On Nov 18, 9:04�pm, Melba's Jammin' >
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> �"Van" > wrote:
> > "notbob" > wrote in message
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> > > I've been going to Safeway to buy their great turkey bargains for over 30
> > > yrs. �Never have I encountered a problem. �Go in, buy turkey, go out.
> > > Today,
> > > we went to our local Safeway to buy the advertised turkey sale of $5/$7
> > > turkeys, as we/I have done some many times before. �Low and behold. once
> > > in
> > > the store, we were confronted with a disclaimer sign above each frozen
> > > turkey bin informing us that we must buy $25 worth of groceries to get
> > > said
> > > discount! �This was not in the flyer. �Upon questioning Safeway
> > > storedroid,
> > > I was informed this was policy for whole Denver district stores.
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> > > Have any other of you rfc regulars... about the country.... encountered
> > > this
> > > extortion sales gambit?
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> > > nb
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> > The two large chains here in the Upstate NY area are both offering frozen
> > turkeys at 49 cents/lb. �Can't find one that's under 15 lbs or so, tho.
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> I think they use those for parts.
> Typical to find 13-15#, or 18-20#.

The smaller boids are the hens, some stores don't carry many of the
below 14 pounders because they make more money selling the heavier
toms, because given a choice most would choose a hen, the swtore would
be stuck with lots of toms. Even if feeding a crowd it makes much
more sense to roast two hens than one giant tom... hens defrost
quicker, cook quicker, and are easier to judge proper degree of
doneness without overcooking, are easier to handle, are far easier to
carve, contain more meat to bone, and are more tender, juicier, and
taste better. I would always choose two hens over one humongous
tom... and a two turkey presentation is more dramatic. It takes no
more time to roast two hens as one, and most any 30" stove oven will
hold two hens.