On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:22:48 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:38:06 -0800, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
>> Well there goes the 'prime ribbing' in my original post. How about the
>> 'select ribbing'? I generally buy 'select' anyway.
>
>It's still a prime rib even if it's USDA Select. As long as it
>comes from ribs 7-12, it's a prime rib.
>
>I'd be worried that's it's even lower than USDA Select. It could
>just be a loss leader for them. Rib roasts are pretty popular
>and cheap around the holidays.

REAL cheap. I see pork crown roasts are $1.79 a pound here.

Lou