"aem" > wrote in message
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> On Jan 12, 10:37 am, James > wrote:
>> I bought 4 chickens because they were on sale for 69 cents a pound.
>> Now I like dark meat better and can get leg quarters for the same
>> price. So I got the better deal but will probably enjoy it less.
>
> At least with whole chickens you can bone them properly. These "leg
> quarters" they sell always have the hip bone and bits of the back
> attached, which are just scrap for the stockpot. One thing you can do
> is bone out the breasts and save them for chicken stirfrys. Toss the
> breast bones/ribcage into the stockpot. -aem

I scored two very fresh looking chickens yesterday for 59 cents a pound. The
limit was two. We like a mix of white and dark meat in most dishes.