In article >,
"Giusi" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" ha scritto nel messaggio
> > "gloria.p" > wrote:
>
> >> You really don't need to buy a half or quarter. Your farmers' markets>>
> >> and local sources seem fantastic for price and quality and they will >>
> >> sell you smaller amounts.
> >
> > I don't anymore. Not for 25 years, I'm guessing.
>
> We ate more beef then than now and
> > farmers markets didn't exist here to the extent they do now. Used to be >
> > two big markets only; downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul. We
> > did it then more for convenience than for anything else, I think.
>
> I didn't take this to mean beef. I've never bought a half of a big beast
> like that, but since Christmas have bought tqo halves of lamb, and a couple
> of years ago I bought 1/4 of a pig. The lamb was cheaper, but the pig was a
> lot more expensive and it's why I haven't done it again. The quality in all
> cases was superb, since they were all local hand reared creatures. We are a
> Pecorino area, so girls are welcome, boys become meat.

Survey question: "Have you ever bought a side (half) or a quarter of
beef, or similar large portion of meat for yourself and your family?"
I focused on beef because that's what's most common around here. <shrug>


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