tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post3029371314034110232..comments2024-03-19T23:53:29.419-07:00Comments on Fake Food Watch: The Rise and Sad Demise of an Iconic American Product: Killing Knott's Berry Farm FoodsDeborah Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07681456264047358861noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-20563610506137989122016-03-12T12:52:23.243-08:002016-03-12T12:52:23.243-08:00So my husband and I finished the last of a Knotts ...So my husband and I finished the last of a Knotts boysenberry preserves jar today at breakfast. It's label was pre-smuckers 2013. The ingredients were the same as the smuckerized ingredients today in their jars of jam. The scary part is that it was still good after a use by date of June 29th, 2014. Two years later it's still delicious...wow fake sugar goes a long way.Leslee Riddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223845653936753623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-85721774351519468152016-03-12T12:47:26.251-08:002016-03-12T12:47:26.251-08:00So my husband and I finished the last of a Knotts ...So my husband and I finished the last of a Knotts boysenberry preserves jar today at breakfast. It's label was pre-smuckers 2013. The ingredients were the same as the smuckerized ingredients today in their jars of jam. The scary part is that it was still good after a use by date of June 29th, 2014. Two years later it's still delicious...wow fake sugar goes a long way.Leslee Riddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223845653936753623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-5816729626242492502016-01-09T20:15:47.110-08:002016-01-09T20:15:47.110-08:00My name is Joy Knott and ibam related to Walter Kn...My name is Joy Knott and ibam related to Walter Knott. What a travesty!!! He would be rolling over in his grave now if he knew what has happened to all of his hard work to build his wonderful empire. I had the pleasure of being invited to family dinners at his house behind the Chicken Restaurant. They took pride in their wonderful products and I was so happy to bear the Knott name.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15057001839359423874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-19830882344627265962015-07-07T04:11:26.107-07:002015-07-07T04:11:26.107-07:00Knott's Berry Farms Boysenberry Pies don't...Knott's Berry Farms Boysenberry Pies don't taste right. The berries they use to make the pies had so much favor....not now! I bought the second pie for the year...it just doesn't taste favorable. I guess the snot noses of Corporate America trying to save a buck messed up another tradition!!Queenie LeeLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473656687012153826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-22639019218650197272015-07-07T04:10:09.621-07:002015-07-07T04:10:09.621-07:00Knott's Berry Farms Boysenberry Pies don't...Knott's Berry Farms Boysenberry Pies don't taste right. The berries they use to make the pies had so much favor....not now! I bought the second pie for the year...it just doesn't taste favorable. I guess the snot noses of Corporate America trying to save a buck messed up another tradition!!Queenie LeeLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473656687012153826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-10676610995626454982014-02-14T11:42:58.682-08:002014-02-14T11:42:58.682-08:00Great news about the "Berry Market" bran...Great news about the "Berry Market" brand. Thanks Mike for the update (and the honest disclaimer). I'll be there in 3 weeks and will buy!hidispenserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838659559580812129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-1171358369214729062013-12-17T10:02:33.794-08:002013-12-17T10:02:33.794-08:00Mike, thank you for this comment. Truly good to kn...Mike, thank you for this comment. Truly good to know that Knott's, via KBF, is attempting to reclaim the quality that once marked their jellies, jams, and preserves, in particular. I still live the in area, and will look forward to hearing and seeing more of the "Berry market" brand. Keep me posted? Thanks again! Deborah Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681456264047358861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-83682062299973802762013-12-16T17:45:35.928-08:002013-12-16T17:45:35.928-08:00Even though Smucker's legally will not allow K...Even though Smucker's legally will not allow Knott's to buy back the use of the "Knott's Berry Farm" label for their jams and jellies, KBF is forging ahead with the "Berry Market" brand, trying to reclaim the original quality. It's pricey, but seriously good (disclaimer: I work there).Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579861730666088507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-60834210705261718812013-05-25T12:22:14.202-07:002013-05-25T12:22:14.202-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sweet Magnolias Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681270114340786635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-26339017970031767832013-04-24T19:25:51.843-07:002013-04-24T19:25:51.843-07:00This is so sad. I grew up going to Knott's Be...This is so sad. I grew up going to Knott's Berry Farm and enjoying boysenberry jam. (And the fried chicken, of course.) The theme park, too, has changed over time, and not for the better, IMHO. (When they got rid of the Haunted Shack, I was devastated.)<br /><br />I think the best thing I can do is learn to make my own jams, taking a step back into the past, in honor of Cordelia and all the women like her who took pride in their kitchens and their culinary creations. We all need to talk with our elders and write down family recipes so that we can continue the tradition of cooking real, good food.<br /><br />Thank you for writing about this, even though I feel so very sad to see a California tradition go by the wayside.Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-60712972817726801622013-04-24T12:37:27.391-07:002013-04-24T12:37:27.391-07:00Thank you, John, for your suggestion and thoughtfu...Thank you, John, for your suggestion and thoughtful comment. I, indeed, will look-up Braswells. Deborah Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681456264047358861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25778018275452235.post-57798865382576466962013-04-24T12:29:08.887-07:002013-04-24T12:29:08.887-07:00Sad loss. Another victim of "progress." ...Sad loss. Another victim of "progress." I have watched the trend from the start of my career in the food business. With every short cut comes a compromise in quality. If you ever have occasion to travel in the South, be sure to eat in an old-fashioned cafeteria where food is cooked from scratch. There are still a few left but they are vanishing slowly, replaced by buffets and ersatz places serving up factory-made products. I know of a few that are left. <br /><br />You might consider Braswell's as a backup. I have always had the same nostalgia for them as a Southerner as you have had for Knotts.<br />http://www.braswells.com/<br />I'm not certain if the company is still privately owned but I think it is and the products I notice are now available via Amazon. It's an old Southern family that started in the Forties. When I was in the cheese business in the early Seventies I recall getting a sales call from Susie Braswell, a member of the family. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858939352263715787noreply@blogger.com