Lard

As I sit here enjoying a lunch of Spam sandwiches, I got to thinking about where I bought it. I bought it down in the Containment Area for Relocated Yankees at the BJ's Wholesale Club that's headquartered up in Natick, Massa ... er, MA which is about as Yankee as you can get.

Now, not far from BJ's, over on Kildaire Farm Road in said same Containment Area for Relocated Yankees there is the Crescent Commons Harris-Teeter grocery store that is headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina and that's about as Southern as you can get. But, you know what, you cannot buy an ounce (Random Thought: If it's spelled "ounce" was it abbreviated as "oz"?) ounce of lard in that store. Zero pig fat. Yet, you can buy all the Spam you want: Spam, Spam Classic, Spam Lite, Spam Turkey (gag me with a spoon, please). Hell, you can even buy picked pigs feet. (Don't believe me? Go online shopping there and see for yourself.)

You can buy Martha White Banana Nut Muffin Mix but you cannot buy Martha White Hot-Rize Biscuit Flour.

No lard, no Martha White, no biscuits.

What is wrong with these people?

Now, the CFO tells me that plans are in the works to build an even bigger store, the fourth since we moved Cary in 1982. And, you know what? I'll bet you a dime to a donut hole, it will not stock lard either!

Or, Martha White.