# New England care package **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 6, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698 "2009-02-06T14:23:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/21 "2009-02-06T18:43:10Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > Dunkin Donuts? Isn’t that the McDonald’s of doughnuts? Why would you bother? I’ve often seen the following explanation with respect to New England’s attraction to Dunkin Donuts coffee (paraphrased): In the rest of the country, Dunkin Donuts is considered a donut shop that also happens to sell coffee. In New England Dunkin Donuts is seen as a coffee place that also happens to sell donuts. I have not done an extensive survey of people in various regions of the country WRT their feelings about DD but the New England part seems accurate. And their coffee was always superior to McDonald’s until McD’s started trying harder a few years back. Mithril, send her an authentic New England pothole. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/22 "2009-02-06T18:59:04Z")
It’s a very nice idea and sweet of you to send her some coffee. However, when she runs out, DD coffee is pretty widely available now at places like Target, Wal-Mart, and CVS. (I’m in California, though, maybe Seattle is holding out.) ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/23 "2009-02-06T19:28:31Z")
I much prefer the sticky sinus-cleansing honey mustard you can get in New England supermarkets. The first time I ever saw the creamy stuff I was a little confused. Moxie soda :D. Just kidding, I think that shit tastes evil. ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/24 "2009-02-06T19:29:36Z")
> [@cher3](#): > > It’s a very nice idea and sweet of you to send her some coffee. However, when she runs out, DD coffee is pretty widely available now at places like Target, Wal-Mart, and CVS. (I’m in California, though, maybe Seattle is holding out.) Yeah, I just bought some at a Ralph’s in Pasadena. I don’t care how many people say it’s vile, I like it. It reminds me of home. ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/25 "2009-02-06T20:12:11Z")
**anu-la1979** , do you remember a brand name for that honey mustard? Moxie would be fun to provide so she could pull a cruel prank on friends and co-workers. ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/26 "2009-02-06T20:14:10Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > How about a rock or some sand from the beach. HAving been born and raised here [CT] there are a lot of decidedly New England things to give her. You ahve the basics but I would include something from the land itslef…like a rock, or a leaf or an apple tree twig…something wholly New England. Great idea, too. It’s too bad it’s not foliage time. I could use leaves as packing material. **Annie-Xmas** , I wouldn’t know how to ship corn chowder. You can get clam cowder in cans, but she wouldn’t eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/27 "2009-02-06T20:23:24Z")
[Corn chowder mix.](http://www.stonewallkitchen.com/prdsell.aspx?L0=SpecialtyFoods&L1=soupsstews&L2=NECornChowder) ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/28 "2009-02-06T20:42:04Z")
Ack, no I don’t-and I think I ran out of the one I brought from home. But if you go into Stop and Shop and peruse the mustards & dressings areas-it’s in a little squat octagonal bottle. The label is gold and has some Olde New Englande style name. They also sell a variety with cranberries in it. I prefer the original myself. Bruegger’s bagels seems to have given itself a major overhaul but it’s the same type of mustard they used to smear on the bagel back in the past if you asked for “honey mustard”. The consistency is like a very grainey mustardey sticky honey rather than a creamy dressing. ETA: I take it back-remembered Peapod and looked it up for you. Olde Cape Cod Honey Mustard “Sweet & Hot” in the mustards section Honeycup Mustard, Uniquely Sharp ---
**Author:** ![bartleby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bartleby/32/10491_2.png) [@bartleby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bartleby)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/29 "2009-02-06T20:58:34Z")
hey now, don’t be knocking my Moxie! Indian Pudding, must send Indian Pudding. Grape-Nut Pudding is good too. I also miss Drake’s Apple Pies… ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/30 "2009-02-06T21:02:45Z")
At Kimball Farm in Carlisle they also sell frozen pudding ice cream, which is a New England specialty. You could send her all the nasty little bits o’ fruit for her to make it herself. I know frozen pudding is gross but sometimes I’ll order it just because. Oh yeah, **bartleby** is right…I’m pretty certain you can send pre-packaged Indian pudding mixes. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/31 "2009-02-06T22:14:27Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > That would be Yankee Magazine. Or Vermont Life. Rex’s Outrageous is fun: [http://www.rexsoutrageous.com/](http://www.rexsoutrageous.com/) Do you know if she like maple candy? In the shape of a moose! ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/32 "2009-02-06T22:21:21Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > [Corn chowder mix.](http://www.stonewallkitchen.com/prdsell.aspx?L0=SpecialtyFoods&L1=soupsstews&L2=NECornChowder) That would be great - or some corn muffin mix. ---
**Author:** ![Sonnenstrahl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Sonnenstrahl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonnenstrahl)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/33 "2009-02-06T22:30:44Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > ETA: She doesn’t like Seattle Coffee??? And like Dunk’in better??? > > I mean I like dunkins - don’t get me wrong but…really? She doesn’t like the coffee in Seattle? When I moved from Ontario to the west coast of Canada (which inherited the Seattle coffee culture, I think), I missed Tim Hortons so bad. It was the taste of home. I mean, they’re here, but they’re not on every street corner. You have to seek them out. Now, nearly two years later, I think Tim’s is disgusting. How is the coffee itself sweet, even without sugar? So maybe she just needs to acclimatize to “real” coffee. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/34 "2009-02-07T00:50:50Z")
> [@anu-la1979](#): > > Olde Cape Cod Honey Mustard “Sweet & Hot” in the mustards section Found it! And it was the only kind of mustard at the little store I went to. What luck! But I couldn’t find corn chowder mix at the stores I went to. And taffy is only for during the summer, apparently. We now have: Moxie (she can use it on her enemies if she doesn’t like it herself) Trappist blueberry preserves Local honey Hot dog rolls The Boston Phoenix Fluff DD coffee Polar cranberry soda And that fills up the box, if I want to have a little space for a homemade goody or two, and a piece of good ol’ New England bedrock, which I can get hold of easily. Thanks for the help, everyone! ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/35 "2009-02-07T00:52:16Z")
If she were from RI, you’d have to include some [Del’s lemonade](http://www.dels.com/), too. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/36 "2009-02-07T02:31:18Z")
You can get Moxie in Seattle, but you may have to look around for it. Are there NE potato chips (or whatever) that she’d appreciate? ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/37 "2009-02-07T02:42:08Z")
As far as potato chips go; Humpty Dumpty\* Maine Coast\* Cape Cod \*these used to be made in Maine, now they’re made in Canada ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/38 "2009-02-08T00:11:07Z")
> [@Hunter\_Hawk](#): > > You can get Moxie in Seattle, but you may have to look around for it. Are there NE potato chips (or whatever) that she’d appreciate? Utz featured in _Mad Men_, is a real brand of chips. But the [company’s](http://www.utzsnacks.com/index.html)based in Pennsylvania. A bit too far south. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/39 "2009-02-08T00:42:33Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > As far as potato chips go; > Humpty Dumpty\* > Maine Coast\* > Cape Cod > \*these used to be made in Maine, now they’re made in Canada Salt and vinegar preferred. Speaking of Dunkin Donuts - that’s how I can tell not to bother giving our new students maps of the area when they move in - they, their parents and their baby sister or brother all have DD iced coffee. I suspect my grandchildren will have evolved so that they have a DD iced coffee claw. I saw a lady in church on Christmas Eve with a DD iced coffee. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698/40 "2009-02-08T01:18:36Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Utz featured in _Mad Men_, is a real brand of chips. But the [company’s](http://www.utzsnacks.com/index.html)based in Pennsylvania. A bit too far south. I live in Seattle, used to live in Pennsylvania and damn, I miss me some Utz. We’ve got Tim’s here, though, and they’re pretty good too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-england-care-package/484698.md?page=3)