On 4/28/2010 5:37 AM, Omelet wrote:
> In article
> >,
> > wrote:
>
>> On Apr 28, 1:30 am, > wrote:
>>> On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:22:20 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
>>>> I bought a 10 pound bag of chicken leg quarters Saturday, and boiled
>>>> half of them
>>>
>>> Boiled.
>>>
>>> I stop reading here.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> I buy the $0.69/lb bags a lot.
>>
>> Break 'em down. Drumsticks with skin. Skinned, sometimes boned,
>> thighs. Tonight's dinner and/or the freezer. Ribs, tails, bones,
>> other misc. into the stockpot (always fresh soup here). Skin and fat
>> rendered to schmaltz i gribbenz. Nothing wasted. No boiling until
>> the stock.
>>
>> B
>
> Whole chickens have been cheap lately, as low as $.88 per lb. People
> sometimes steal the labels off of them to either stick on to more
> expensive, larger chickens or (I found that out when I called the store
> about my missing label), they stick them on more expensive packages of
> meat and the cashiers miss it.
>
> I bought one very small $.88 per lb. chicken that cost less than $3.00.
> It was under 4 lbs. I know it had a label when I took it from the bin
> but I noted when I got home, the label had been torn off and there was
> paper residue on the package so I know it did not fall off!
>
> I was watching the bagger and not paying attention to the cashier so I
> know he is the one that did it. I called the store and told them about
> it.
>
> They said it was not uncommon and hard for them to control that. I take
> advantage of sales rather than stealing. :-(
>
> I'd never even considered doing something like that!

Ad flyer came out this morning for the local Albertson's, they had whole
fryers for 49 cents per lb. Might run over and get a couple. For gumbos
and chicken and dumplings I prefer the boneless/skinless thighs.