Grade A
For lunch today I enjoyed some cottage cheese. The container said it was "Grade A". A careful check of my dairy products revealed that they were all "Grade A". Come to think of it, I've never seen a "Grade B" dairy product.
Well, it turns out that when it comes to fluid milk, it's "Grade A" or it's not sold according to the USDA. Weird. Why not just say "USDA Approved"? Cheeses, it seems, can be Grades AA, A, B or C.
When it comes to barbecue joints, the best ones are almost always "Grade B". You cannot make real barbecue and be "Grade A" unless you are in cahoots with the health inspector. And, I've had some might fine "Grade C" barbecue.
But no "Grade C" cheese.
Now, when it comes to grades, olives are the champions, hands down. The grades are:
Bullets
Fine
Brilliant
Superior
Large
Extra
Jumbo
Extra Jumbo
Giants
Colossal
Super Colossal
Mammoth
Super Mammoth
With olives, however, it's all about the number of olives per unit weight.
Well, it turns out that when it comes to fluid milk, it's "Grade A" or it's not sold according to the USDA. Weird. Why not just say "USDA Approved"? Cheeses, it seems, can be Grades AA, A, B or C.
When it comes to barbecue joints, the best ones are almost always "Grade B". You cannot make real barbecue and be "Grade A" unless you are in cahoots with the health inspector. And, I've had some might fine "Grade C" barbecue.
But no "Grade C" cheese.
Now, when it comes to grades, olives are the champions, hands down. The grades are:
With olives, however, it's all about the number of olives per unit weight.
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