New
on the Shelf
by C.
Morse
The Joy
of the Bulk Aisle
A number of
new items can be found in the bulk aisle. Organic Triple C Trail
Mix (Tierra
Farm) contains dry roasted/salted cashew pieces, dried cranberries
and chocolate
chips. Organic Tropical Fruit Mix from the same company is a
mix of unsulphured
dried mango, papaya, banana and pineapple. Crimini, Porcini, Maitake,
Shiitake,
Oyster and Chanterelle mushrooms are brought together in the Organic
Dried
Mushroom Medley. From Champlain Valley Milling comes Mt.
Marcy
White Bread Flour (organic), while Biodynamic brings us Brown
Jasmine
Rice. Also in Bulk, look for organic sunflower seed butter; wild
rice vegetable
soup mix; chana dal; and coldpressed, partially refined grapeseed oil.
HaBA:
Back by Popular Demand…
Bay Rum
Shaving Soap from Burt’s
Bees is back by popular demand. Bach Flower Remedies brings
us Rescue
Sleep Natural Sleep Aid, a “non-habit forming … fastacting spray”
available
in regular or trial sizes. Cold-Pressed Oil of Cranberry is a
dietary
supplement from Solaray. Preserve/Recycline now offers
a triple blade
razor, made from 100% recycled plastics (“with at least 65% Stonyfield
Farm
yogurt cups”). The Ultimate Life offers The Ultimate Meal (mix
in
a blender with water and fruit); please see container for the product’s
very
detailed nutritional information. Last but certainly not least, Tulsi
Tea by
Organic India is praised by HaBA staffers as delivering
the goods: It’s
sold as a “stress relieving and energizing” tea, made with the esteemed
Holy
Basil.
Artesian
Water and Other Grocery Newcomers
New from Norway:
Voss
Artesian Water, sparkling or non-carbonated (“still,” they call it)
is
bottled in tall, slim glass containers (one pictures a nice vase as a
use…). In
soups, look for vegetable broth from Imagine Foods: it’s
organic and low
sodium (120 mg per serving). “Just add water” soup-in-a-cup is brought
to us by
Fantastic Foods: its Classic French Onion includes
a crouton
packet. Pacific Foods adds Hazelnut Non-Dairy Beverage to
its
line — it’s lactose free, gluten free and cholesterol free. Once
Again introduces
Organic Peanut Butter (“no stirring needed”) made with
peanuts, palm oil,
sugar and salt. Organic Pasta Sauce by Seeds of Change appears
to
offer some new varieties, including Arrabiatta (“the angry sauce”),
Fire Roasted
Tomato & Garlic, and Porcini Mushroom. Newman’s Own Organics brings
us Pretzel Nuggets (“on the road food — no crumbs, no mess”)
and Hot Cinnamon
Mints which, interestingly, contain no cinnamon. Toasted Oat
Bran Cereal
from Mother’s is “low in fat and a good source of
fiber.” This
product is “one of over 100 smart choices made easy from PepsiCo.” Elder
Blossom Jelly is from France,
while Nan’s Cocina (“Granny’s Kitchen”) Traditional
Tortilla Chips (no
trans fat, non-GMO) are made in Virginia.
Specialty
Foods & Cheeses
Finger
Lakes Farmstead Cheese Company’s Bronson Hill Cheesery (just outside Ithaca)
produces “premium quality European-style farmstead cheeses.” We carry
their Schuyler
and Red Meck varieties (the first is in the Gouda tradition,
the second is Muenster
style). Winner of the 2005 Gold and Bronze “Great Taste Awards,” Mymouné
is
a Lebanese “family business whose goal is to keep our culinary
tradition
alive.” The Co-op carries their Rose Petal Preserves, Rose
Syrup,
and Pomegranate Molasses. And from Blanxart (Spain),
welcome
the Turron Chocolate Bar — “a double bar of chocolate
insanity: one with
coffee, the other with pine nuts.”
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