What is bridge mix

How did Walgreens' off-brand Raisinets end up with peanut, almond and soy ingredients? Well, some of Walgreens store-brand "Bridge Mix" got mixed up with the chocolate-covered raisins. First, Gut Check turned to the scrapbooks in which we've pasted decades' worth of Omar Sharif's bridge column -- oh, like you haven't done it, too -- seeking any references to this bridge mix.

Then, we consulted the internet and were shocked to discover that Dictionary. Definition: a mixture of various chocolate-covered candies, nuts, raisins, caramels, etc. Etymology: from the handiness of such candies during a bridge game. Sorry, but we have to call bullshit on this etymology, which reads as if it were written by some high-school intern. Why is this particular mix of chocolate-covered items so handy during a bridge game?

Isn't any bite-sized snack by definition handy? Is a bowl of, say, dry-roasted nuts too low-class for bridge? What about Doritos? Doritos are delicious. And before you say, "You don't want to get grease all over the playing cards," let me just point out that greasy playing cards are no worse than playing cards stained with half-melted low-rate milk chocolate.

Gut Check also found the product page for Walgreens-brand bridge mix. Amazingly, two customers felt compelled to post their reviews of the bridge mix. Yet as we studied this product page further, entranced by its mere existence, let alone the details it provided, we suddenly found our doubts about bridge mix returning anew.

Look at the packaging. It doesn't simply say "Bridge Mix" is says "Chocolate Bridge Mix," implying that there might be other, not-chocolate bridge mixes, thus invalidating the Dictionary. Thus we must conclude with a question to any bridge players among our readership: The fuck? You eat this stuff? Tags: When Food Attacks! Information is power. And we believe everyone deserves access to accurate independent coverage of their community and state. Our readers helped us continue this coverage in , and we are so grateful for the support.

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