On Sun 21 Jun 2009 12:02:45a, Miche told us...

> In article 7>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> On Sat 20 Jun 2009 09:48:30p, Miche told us...
>>
>> > In article
>> > >,
>> > John Kuthe > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Usually $3.99/lb. Now on sale for $2.99.lb! The butcher told me the
>> >> price is good thru Monday 6/22/09!
>> >>
>> >> http://straubs.com/store/
>> >>
>> >> I just bought my usual 4#, and may go back for more before Tues!! :-)
>> >>
>> >> Best ground beef I've ever had. I've been buying it for years.
>> >
>> > Wow, I wish I could get ground beef (we call it beef mince) for as
>> > little as $3.99/lb. We usually buy it when it's reduced, and pay
about
>> > $5.50/lb for it.
>>
>> We have a local supermarket chain who has the best meat counter of any
of
>> the supermarket chains in Phoenix, and their ground beef is the best
I've
>> ever tasted. They frequently mark down their packages that are still
>> several days prior to their sell by date to 50% off. I just bought a
>> package that weighed a bit over 4 pounds for $7.59. It's still
perfectly
>> fresh, but as soon as I get it home I use what I need and package the
>> remainder for the freezer. If I buy several packages, I portioin it all
>> out for specific uses and freeze.
>
> Envy.
>
> I buy it in bulk at $5/pound and freeze portions.
>
> Miche
>

OTOH, Miche, prices of other meats (most notably lamb) are outta sight.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring
the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you
devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your
dress. ~Charles Pierre Monselet,French journalist