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Straub's in STL has ground beef $2.99 lb!!
On Jun 20, 11:06*am, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Jun 20, 10:55*am, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
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> > "John Kuthe" wrote:
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> > > Usually $3.99/lb. Now on sale for $2.99.lb! The butcher told me the
> > > price is good thru Monday 6/22/09!
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> > >http://straubs.com/store/
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> > > I just bought my usual 4#, and may go back for more before Tues!! :-)
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> > > Best ground beef I've ever had. I've been buying it for years.
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> > That's no bargain.
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> > Why would anyone boast about eating mystery meat... buy a meat grinder and
> > know what/who you're eating, and save money too. *Don't you realize that
> > when stores have a sale on ground beef, especially family size packages,
> > it's to dump the old meat they couldn't sell before the sell-by date and/or
> > is poor quality, plus a good percentage is trimmings and scraps. *You
> > haven't a clue what/who you're eating. *I regularly buy USDA Choice top
> > round roasts at $1.99/lb. *I can grind 4 lbs in about one minute. *What's
> > called "boneless pork chops" is also regularly $1.99/lb, grinds beautifully
> > with the beef for meatballs, meat loaf, chili...
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> > I could never understand folks who have $50,000+ designer kitchens filled
> > with every expensive piece of designer cookware and appliance yet won't
> > spring for a friggin' meat grinder... tells me all that kitchen money is
> > wasted on just-for-show because they can't cook a lick and are afflicted
> > with TIAD because they sure do seem to enjoy dining on mystery meat shit.
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