"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Been a bit since we have had a thread on this and the scene has changed
> a bit in both produce and items we may be finding. I'd be interested
> in what items the rest of you are using now that you enjoy.
>
> One item almost out of our purchases is beef. Thats not a good sign
> for our economy in the USA but the cost is now radically higher than
> pork, often $2 a lb or more. Fresh seafood is generally cheaper now
> than beef.
>
> Major brands are reducing sizes in small increments while store brands
> and 'off brands' are not. Salt and sugar addition to major brands
> seems to be increasing while store brands overall seem stable.
>
> Thoughts?
> Carol
>

I cruise the meat department of our local Sobey's. They often have 50
percent off stickers on some of their meats. I check the sell by date and
rarely buy chicken that way, but sometimes, if it looks good will do that.
Lately, actually the last couple of years, rib steaks, new york steaks and
t-bones often go on sale for 499 or 599 a lb. I divide the t bones into the
ny strip and filet. The bones get roasted for beef stock.....Sharon in
Canada