Sandwich Day

Today is Sandwich Day. In celebration, we took a poll of our Peddler's Son Produce team to find out what sandwich creation ranks number one with them.

Here are the results:

Matt - Italian Grinder
Ted - Prosciutto with Genoa Salami
Aliza - Italian Grinder
Dwight - Italian Beef with Sweet and Hot Peppers
Sal - Any sandwich someone else buys for me!
Susie - Ham and Swiss with Stoli & Tonic
Carolyn - Turkey & Provolone
Joe - Honey Roasted Turkey & Havarti
Jill - Truck Garden Chicken from AZ88 - Unfortunately, it's not on the menu.

You'd think we'd have someone representing a vegetable sandwich since we all work at a produce company. :)

What's your fav?

Pumpkins!

Have you gotten your pumpkin yet for Halloween? I'll be bringing mine home today.

The fall is my favorite time of year, as I've noted in the past. I have also grown to love squash, but most of all, pumpkin seeds!

I was searching for some fun information on pumpkins and found some interesting facts.

Did you know.....

*Pumpkins are technically fruit. Yes, a fruit. Like a tomato.

*Pumpkin flowers are edible.

*Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.

*Eighty percent of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in October. (Of course, we have plenty!)

*Pumkins have been made into soups, stews, bread, pickles, pies, puddings, ice cream and even beer or ale! (Pretty good beer, from Four Peaks!)

*Pumpkins are 90% water, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation and 2% butterscotch ripple. :)

*On Halloween night, the great pumpkin rises from the pumpkin patch and that one kid with the thinning hair never sees him because he falls asleep like a baby.......Loser.

*David Letterman has a Top 10 Halloween list with pumpkins!


So, have you gotten your pumpkins for the most wonderful time of year?

Rain, Rain STAY A While!

It's not often we get a rainy day in Phoenix, but when we do we love it! The rain was coming down so hard today we had to take a break and see what we were missing.

Of course, business continues rain or shine and we got an action shot of Russell, one of our dedicated employees getting a load of produce into the warehouse. Thanks for taking one for the team and letting us get a rainy action shot!

Congratulations Saffron Kitchen

Congratulations to Andrea Kretzmann of Saffron Kitchen! Check the great article on Saffron Kitchen.

Alfalfa Sprout Recall

California and New York authorities are warning consumers against eating certain sprouts products, citing concerns they might be contaminated with salmonella and listeria. Sacramento, Calif.-based Banner Mountain-branded alfalfa sprouts and Essex Farm Inc, which does business as Best Farm in New York.

Peddler’s Son Produce is NOT involved in this recall.

The FDA has distributed a press release with the following information.
The products subject to this market withdrawal include:

• Four (4) 1-pound bags of alfalfa sprouts, packaged in unlabeled 1-pound plastic bags in a box labeled as Living Foods, Inc. ALFALFA SPROUTS, with a SELL BY DATE of 10/2/2010.
• Five (5) Pound Bulk Container (bag in a box) of alfalfa sprouts labeled as, Living Foods, Inc. ALFALFA SPROUTS, with a SELL BY DATE of 10/2/2010.
• 4-ounce cup alfalfa sprouts labeled as Living Foods, Inc. ALFALFA SPROUTS, with a SELL BY DATE of 10/2/2010. UPC Code: 0 26684 10006 5.
• 4-ounce bag alfalfa sprouts labeled as Living Foods, Inc. ALFALFA SPROUTS, with a SELL BY DATE of 10/2/2010. UPC Code 0 26684 10004 1.
No illnesses have been reported to date.

More information may be found here.

Please feel free to call us with any questions.
Peddler’s Son Produce
602 253 3577

National Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children

Today marks the tenth annual observance of "Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with your Children." Hopefully, that means that families across the country will be gathering for dinner this evening and it will pay off.

One of my favorite memories growing up was dinner time. It was a chance to catch up from the day and have some fun. Classic conversations included what 'boyfriends' my sisters had to grades, teachers and weekend plans.

There are studies that show the more often kids eat dinner with their families the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. Did it help us? I think so. But the biggest thing that I take from family dinners and other family time, is a close relationship with my siblings. They are the best friends I have.

What about you? How important is eating together as a family for you?

Mushroom Shortage

Quincy Mushrooms, one of the biggest and best known mushroom farms in the USA is about to shut its doors. This is the second significantly sized farm in the U.S. that has closed in the past few years.

Also Creekside, the Moonlight Brand mushroom, is closing as well. It has been said that between these two growers they produced over 70 million pounds of mushrooms annually.

This is creating the old supply and demand issue. Not only are mushrooms increasing by $1.50 a case but the supply is going to be very tight through the first of the year. they are expecting another increase closer to the holidays.

This affects white mushrooms only, your buttons, medium, large and extra large. Crimini, oyster and other mushrooms are NOT affected.

We'll keep you informed as news comes in.