sptyks
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RE: Reply #130
Chris, thank you for explaining the term "pint" to me. It all makes sense now
Chris, thank you for explaining the term "pint" to me. It all makes sense now
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oliveoiltinfoil
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Don't be scared by the term pint either. It is still an imperial measurement ! 1 US gallon is around 6 pints.
My Bosch will hold 4 4 pints in the door or 2 6 pints.
My Bosch will hold 4 4 pints in the door or 2 6 pints.
vacerator
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Pints, etc.
oliveo, is an imperial pint close to ours? I wish we'd just progress and go on the metric system.
Here, two pints make one quart. Four quarts make one gallon.
Two cups make one pint.
oliveo, is an imperial pint close to ours? I wish we'd just progress and go on the metric system.
Here, two pints make one quart. Four quarts make one gallon.
Two cups make one pint.
oliveoiltinfoil
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Im not too sure to be honest. Britain is a hybrid of imperial and metric, like India for example. We use litres to measure our fuel for example, but all our road signs are in miles and yards. In fact a sign post was put up using meters in a town centre not far from me and the council got in trouble for it.
Thing is, things like cups we dont use, but I dont hear of Americans using yards or acres either, yet they are both imperial measurements.
Ask someone here their height or weight and they will more then often reply in feet, inches, stones and pounds.
Thing is, things like cups we dont use, but I dont hear of Americans using yards or acres either, yet they are both imperial measurements.
Ask someone here their height or weight and they will more then often reply in feet, inches, stones and pounds.
alexhoovers94
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We do use cups, cup measures are very readily available on the home isle in most shops.
Here in Canada we put another twist on buying milk. As well as buying milk in different sized cartons, we also get milk in plastic bags. A purchase consists of 3 bags totaling 4 litres so each bag is 1.33 litres.
Gary
Gary
sptyks
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we also get milk in plastic bags.
How do you pour milk out of a bag?
Our milk comes in 3 sized plastic jugs, quart, half gallon, and gallon.
How do you pour milk out of a bag?
Our milk comes in 3 sized plastic jugs, quart, half gallon, and gallon.
vacerator
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Milk in bags, etc.
I'm not surprised Gary, Wine comes in bags in boxes, why not milk?
Yes, the once needed milk man. My first house had a milk chute next to the side door. I removed it and pout in a beaded glass block.
In England, they had milk floats which were either electric or gas powered.
The milk man rode those all over, and even on the various floors of "streets in the sky" housing estates like Park Hill in Sheffield. I guess they had a large lift?
I'm not surprised Gary, Wine comes in bags in boxes, why not milk?
Yes, the once needed milk man. My first house had a milk chute next to the side door. I removed it and pout in a beaded glass block.
In England, they had milk floats which were either electric or gas powered.
The milk man rode those all over, and even on the various floors of "streets in the sky" housing estates like Park Hill in Sheffield. I guess they had a large lift?
The milk bag is inserted into a milk jug...usually plastic or ceramic that is reusable. The one I use is ceramic.
sebo_fan
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Actually we used to get bagged milk in Scotland in the 1980s. Not sure if it was a national thing.
The local cats (including mine) had a field day as it was thin plastic and they could paw open the milk and drink from it!!
Plastic bagged milk. I have never quite forgotten it. The primary schools also had mini sachets of milk provided with mini plastic holders.
Every household got a myriad of stock matt coloured plastic holders at a cost of 50p or something like that - an oval shaped open plastic narrow bucket that held the plastic bag in and allowed it to remain upright when poured.
The local cats (including mine) had a field day as it was thin plastic and they could paw open the milk and drink from it!!
Plastic bagged milk. I have never quite forgotten it. The primary schools also had mini sachets of milk provided with mini plastic holders.
Every household got a myriad of stock matt coloured plastic holders at a cost of 50p or something like that - an oval shaped open plastic narrow bucket that held the plastic bag in and allowed it to remain upright when poured.
Those plastic holders are the most common type used here as well. We have had bagged milk for as long as I can remember, at least 40 years I think.
sebo_fan
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I haven't seen much of plastic bagged milk in my local supermarkets; the Tetra Pak, un-clear plastic bottles and cartons of various shapes are more common. I guess it comes down to customer demand and possible scare mongering in the past when clear plastic bodied foods can be tainted when left out in light.
Personally I prefer cartons; much more practical and less difficult to open and pour.
Personally I prefer cartons; much more practical and less difficult to open and pour.
Actually I find cartons more difficult to open and store....with the bag just snip of a corner. As for pouring, it is very easy using the bag holder. And the bags are easy to store in the fridge. Much less waste when putting in the garbage as well.
vacerator
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Cheese, etc.
Our US food prices increased also. Mainly beef. Eggs rose slightly also.
Our US food prices increased also. Mainly beef. Eggs rose slightly also.
vacerator
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Gary,
What Ontario supermarkets exist since Dominion went away?
What Ontario supermarkets exist since Dominion went away?
There is Sobeys, No Frills, YIG (Your Independent Grocer), Metro, Food Basics, Superstore, Freshmart, Loblaws and many more.
vacerator
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stores, cont.
Gary, I thought Food Basics was gone! Who owns them now? A&P tried that banner here and it flopped. I figured since they ditched Dominion, they ditched that also.
Loblaws still also? No kidding? That was also an A&P banner.
I didn't know Metro was in Ontario. I thought Quebec.
I was a district manager for an A&P owned chain until 2007. They dumped us for 140 Pathmark stores in NY, and NJ, then the whole outfit filed chapter 11 Jan 1, 2010.
I'm glad I'm finished with it. I missed the people for the first few years really badly. I took another job in '08 for way way less, but even worse, it just wasn't the same. No appreciation.
Gary, I thought Food Basics was gone! Who owns them now? A&P tried that banner here and it flopped. I figured since they ditched Dominion, they ditched that also.
Loblaws still also? No kidding? That was also an A&P banner.
I didn't know Metro was in Ontario. I thought Quebec.
I was a district manager for an A&P owned chain until 2007. They dumped us for 140 Pathmark stores in NY, and NJ, then the whole outfit filed chapter 11 Jan 1, 2010.
I'm glad I'm finished with it. I missed the people for the first few years really badly. I took another job in '08 for way way less, but even worse, it just wasn't the same. No appreciation.
There is a Food Basics store here. I just did a google search for grocery stores in Ontario and came up with the list
http://https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_stores
http://https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_stores
vacerator
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Gary,
Thank's for that list.
Thank's for that list.
