The incredible shrinking sausage
Kielbasa isn't quite a staple of our diet, but it's a regular meat dish, partly because it's easy to prepare and partly because Bonnie's got fond memories of it from childhood, as she comes from a Polish family.
I often buy the stuff in the grocery store from Hillshire Farms. It's a far cry from the "real" kielbasa I've had at Bonnie's family gatherings, but it's close enough to fill us up and it's often on sale or available with a coupon.
But recently I noticed that Hillshire Farms has taken the same approach to sizing that coffee makers and others have begun to follow: Charge the same for less product. Now Hillshire Farms kielbasa and smoked sausages weigh only 14 ounces -- two ounces less than before.
Feh.