so we have been eating it for our 40+ years of marriage.

Used to hunt doves in Crystal City South Texas, where Del Monte had a canning plant with a random statue of Popeye in town.

Lately it has been harder to find than toilet paper at local grocery stores.

Is it a "hunker down" vegetable or is there a "secret" anti virus component to it of which I am not aware?

Only brand at my major supermarket is Popeye's. Hmmm.

 

[BigBill]

Margarine, in the 3lb tubs, has been missing at times here. Last week it was pasta.
Makes you wonder what would happen if we had a real disaster in this country.

There’s a reason I have cracked corn out there, fresh on the hoof if needed. While everyone was buying ammo I was stocking up on food and supplies. Mayo jars filled with stick matches. Peanut butter, jelly, bread mixes, flour, yeast, can goods.

 

[ralph7]

I have had the frozen and fresh spinach and neither one comes close to the flavor profile of Del Monte canned. Must be the preservatives!

But what do I know, in my 60's and still eat a couple of Jack in the Box tacos 2 or 3 times a year. The food I grew up with always seems to be the best.

OK, now I know your taste buds are blown.
Jack in the Box grease bombs!!

 

[Rustyt1953]

I eat canned spinach the way my dad did with malt vinegar and hot sauce.

Canned spinach is an efficient food. One doesn't have to waste energy chewing.

 

[ancient-one]

A while back I noticed these in my Walmart Neighborhood Market.
Didn’t know they canned Squash and Cabbage!

I have never seen the squash and cabbage. I wish that they would stock in in this area.

 

[Igiveup]

I grew up with Del Monte's canned spinach, can't say I really liked it. Now that I think about it, I don't think I have had any since 1965, the year I left home. As for Jack-In-The -Box tacos, any chance I get I will order two of the three taco orders, lots of their taco sauce and sit there and eat all six. Cheap lunch, but the wife refuses to go there with me. I just don't get it.

 

[Oracle]

Rice, pasta, soups, canned tomato products, ramen, canned vegetables, beans canned and dry, flour, sugar, bottled water and condiments have had some shortages. What is short in one store might be in another store. Another shortage of toilet tissue, paper towels and wet wipes but not as bad this time, most likely due to the extreme hoarding during the first go around.

 

[Bib]

I like canned spinach...I'm the only one in the house who does so I always bought those small sized cans. Our local supermarket stopped carrying the small cans some time ago. I found some in Walmart a few times and got some at another supermarket where I travel occasionally. The last time I was there the only thing they had was ONE full sized can of Popeye brand. One thing I like to make is a spinach pizza on a Boboli shell. Those small cans were the perfect size to spread out on a Boboli