On Jun 20, 9:34*pm, "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
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> > 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
> >> > t
> > hat
> >> > when stores have a sale on ground beef, especially family size
> >> > packages
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> >> > it's to dump the old meat they couldn't sell before the sell-by
> >> > date an
> > d/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 t
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> >> > 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
> >> > beautif
> > ully
> >> > with the beef for meatballs, meat loaf, chili...
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> >> > I could never understand folks who have $50,000+ designer kitchens
> >> > fill
> > ed
> >> > with every expensive piece of designer cookware and appliance yet
> >> > won't spring for a friggin' meat grinder... tells me all that
> >> > kitchen money i
> > s
> >> > wasted on just-for-show because they can't cook a lick and are
> >> > afflicte
> > d
> >> > with TIAD because they sure do seem to enjoy dining on mystery meat
> >> > shi
> > t.
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> >> Yeah yeah yeah, OK!
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> >> I just made a little (4oz) burger on Panera Sourdough w a little
> >> catsup, and YUM!
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> >> You didn't read Straub's website, did you? Straub's is noted for
> >> their fine meats in St Louis. Bryan, care to chime in on this? Let
> >> ole Brooklyn1 know what you think?
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> > Straub's is a small grocer with three locations that sell Prime beef.
> > Their ground beef is ground in store. *It's where rich folks send
> > "cook" to do her daily shopping. *Old people like it too because it is
> > very small, and they don't have to walk so far. *No mystery meat at
> > Straub's.
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> I've had a house account with them for well over 20 years. *Some of the
> best meat in St. Louis. *I don't get to the West End Straub's much but I
> do shop the one in Clayton.

The one on Lockwood can't be more than 2-3 miles from your house.
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> Michael
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--Bryan