Hamburger Helper: Now in its 51st year on grocery store shelves

 

Photo by Retiring Guy

How Helper got its start.  (Taste of General Mills, 2/9/2017)
Beef prices were soaring and the U.S. economy had weakened when the undisputed king of boxed dinners was launched on the West Coast in December 1970. 
Betty Crocker’s Hamburger Helper did as promised. It guided families who were striving to stretch a pound of meat into a dinner for five. 
With one pan, one pound of hamburger and one package, Hamburger Helper  revolutionized dinner. It was economical, convenient, filled with variety and enjoyed by the entire family. 
And let’s not forget that in the vein of products such as Spam and Twinkies, Hamburger Helper has become part of pop culture lexicon.

It's cheaper to stretch a pound of meat by buying your own elbow noodles, beef broth, tomato, and seasonings.

Are they joking??!!  Nobody wins any points comparing their proudct to Spam and Twinkies. 

Other varieties and year first sold:  tuna (1972), chickcn (1984), pork (2003)

Wisconsin Covid cases mapped and graphed (1/23/2021)

 


Saturday, January 23.   Total tests (positive and negative):  3,000,975.  One-day increase of 7,460 (1,681 positive; 23%)

Total positive Covid 19 cases:  531,852

Counties with largest numerical gains = 59 of 72

  • 2 with 100 or more new cases
  • 6 with 50-99
  • 19 with 20 to 49
  • 20 with 10 to 19
  • 17 with 5 to 9

The 59
  • Milwaukee (270)
  • Dane(134)
  • Brown (77)
  • Waukesha (76)
  • Rock (73)
  • La Crosse, Outagamie (62 each)
  • Racine (51)
  • Kenosha (49)
  • Marathon (45)
  • Washington (44)
  • Eau Claire (40)
  • Winnebago (37)
  • Jefferson (33)
  • Ozaukee (32)
  • Fond du Lac (31)
  • Sheboygan (28)
  • St. Croix (26)
  • Dodge (24)
  • Barron, Monroe, Wood (22 each)
    • Manitowoc (19)
    • Oneida (18)
    • Calumet, Price (17 each)
    • Columbia, Green (16 each)
    • Chippewa, Sawyer, Waupaca (15 each)
    • Polk (14)
    • Lincoln, Walworth (13 each)
    • Iron, Kewaunee, Marinette, Sauk, Washburn (12 each)
    • Juneau (11)
    • Oconto, Vilas (10 each)
    • Door, Shawano, Trempealeau (9 each)
    • Adams, Clark, Douglas, Pierce, Portage, Vernon (8 each)
    • Dunn, Waushara (7 each)
    • Buffalo, Richland, Taylor (6 each) 
    • Grant, Green Lake, Iowa (5 each)
    Link to other WI COVID posts:

    Related posts:
    Alabama.  (1/18/2021)
    Arizona.  (1/18/2021)
    Arkansas.  (1/20/2021)
    California.  (1/17/2021)
    Connecticut.  (8/21/2020)
    Florida.  (1/18/2021)
    Georgia.  (1/18/2021)
    Idaho.  (1/17/2021)
    Illinois.  (1/19/2021)
    Indiana.  (1/16/2021)
    Iowa.  (1/16/2021)
    Kansas.  (1/20/2021)
    Kentucky.  (1/20/2021)
    Louisiana.  (1/16/2021)
    Maryland.  (12/30/2020)
    Massachusetts.  (1/19/2021)
    Michigan.  (1/19/2021)
    Minnesota.  (1/21/2021)
    Mississippi.  (1/18/2021)
    Montana. (1/1/2021)
    Nebraska.  (1/20/2021)
    Nevada.  (1/20/2021)
    New Jersey,  (1/19/2021)
    New York.  (1/19/2021)
    North Carolina.  (1/17/2021)
    North Dakota.  (1/17/2021)
    Ohio.  (1/16/2021)
    Pennsylvania.  (1/19/2021)
    South Carolina.  (1/19/2021)
    South Dakota.  (1/20/2021)
    Tennessee.  (1/22/2021)
    Texas   (1/16/2021)
    Utah.  (1/20/2021)
    Virginia.  (1/22/2021)
    Washington State.  (6/12/2020)
    West Virginia.  (1/20/2021)

    Say goodbye to Christopher & Banks at Greenway Center, Middleton WI

     

    Photos by Retiring Guy

    USA Today, 1/14/2021
    In June, the company obtained a $10 million loan under the Paycheck Protection Program. As of Jan. 13, the company said it operated 449 stores in 44 states, including 315 Missy, Petite, Women stores, 76 outlet stores, 31 Christopher & Banks stores and 28 C.J. Banks stores.



    GET ME REWRITE: Wisconsin GOP fossils caucus way off the mark on Keystone Pipeline job creation

     


    TMJ4, 1/22/2021


    Let's take a look at the facts.


    As the article points out, most of the jobs are seasonal, temporary in nature, lasting 4 to 8 months, but most importantly....

    The State Department forecasted that no more than 50 jobs, some of which could be located in Canada, would be required to maintain the pipeline. Thirty-five of them would be permanent, while 15 would be temporary contractors.

    Friday, January 22, 2021

    Week by week: COVID-19 cases in Virginia



    New York Times

    Total tests (positive and negative);  4,923,610
    • Jan 15-21:         216,896
    • Jan 8-14:           242,946
    • Jan 1-7:             207,777
    • Dec 25-31:        185,991
    • Dec 18-24:        159,210
    • Dec 11-17:        210,049 
    • Dec 4-10:          259,740
    • Nov 27-Dec 3:  124,108
    • Nov 20-26:       220,432
    • Nov 13-19:       153,664 
    • Nov 6-12:         134,591
    • Oct 30-Nov 5:  135,491
    • Oct 23-29:        132,107
    • Oct 16-22:        125,896
    • Oct 9-15:          137,010
    • Oct 2-8:            115,556
    • Sep 25-Oct 1:   121,271  
    • Sep 18-24:        130,953
    • Sep 11-17:        111,446
    • Sep 4-10:            91,513
    • Aug 28-Sep 3:    91,513 
    • Aug 21-27:       116,532
    • Aug 14-20:       116,825
    • Aug 7-13:         114,176
    • Jul 31-Aug 6:     99,954
    New cases week by week:
    • Jan 15-21:        41,765  (up 19% from previous week)
    • Jan 8-14:          35,160  (up 6%)      
    • Jan 1-7:            33,095  (up 29%)
    • Dec 25-31:        25,669  (down 8%)
    • Dec 18-24:        27,822  (up 11%) 
    • Dec 11-17:        25,050  (down 9%))
    • Dec 4-10:          27,540  (up 77%)
    • Nov 27-Dec 3:  15,603  (down 14%)
    • Nov 20-26:       18,193  (up 42%)
    • Nov 13-19:       12,769  (up 18%)
    • Nov 6-12:         10,825  (up 20%)
    • Oct 30-Nov 5:    9,019  (up 12%)
    • Oct 23-29:          8,079  (up 11%)
    • Oct 16-22:          7,263  (down 2%)
    • Oct 9-15:            7,426  (up 9%)
    • Oct 2-8:              6,814  (up 30%)
    • Sep 25-Oct 1:     5,229  (down 13%)
    • Sep 18-24:          6,032  (down 13%)
    • Sep 11-17:          6,935  (up 1%)
    • Sep 4-10:            6,857  (down 16%)
    • Aug 28-Sep 3:    8 210  (up 47%) 
    • Aug 21-27:         5,576  (down 10%)
    • Aug 14-20:         6,210  (down 20%)
    • Aug 7-13:          7,805  (up 12%)
    • Jul 30-Aug 6:     6,963  (down 9%)
    • July 24-30:        7,667  (up 13%)
    • July 17-23:         6,806  (up 6%)
    • July 10-16:         6,433  (up 51%)
    • July 3-9:             4,263  (up 13%)
    • Jun 25-Jul 2:      3,789  (up 2%)
    • June 19-25:        3,708  (up 3%)
    • June 12-18:        3,591  (down 25%)
    • June 5-11:          4,791   (down 26%)
    • May 29-June 4:  6,455   (down 11%)
    • May 22-28:        7,264  (up 15%)
    • May 15-21:         6,324
    • May 8-14:           6,243
    • May 1-7:             5,724
    • April 24-30:        4,848
    • April 17-23:        4,109
    • April 10-16:        2,847



    Covid Tracking Project



    Deaths reported:
    • As of March 19 -          2
    • As of March 26 -        13  (+  11)
    • As of April     2 -        41  (+  28)
    • As of April     9 -      109  (+  68)
    • As of April   16 -      208  (+  99)
    • As of April   23 -      372  (+164)
    • As of April   30 -      552  (+180) 
    • As of May      7 -      769  (+217)
    • As of May    14 -      955  (+186)
    • As of May    21 -   1,099  (+144)
    • As of May    28 -   1,338  (+239)
    • As of June      4 -   1,445  (+107)
    • As of June    11 -   1,520  (+  75)
    • As of June    18 -   1,586  (+  66)
    • As of June    25 -   1,675  (+  89)
    • As of July       2 -   1,836  (+161)
    • As of July       9 -   1,937  (+101)
    • As of July     16 -   2,007  (+  70)
    • As of July     23 -   2,054  (+  54)
    • As of July     30 -   2,141  (+  87)
    • As of Aug       6 -   2,299  (+158)
    • As of Aug     13 -   2,363  (+  64)
    • As of Aug     20 -   2,427  (+  64)
    • As of Aug     27 -   2,515  (+  88)
    • As of Sep        3-    2,652  (+137)
    • As of Sep      10 -   2,708  (+  56)
    • As of Sep      17 -   2,920  (+212)
    • As of Sep      24 -   3,113  (+193)
    • As of Oct        1 -   3,228  (+115)
    • As of Oct        8 -   3,328  (+100)
    • As of Oct      15 -   3,388  (+  60)
    • As of Oct      22 -   3,524  (+144)
    • As of Oct      29 -   3,626  (+102)
    • As of Nov      5 -    3,688  (+  62) 
    • As of Nov    12 -    3,758  (+ 70)
    • As of Nov    19 -    3,896  (+138) 
    • As of Nov    26 -    4,029  (+133)
    • As of Dec      3 -    4,147  (+119)
    • As of Dec    10 -    4,335  (+188) 
    • As of Dec    17 -    4,553  (+218)
    • As of Dec    24 -    4,791  (+238)
    • As of Dec    31 -    5,032  (+241)
    • As of Jan       7 -   5,275  (+243)
    • As of Jan     14 -   5,626  (+351)
    • As of Jan      21 -   5,940  (+314)  

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    Alabama.  (1/18/2021)
    Arizona.  (1/18/2021)
    Arkansas.  (1/20/2021)
    California.  (1/17/2021)
    Connecticut.  (8/21/2020)
    Florida.  (1/18/2021)
    Georgia.  (1/18/2021)
    Idaho.  (1/17/2021)
    Illinois.  (1/19/2021)
    Indiana.  (1/16/2021)
    Iowa.  (1/16/2021)
    Kansas.  (1/20/2021)
    Kentucky.  (1/20/2021)
    Louisiana.  (1/16/2021)
    Maryland.  (12/30/2020)
    Massachusetts.  (1/19/2021)
    Michigan.  (1/19/2021)
    Minnesota.  (1/21/2021)
    Mississippi.  (1/18/2021)
    Montana. (1/1/2021)
    Nebraska.  (1/20/2021)
    Nevada.  (1/20/2021)
    New Jersey,  (1/19/2021)
    New York.  (1/19/2021)
    North Carolina.  (1/17/2021)
    North Dakota.  (1/17/2021)
    Ohio.  (1/16/2021)
    Pennsylvania.  (1/19/2021)
    South Carolina.  (1/19/2021)
    South Dakota.  (1/20/2021)
    Tennessee.  (1/22/2021)
    Texas   (1/16/2021)
    Utah.  (1/20/2021)
    Virginia.  (1/22/2021)
    Washington State.  (6/12/2020)
    West Virginia.  (1/20/2021)


    Related reading:

    Virginia to begin double-counting multiple positive coronavirus cases.  (Just the News, 5/4/2020)

    The new policy may serve to sharply drive up case numbers, which may in turn significantly delay the re-opening of the state.

    Meet Scott Walker, dictionary illustration

     

    “Sycophant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sycophant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2021. (photo added)

    You'll also find a Scott Walker head shot at 'myopia'/

    The Guardian, 12/16/2020

    Stat, 6/19/2020

    Chicago Tribune, 1/23/2017

    Wisconsin Covid cases mapped and graphed (1/22/2021)

     


    New York Times

    Friday, January 21.   Total tests (positive and negative):  2,993,515.  One-day increase of 8,382 (2,070 positive; 25%)

    Total positive Covid 19 cases:  530,171

    Counties with largest numerical gains = 59 of 72

    • 4 with 100 or more new cases
    • 5 with 50-99
    • 22 with 20 to 49
    • 13 with 10 to 19
    • 15 with 5 to 9

    The 59
    • Milwaukee (511)
    • Dane (198)
    • Waukesha (167)
    • Outagamie (104)
    • Brown (98)
    • Racine (65)
    • Winnebago (60)
    • Kenosha (53)
    • Rock (51)
    • Chippewa, St. Croix (43 each)
    • Eau Claire, Monroe (38 each)
    • Washington (37)
    • Manitowoc, Sauk (36 each)
    • Sheboygan (35)
    • Barron (34)
    • Wood (33)
    • Ozaukee (29)
    • Portage (27)
    • Marathon (26)
    • Dunn, Fond du Lac (25 each)
    • Dodge, La Crosse, Waupaca (24 each)
    • Jefferson (23)
    • Walworth (22)
    • Green (21)
    • Columbia (20)
      • Grant (17)
      • Sawyer (15)
      • Marinette, Trempealeau (14 each)
      • Clark, Lincoln, Polk, Shawano (12 each)
      • Calumet, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Washburn (11 each)
      • Oneida (10)
      • Buffalo, Douglas, Juneau, Vernon, Vilas (9 each)
      • Pierce (8)
      • Jackson, Pepin (7 each)
      • Door, Rusk, Waushara (6 each) 
      • Bayfield, Menominee, Oconto, Taylor (5 each)
      Link to other WI COVID posts:

      Related posts:
      Alabama.  (1/18/2021)
      Arizona.  (1/18/2021)
      Arkansas.  (1/20/2021)
      California.  (1/17/2021)
      Connecticut.  (8/21/2020)
      Florida.  (1/18/2021)
      Georgia.  (1/18/2021)
      Idaho.  (1/17/2021)
      Illinois.  (1/19/2021)
      Indiana.  (1/16/2021)
      Iowa.  (1/16/2021)
      Kansas.  (1/20/2021)
      Kentucky.  (1/20/2021)
      Louisiana.  (1/16/2021)
      Maryland.  (12/30/2020)
      Massachusetts.  (1/19/2021)
      Michigan.  (1/19/2021)
      Minnesota.  (1/21/2021)
      Mississippi.  (1/18/2021)
      Montana. (1/1/2021)
      Nebraska.  (1/20/2021)
      Nevada.  (1/20/2021)
      New Jersey,  (1/19/2021)
      New York.  (1/19/2021)
      North Carolina.  (1/17/2021)
      North Dakota.  (1/17/2021)
      Ohio.  (1/16/2021)
      Pennsylvania.  (1/19/2021)
      South Carolina.  (1/19/2021)
      South Dakota.  (1/20/2021)
      Tennessee.  (1/22/2021)
      Texas   (1/16/2021)
      Utah.  (1/20/2021)
      Virginia.  (1/1/2021)
      Washington State.  (6/12/2020)
      West Virginia.  (1/20/2021)