Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:02:54 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here, lamb shanks are pretty expensive, esp. when you take that
>>>> big bone into consideration.
>>> I agree. They're very expensive - and not easy to find either.
>>>
>> That seems to be what happens when these things become popular.
>> Sniff! Another thing I rather liked was lamb riblets. BUT you
>> never see those--or I should say *I* never see them.
>
> I think a perfect example of that concept are chicken wings. :-(
> I'd like to beat the person that came up with "buffalo wings" over the
> head with a wing drumlet!
>
> Wings have always been my favorite part of the chicken, and now they are
> nearly as expensive (if not more so) than chicken breasts!

Right on! The same goes for short ribs. They used to be
dirt cheap. Now they're "gourmet" and expensive. My grandmother
and mother always used short ribs for vegetable soup and so did
I until they got expensive. And chicken wings are the best part
of the chicken - high skin to meat ratio and dark meat (although
the meat towards the shoulder end of the little drumstick is starting
to resemble white meat - that's why I prefer the second joint!)
They used to practically give them away. Nowadays they're even
relatively costly at Walmart! Damn!

Kate

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