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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (4777)	3/18/1999 3:26:00 PM
From: Howard Clark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

These canned foods are NOT recommended for Y2K stockpiling. > 8. Meeter's Kraut Juice (Stokely USA): Yes, that's sauerkraut juice, which > is even worse than it sounds. The taste and smell can be a bit well, harsh, > but KJ is reputed by its fans to have certain medicinal benefits (as a > source of vitamin C, cure for intestinal bugs, etc.), which adds up to a > classic case of the cure being worse than the disease. > > 7. Guycan Corned Mutton with Juices Added (Bedessee Imports): The best > thing about this Uruguayan canned good is the very pouty-looking sheep on > the package label-he seems to be saying, "Go on, eat me already." The > second-best thing is the presence of both "cooked mutton" and "mutton" in > the ingredients listing, which would seem to have all the mutton bases > covered. > > 6. Armour Pork Brains in Milk Gravy (Dial Corp.): If you're really looking > to clog up those arteries in a hurry, you'll be pleased to learn that a > single serving of pork brains has 1,170 percent of our recommended daily > cholesterol intake. All the more ingenious, then, that the label on this > product helpfully features a recipe for brains and scrambled eggs. > > 5. Sweet Sue Canned Whole Chicken (Sweet Sue Kitchens, Inc.): From its size > (think growth-impaired Cornish hen) to its overall appearance (it's stewed > in a quivering mass of aspic goop), this product may change forever your > idea of what constitutes a chicken. Gives new meaning to the old line about > meat "falling off the bone." > > 4. Musk Life Savers (Nestle Confectionery): You may think musk is a scent, > but over in Australia, they think it's a candy flavor. A candy flavor that > tastes disturbingly like raw meat, to be precise. But what did you expect > from a country where everyone happily consumes Vegemite? > > 3. Blind Robins Smoked Ocean Herring (recently discontinued by Bar Food > products): Possibly the world's most bizarre prepackaged tavern snack. > Interestingly, the product's titular robin isn't actually blind, he's > blindfolded-the better, presumably, to avoid looking at these heavily > salted herring strips, which look like giant slugs. > > 2. Kylmaenen Reindeer Pate' (Kylmaenen Oy): This Finnish canned good may > not be particulary tasty, but at least it answers the age-old question of > why Rudolph was so eager for that safe, steady job on Santa's sleigh > team-he didn't want to end up as a cracker spread. > > 1. Tengu Clam Jerky (Tengu Co.): Nothing you've ever consumed can prepare > you for the horror that is clam jerky. Still, this product does score a > sort of conceptual coup: If you're the sort who's always found raw clams > too slimy and gelatinous for your taste, these dried, shriveled mollusks > will help you dislike clams on a whole new level. >