Things Are Not As They Seem

Sometimes things I read or hear strike me as being kind of odd. For instance, last night I was looking at a website for Canadian products. The name of the site is, interestingly enough, Canadaonly.ca. I did some browsing around and marveled at the choice of items. I am sort of jealous. The Canadians seem to have some items that i think I would really enjoy. For instance, Smoky Bacon flavor Lay's Potato Chips. Yum!!!

Then I saw it while perusing the meat selections. Canadian Peameal Bacon, described as "The world's most famous bacon." Okay, this sounds interesting. I continue reading and there it is, "Our extra lean Peameal bacon is shipped from the U.S. direct to you in an insulated container....." (Emphasis added.) I thought the whole purpose of the website was to hawk Canadian items. That sort of reminds of the salsa made "...in New York City!"

Then I started thinking of other things. I went to the store the other day and was looking at the frozen bread. And, of course, there it was frozen and sitting in a box in the freezer, New York Texas Toast. It was made in Ohio.

Soooooo, I did a little research. Mars Bars are not made on Mars. Nature Valley Granola Bars are not made in Nature Valley. Andes Mints are not made in the Andes and Klondike Bars are not made in the Klondike.

Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing may be made on a ranch, in a valley. But I don't know for sure. I think it's because the valley is hidden.

© 2008 Barry T Horst


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