it's whimsical wednesday! today we are looking at labels on the front of our jars, bottles, cans! why? just to see what's there!
of course one container of something wouldn't be enough for me so i randomly selected three items from the refrigerator:
ketchup bottle: the brand is the cheapest store brand, value. the v shaped like a check mark. it's definitely cheap ketchup because it's made from concentrate (of tomatoes, hopefully). a picture of a hamburger is placed under the word ketchup. it's a nicely appointed hamburger with lettuce, cheese, tomato slice, pickle and onion. one problem with this "serving suggestion" as stated next to the hamburger (it would be funny if there were an arrow under the words serving suggestion pointing to the hamburger). i don't like ketchup on hamburgers. ketchup is for the fries!
salsa bottle: another store brand. this one has to be of better quality than the ketchup because there's no value, v as a check mark, anywhere on the label! the salsa is mild and traditional. the serving suggestion offers a photograph of a bowl of the salsa with a half tomato and garlic cloves next to the bowl, resting on a cutting board. i would say that chips would make a better serving suggestion. while the tomato and garlic are obviously in the salsa, i would not be munching these along with the salsa. and to prove just how garden fresh this bottle of salsa must surely be, there's a photograph of a mom and young daughter under the bowl of salsa. they are outside, picking veggies from the garden. that's a LOT for a small label on the salsa bottle.
capers bottle: why do i have a bottle of capers in my refrigerator in the first place? (family likes to add capers to tuna and chicken salad.) another store brand, this one is premium quality. no check mark shaped v for this bottle! the bottle lets me know the capers are imported. and the capers are NON-PAREIL! that description sent me on an internet search for it was necessary to know more. the meaning of non-pareil is having no equal, peerless. in the world of capers, however, non-pareil is the size of the caper (usually from 7 to 16 mm). those under 10 mm are considered the best. capers over 10 mm, by the way, are called surfines. capers come from a bush, i discovered. the flower buds and fruit berries are what are pickled to become the capers. the plant that produces the capers is quite lovely. maybe i'll grow a caper bush; aka capparis spinosa. no doubt capers will taste tastier now that i know more about capers.
and that's my whimsical wednesday adventure in examining labels on food containers from the refrigerator!
So if not ketchup, what do you put on burgers? If you don't have a slice of tomato--ketchup gives that yummy taste! But totally agree that fries need ketchup.
ReplyDeletemustard. definitely mustard on a burger.
DeleteSince I forgot to do this on Wednesday and reading your descriptions was fun, I decided to do this today. So, I reached into the back of my pantry cabinet and pulled out a jar by randon. I ended up with a jar of lemon curd. So, here's what is on the label. The brand has been around since 1897. That's a long time to make lemon curd! Ha! Of course, there are pictures of lemons on a lemon tree. Pretty flowers! I know it is possible to grow a lemon tree indoors. If I knew I would get pretty flowers like that, I might attempt. Also a basket of lemons. These lemons actually look eggs. Hmmmmm. Also on the label there is a stamp that says best if used by 9/11/11. OOOPPPPSSSS!!! I actually think I have 2 jars of this because I was going to make a cake, couldn't find lemon curd, then when finding it couldn't remember how much I needed to got 2 jars. I still remember the recipe and how good it sounded. Guess I'll find it, through these 2 jars away and find 2 more!
ReplyDeleteoh yum! lemon curd. that's tasty fine on scones; both typically served at a traditional british tea. the pictures on the jar sound pretty. dad grew an orange tree indoors for years and years. it bloomed. you should be able to get the same results with a lemon tree. made me giggle that the lemons looked like eggs but that made complete sense. haaahhhaaaaaa..... the lemon curd has passed it's prime. time to buy more! (after finding the recipe!)
Deleteglad you enjoyed my label descriptions and very glad you played, no matter when! yay!