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To: Paul R.

Our preferred brand has been Mrs. Smith’s so I don’t have recent experience with Sara Lee. Companies change recipe formulations not infrequently so maybe they changed a pie crust ingredient (?). “This doesn’t taste like (or ‘as good’ as) it used to” is a common complaint around our house.


699 posted on 03/30/2026 9:21:21 AM PDT by Qiviut (A Mighty Fortress: “...the body they may kill. God’s truth abideth still. His kingdom is forever")
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To: Qiviut
Qiviut... Sara Lee; I grew up about a mile away from one of their plants. If the wind was right you could smell them baking. You could also tell they burned a batch.

They had an outlet store and my mother would go and purchase discounted imperfect products. You could see the bread in the package, so not much surprise. If you bought a cake...you might get all cake, or if you were lucky, a 1 inch of cake and 2 inches of frosting! (Enjoyed those!)

706 posted on 03/30/2026 8:21:43 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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