Progresso Canned Ravioli

Ravioli Guy · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
far, far too sweet for my taste).

Unfortunately, at some point about ten years ago, they decided to stop
carrying it in Northern California, and thus far my searches on the
Internet for any place still selling or stocking it have been utterly
fruitless. In fact, I can't even find anything to verify that it ever
existed in the first place despite considerable effort. Thus, I turn
to you: Are they still selling it at all? Is there any place I can
get it on the Internet, or order it online? Has anyone else even
heard of it, or am I suffering from a head injury and not recalling
the details?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Cross-posted to misc.survivalism as they seem to discuss canned food
quite a bit, as well as rec.food.historic in case this wonderful item
has indeed been sent to the dust bin of history.

Archived from group: alt>food

rmg · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 10

"Ravioli Guy" wrote in message @posting.google.com...
>A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli.

> Has anyone else even
> heard of it, or am I suffering from a head injury and not recalling
> the details?

To certify you're sound of mind, I remember eating it. I think they also
used to have canned tortellini in red sauce. Progresso's stuff is high
quality; head and shoulders above the other stuff like campbells in my
opinion. I love their lentil soup.

> Cross-posted to misc.survivalism as they seem to discuss canned food
> quite a bit, as well as rec.food.historic in case this wonderful item
> has indeed been sent to the dust bin of history.

Funny. Let us know what you find out.

Shawn Hearn · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 8

In article ,
ravioli_guy_101@yahoo.com (Ravioli Guy) wrote:

> A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
> frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
> only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
> far, far too sweet for my taste).

Try doing a web search for "Progresso foods" and see what turns up.

Kate Dicey · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 5

Winston ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ wrote:

> On 10 Oct 2004 00:08:03 -0700, ravioli_guy_101@yahoo.com (Ravioli Guy)
> wrote:
>
>
>>A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
>>frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
>>only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
>>far, far too sweet for my taste).
>
>
> Sugar sells products. Same for mega-salt. It's the future unless
> some anti fad takes hold among the younger folks. Let's hope.

It already has here. It's unusual to find things like kidney beans with
sugar added, and there are sugar and salt free versions of all sorts of
things from tuna to tomatoes, beans to bolognese... I've given up
buying most things ready made, but tomatoes in cans are a bit of a
staple! In fact, we're so used to beans and things being sugar free
that it was a bit of a surprise to find we'd got some red kidney beans
with sugar in the other day.

--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

If I told U I'd have 2 ki · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

ravioli_guy_101@yahoo.com (Ravioli Guy) wrote in message news:...
> A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
> frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
> only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
> far, far too sweet for my taste).
>
> Unfortunately, at some point about ten years ago, they decided to stop
> carrying it in Northern California, and thus far my searches on the
> Internet for any place still selling or stocking it have been utterly
> fruitless. In fact, I can't even find anything to verify that it ever
> existed in the first place despite considerable effort. Thus, I turn
> to you: Are they still selling it at all? Is there any place I can
> get it on the Internet, or order it online? Has anyone else even
> heard of it, or am I suffering from a head injury and not recalling
> the details?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
> Cross-posted to misc.survivalism as they seem to discuss canned food
> quite a bit, as well as rec.food.historic in case this wonderful item
> has indeed been sent to the dust bin of history.

File a Missing Pasta Report with your local PD.

Jim Johnston · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

Kate Dicey wrote:
> Winston ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ wrote:
>
>> On 10 Oct 2004 00:08:03 -0700, ravioli_guy_101@yahoo.com (Ravioli Guy)
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
>>> frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
>>> only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
>>> far, far too sweet for my taste).
>>
>>
>>
>> Sugar sells products. Same for mega-salt. It's the future unless
>> some anti fad takes hold among the younger folks. Let's hope.
>
>
> It already has here. It's unusual to find things like kidney beans with
> sugar added, and there are sugar and salt free versions of all sorts of
> things from tuna to tomatoes, beans to bolognese... I've given up
> buying most things ready made, but tomatoes in cans are a bit of a
> staple! In fact, we're so used to beans and things being sugar free
> that it was a bit of a surprise to find we'd got some red kidney beans
> with sugar in the other day.
>
>
And to make things worse, companies aren't even using sugar to sweeten
anymore... they are using corn syrup or corn sugar because it's cheaper.
Too bad though, as it's been proven that these type of sweeteners
cause you to eat more than you really need, thus you buy more. Good for
the company, bad for people's health. (Soda pop is the prime example here.)

Kate Dicey · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 5

Jim Johnston wrote:

> And to make things worse, companies aren't even using sugar to sweeten
> anymore... they are using corn syrup or corn sugar because it's cheaper.
> Too bad though, as it's been proven that these type of sweeteners cause
> you to eat more than you really need, thus you buy more. Good for the
> company, bad for people's health. (Soda pop is the prime example here.)

Ah, well, we never buy those as a general rule. If we want fizz, we
fizz up some plain old tap water. Made into a spritzer with fruit juice
it's very refreshing and much nicer than syrup of fizz...

Bout the only pre-fizzed stuff we drink at all is slimline tonic for the
occasional G&T. Last 1lt bottle lasted over a year.

With the salted beans, I just tip them out of the can and rinse them,
and fail miserably to add salt to the cooking thereafter. After a 6
monthly blood test a couple of years back (Type 1 diabetic), DH was told
to put more salt on his food as he had LOW sodium levels!

--
Kate XXXXXX
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Ravioli Guy · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

Shawn Hearn wrote in message news:...
> In article ,
> ravioli_guy_101@yahoo.com (Ravioli Guy) wrote:
>
> > A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
> > frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
> > only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
> > far, far too sweet for my taste).
>
> Try doing a web search for "Progresso foods" and see what turns up.

I did. Several times. No go.

I looked through the website, and even went through the inventory of
General Mills' mail-order operation (General Mills being Progresso's
parent company, if I recall), which had several Progresso products NOT
advertised on their website, such as sauces. Still, to no avail.

Though their marinara sauce IS still about... wonder if it's the same
stuff as in the ravioli. That'd be a start, at least, but I'd rather
have the canned meal in one fell swoop if at all possible.

Jack B · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

In article ,
ravioli_guy_101@yahoo.com (Ravioli Guy) wrote:

> Shawn Hearn wrote in message
> news:...
> > In article ,
> > ravioli_guy_101@yahoo.com (Ravioli Guy) wrote:
> >
> > > A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
> > > frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
> > > only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
> > > far, far too sweet for my taste).
> >
> > Try doing a web search for "Progresso foods" and see what turns up.
>
> I did. Several times. No go.
>
> I looked through the website, and even went through the inventory of
> General Mills' mail-order operation (General Mills being Progresso's
> parent company, if I recall), which had several Progresso products NOT
> advertised on their website, such as sauces. Still, to no avail.
>
> Though their marinara sauce IS still about... wonder if it's the same
> stuff as in the ravioli. That'd be a start, at least, but I'd rather
> have the canned meal in one fell swoop if at all possible.

FWIW, google "progresso sauce" and find:

http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/brands/product.aspx?catID=75

--
Jack

Beachcooler · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

Winston wrote:
> On 10 Oct 2004 00:08:03 -0700, ravioli_guy_101@yahoo.com (Ravioli Guy)
> wrote:
>
>
>>A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
>>frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
>>only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
>>far, far too sweet for my taste).
>
>
> Sugar sells products. Same for mega-salt. It's the future unless
> some anti fad takes hold among the younger folks. Let's hope.
>
>
>>Unfortunately, at some point about ten years ago, they decided to stop
>>carrying it in Northern California, and thus far my searches on the
>>Internet for any place still selling or stocking it have been utterly
>>fruitless. In fact, I can't even find anything to verify that it ever
>>existed in the first place despite considerable effort. Thus, I turn
>>to you: Are they still selling it at all? Is there any place I can
>>get it on the Internet, or order it online? Has anyone else even
>>heard of it, or am I suffering from a head injury and not recalling
>>the details?
>
>
> No idea, but I'm sure they have a web site and that probably has an
> e-mail contact address.
>
>
>>Thanks for any help you can give me.
>>
>>Cross-posted to misc.survivalism as they seem to discuss canned food
>>quite a bit, as well as rec.food.historic in case this wonderful item
>>has indeed been sent to the dust bin of history.
>
>
> Alas, many of my favorites are gone. One of the lunch trucks we used
> to have where I work carried a 7.5 oz can of Hormel AuGratin Potatoes
> and Bacon. Vastly over price as lunch trucks are but it was great. A
> little less salt and I'd say excellent. I've found similar products
> but none that really please me.
>
> I'd like it in a bigger size can so I can add some ham pieces and make
> it a meal instead of a snack, but I'd settle for the small one.
>
> Even when the truck had it, I never could find it in stores, so maybe
> items are made just for small scale vendors. I remember the operator
> complaining about dealings with the warehouse that loaded his truck
> every morning, so there are companies that just do that sort of trade.
>
> I have one lone can I saved to show to stores while I was searching
> for it. I dated it 1997, so I'm not sure I'll eat it now.
>
> Stagg used to make a Chicken Chili with Beans that I loved over some
> rice. Then one day, it was new and improved. Darn near identical
> ingredients list and nutrition label, but only suitable for dogs,
> IMHO. The dogs seemed to like it but then again they eat cat
> droppings. Not my first reference on matters of taste.
>
> If I really like a product, it seems to be the kiss of death and that
> goes way beyond just food items.
>
> Good luck on you search.
>
> --
> WÂ§ mostly in m.s - http://members.1stconnect.com/anozira

I just ate a 5 year old can of Stagg chili with beans last Sunday. By
wednesday the diarrhea had finally stopped. Gotta rotate more often I guess.

Luca Pinotti · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

Ravioli Guy wrote:
> A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
> frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
> only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
> far, far too sweet for my taste).
>
> Unfortunately, at some point about ten years ago, they decided to stop
> carrying it in Northern California, and thus far my searches on the
> Internet for any place still selling or stocking it have been utterly
> fruitless. In fact, I can't even find anything to verify that it ever
> existed in the first place despite considerable effort. Thus, I turn
> to you: Are they still selling it at all? Is there any place I can
> get it on the Internet, or order it online? Has anyone else even
> heard of it, or am I suffering from a head injury and not recalling
> the details?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
> Cross-posted to misc.survivalism as they seem to discuss canned food
> quite a bit, as well as rec.food.historic in case this wonderful item
> has indeed been sent to the dust bin of history.

Please...
There are some Italians reading....
Pleaso do not talke about "canned ravioli".
I had some in 1969 and I'm still sick.

Luca

--
Nolite proicere margaritas ad porcos

On-Liner · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

"Luca Pinotti" wrote
> Please...
> There are some Italians reading....
> Pleaso do not talke about "canned ravioli".
> I had some in 1969 and I'm still sick.

I guess that's what happens when you don't open the can before swallowing.

Wink

Luca Pinotti · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

"On-Liner" wrote in message @uni-berlin.de...
>
> "Luca Pinotti" wrote
>> Please...
>> There are some Italians reading....
>> Pleaso do not talke about "canned ravioli".
>> I had some in 1969 and I'm still sick.
>
> I guess that's what happens when you don't open the can before swallowing.
>
> Wink

Rich Johnson · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

"Luca Pinotti" wrote in message@uni-berlin.de...
> Ravioli Guy wrote:
> > A while back I used to enjoy Progresso's canned ravioli. It was,
> > frankly, vastly superior to Chef Boyardee's offering, which is the
> > only one that I can stand out of other canned pastas (most sauces are
> > far, far too sweet for my taste).
> >
> > Unfortunately, at some point about ten years ago, they decided to stop
> > carrying it in Northern California, and thus far my searches on the
> > Internet for any place still selling or stocking it have been utterly
> > fruitless. In fact, I can't even find anything to verify that it ever
> > existed in the first place despite considerable effort. Thus, I turn
> > to you: Are they still selling it at all? Is there any place I can
> > get it on the Internet, or order it online? Has anyone else even
> > heard of it, or am I suffering from a head injury and not recalling
> > the details?
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can give me.
> >
> > Cross-posted to misc.survivalism as they seem to discuss canned food
> > quite a bit, as well as rec.food.historic in case this wonderful item
> > has indeed been sent to the dust bin of history.
>
> Please...
> There are some Italians reading....
> Pleaso do not talke about "canned ravioli".
> I had some in 1969 and I'm still sick.
>
> Luca
>
> --
> Nolite proicere margaritas ad porcos
>
>
Luca:

Well, if you read the subject line you should have known not to open the
posting. It is like people complaining about nudity on the Playboy channel,
even though they subscribe to it. ...But thinking about it, perhaps that
last point about still being sick pertains here? Wink

MaryMc · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

In article , Ravioli Guy
wrote:

You might try these folks:

http://www.hometownfavorites.com

They specialize in nostalgic, hard-to-find, and regional foods--the
kind of stuff people get cravings for but then can't find. Their site
features a list of items that people have requested, but which they've
confirmed are no longer available. Progresso Ravioli isn't on that
list (although Progresso Cream of Chicken, Progresso Eggplant Caponata,
Progresso Marinara Sauce, and Progresso Spaghetti Sauce are on there).
They don't list the ravioli for sale, on the other hand, but they do
say "Our product selection is based on customer request; you tell us
what you can't find, we will try to carry." So it's worth asking--at
the very least, maybe they can find out for you whether it's a lost
cause.

canned pumpkin Anyone have some non-dessert ideas to use up some canned pumpkin (the pure pumpkin with no spices added)? -- Janeen - San Clemente, CA, USA "O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us; to see oursels as oth'rs see us!" ~~ Robert Burns

AMISH canned foods We offer 100% AMISH products to distributors domestic and Email Marty at for more details.

Canned meat products offered TULIP BRAND CANNED MEATS - PRODUCT OF DENMARK EXPIRATION DATE 2005 INVENTORY AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS: 1- 8,568 CASES - DEVILED HAM 24/3 OZ. UPC - -- $23.95 PER CASE 2- 8,751 CASES - LUNCHEON MEAT 48/7 OZ. UPC - - COST $20.80

ÔÙ[ZKRÛY[XYHÛÛÚÚ[™ÈÚ]Ø[™HY% Fried Cheese Ravioli w For awhile, I’ve really been wanting to give a Sandra Lee recipe a run thru. But I am also a cheap bastard. I don’t want to spend $20 on something that I suspect will be inedible. But the recipes fascinate me, since they're usually done so badly. As a tec

Nailing A Canned Ham To The Wall If that is not what this tool is for, then what is it? Nailing a canned ham to the floor?