Profitability-induced decline in fishy breadsticks

I haven't tried 'em for years but as I remember, JJ, you're right about the profitability-induced decline in fishy breadsticks, pretending to be fish sticks. Between planned obsolescence, crappy products, and reduced-size packaging, life just ain't what it used to were. (Anyone else remember the old Mad article about deceptive packaging and shrinking product size? I seem to remember a peanut-sized candy bar being shaken out of a big, empty package. And that was forty-some years ago!)

Not sure how this got from fish sticks to liver, but Mom used to try to feed us kids liver once a year. Something she once read in a magazine about health, I suppose. We were instructed to eat it all, but I could never get one bite down. Or to stay down, anyway.

When Mrs. Webworker and I first got together, close to thirty years ago now, she served liver one day. I was wary as I would be facing a rattler. It had been fresh, carefully selected at the best local butcher, thoroughly tenderized, perfectly prepared as only my gourmet-chef partner can do it. The smell was still liver, initially invoking revulsion, but I actually ate the whole serving!

We never had it again.

Happy new month! Also Happy Independence Day weekend! Be careful with fireworks if you live in a free state. If not, IMPEACH YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS! :)

[2nd attempt to post. If previous one shows up, please delete this one. If neither shows up... I'm gonna cry. :-O ]

I haven't tried 'em for years but as I remember, JJ, you're right about the profitability-induced decline in fishy breadsticks, pretending to be fish sticks. Between planned obsolescence, crappy products, and reduced-size packaging, life just ain't what it used to were. (Anyone else remember the old Mad article about deceptive packaging and shrinking product size? I seem to remember a peanut-sized candy bar being shaken out of a big, empty package. And that was forty-some years ago!)

Not sure how this got from fish sticks to liver (Steve!), but Mom used to try to feed us kids liver once a year. Something she once read in a magazine about health, I suppose. We were instructed to eat it all, but I could never get one bite down. Or to stay down, anyway.

When Mrs. Webworker and I first got together, close to thirty years ago now, she served liver one day. I was wary as I would be facing a rattler. It had been fresh, carefully selected at the best local butcher, thoroughly tenderized, perfectly prepared as only my gourmet-chef partner can do it. The smell was still liver, initially invoking revulsion, but I actually ate the whole serving!

So, I realized, it can be made edible. We've never had it again, though.

Happy new month! Also Happy Independence Day weekend! Be careful with fireworks if you live in a free state. If not, IMPEACH YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS! :)

Sorry about double posting earlier. I kept reloading the page and it showed new messages, but not my comments (now showing, although awaiting moderation). Oddest things have been happening with the net the last 2 days. I was starting to think it was the final Internet meltdown that's been predicted. Nope. Just the local cable company — yes, they admitted they're having problems.