The 2022 Great Cream Cheese Shortage

[oosik]

Ha, ha ........ If I ate that "Ritz cracker surprise" that Moss suggests - I'd have to brick the top cover on my bed to keep it in place. However, it DOES sound good ...........

 

[cqaigy2]

Ya, that dimple with chile jam in it sounds like the bomb, so to speak. Haven't noticed a cream cheese shortage.

 

[oosik]

No cream cheese shortage here either. I may have difficulties finding Chile jam though.

 

[dmccarty]

No cream cheese shortage here either. I may have difficulties finding Chile jam though.

I had never seen chili jelly/jam before my mother in law gave us some for Christmas years ago. I thought what an odd thing to turn into a jelly/jam and I am not sure I have ever tried it. She has given us some off and on for years. My dad eats it.

My mother in law is not making the chili jam/jelly bought buying it a store that sells locally made products. We traveled to a store/company in the middle of no where that makes fruit cakes last Christmas. We have been trying to go there for years but something always stops us from going. They make some danged good fruit cakes, candies, and other holiday treats. I noticed they had chili jam/jelly and apple butter. I bought some apple butter but let the chili jam/jelly on the shelf.

The chili jam/jelly is likely pretty good but not something I would want for breakfast and can't really figure out what I would use it with at other times. Putting on a cracker with cream cheese sounds ok as like as it is not a Ritz cracker. I really do not like them things. Never have. I guess if you just use a Ritz cracker as a spoon to carry something that tastes good a Ritz might be worth eating.

Later,
Dan

 

[bmaverick]

I had never seen chili jelly/jam before my mother in law gave us some for Christmas years ago. I thought what an odd thing to turn into a jelly/jam and I am not sure I have ever tried it. She has given us some off and on for years. My dad eats it.

My mother in law is not making the chili jam/jelly bought buying it a store that sells locally made products. We traveled to a store/company in the middle of no where that makes fruit cakes last Christmas. We have been trying to go there for years but something always stops us from going. They make some danged good fruit cakes, candies, and other holiday treats. I noticed they had chili jam/jelly and apple butter. I bought some apple butter but let the chili jam/jelly on the shelf.

The chili jam/jelly is likely pretty good but not something I would want for breakfast and can't really figure out what I would use it with at other times. Putting on a cracker with cream cheese sounds ok as like as it is not a Ritz cracker. I really do not like them things. Never have. I guess if you just use a Ritz cracker as a spoon to carry something that tastes good a Ritz might be worth eating.

Later,
Dan

Chili Jelly/Jam is basically Cowboy Candy.

 

[Oaktree]

And a good sour cream substitute is Greek yogurt.

Not sure "good" is a word I'd use. I tried that once years ago. Once was enough, changed the whole flavor of whatever it was I was trying to make, and not for the better.
I like yogurt OK, but using it in the place of sour cream is like substituting Tab for Coke.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
Do they still sell Tab? I haven't heard of that in years. Actually, I think that I only saw it on TV.

 

[QRTRHRS]

I first noticed the bare cream cheese shelves about two weeks ago south central KY. But then good bagel shops are far and few between too.

Also, while there are still plenty of options, I am noticing some bare shelves in the yogurt area.

 

[Jstpssng]

Looks kinda pricey. I haven’t seen on grocery shelves in years either.
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How about this one? I loved this grapefruit soda pop as a kid.
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It's a Blizzard! It isn't as sickly sweet as Mountain Dew, probably why we don't see it much anymore.

 

[japody]

Our local Food Lion had a special on cream cheese last week, two single 8 ounce packs for $5.00. The 2 pack carton was regularly priced at $4.79. Go figure.

 

[Alan W.]

Kroger was out last week for the first time since the shortage was announced.
Never tried making our own.
Make yogurt all the time.

 

[Oaktree]

Make yogurt all the time.

Wife bought a yogurt maker a couple years ago. I think she used it once, way more effort than it was worth.

 

[3gunr]

No cream cheese here either, Been looking for couple months.

 

[dmccarty]

Was back at the store today and there was a bit more cream cheese on the shelves but it was mostly the bricks of plain cream cheese. A bit more of the flavored cream cheeses, but not the normal amount, and there was still bare shelves.

I did not notice any other bare shelves in the store.

Later,
Dan

 

[Alan W.]

Wife bought a yogurt maker a couple years ago. I think she used it once, way more effort than it was worth.

Dont use a maker myself. I just place 4 quart jars of inoculated milk on the base of my food dehydrator, set the temp and cover it. Next day I got yogurt.

Kroger is still out of cream cheese.

 

[Jstpssng]

Wife bought a yogurt maker a couple years ago. I think she used it once, way more effort than it was worth.

I made it for a couple of years heating milk on the stove, then innoculating and leaving it on my heating pad for starting seeds.
Then I used the pad in my chicken incubator... I washed the chicken **** off it, but still can't bring myself to use it for yogurt.

 

[MossRoad]

Was back at the store today and there was a bit more cream cheese on the shelves but it was mostly the bricks of plain cream cheese. A bit more of the flavored cream cheeses, but not the normal amount, and there was still bare shelves.

I did not notice any other bare shelves in the store.

Later,
Dan

Look in the pasta isle next time you're there.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[MossRoad]

I made it for a couple of years heating milk on the stove, then innoculating and leaving it on my heating pad for starting seeds.
Then I used the pad in my chicken incubator... I washed the chicken **** off it, but still can't bring myself to use it for yogurt.

 

[ultrarunner]

Had not but two things the big Supermarket is missing are Toll House Cookie Dough is hit it miss and Chocolate Milk… just disappears for weeks at a time unless buying high priced single serving containers.

Promised Land Midnight Chocolate Whole Milk​

what is it with Chocolate in times of stress anyway?