spamtrap1888 wrote:

>On Mar 18, 5:52*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> "Pennyaline" > wrote in message
>> > On 3/18/2012 3:01 PM, gloria p wrote:
>> >> On 3/18/2012 10:21 AM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
>>
>> >>> Buying corned beef after St. Patrick's Day is a lot like buying
>> >>> Christmas trees on Boxing Day -- they won't keep for another year and
>> >>> the peak season is over.
>>
>> >> Wait, there's a "peak season" for eating corned beef? Who knew?
>
>St. Patrick's Day is to corned beef as Thanksgiving Day is to turkey.

That may be so but corned beef and turkey is not very special and is
sold and eaten all year. The only meat I have difficulty obtaining
other than for Christmas and Easter is fresh ham, and the past few
years it wasn't available at all, seems all were cured because fresh
ham has a short shelf life and is not nearly as good once frozen (you
won't find it frozen), and most folks never think of having fresh ham,
they only know cured. Fresh ham costs less than turkey and corned
beef because there is far less waste. Fresh ham is the king of meats,
if yoose not tried it you're missing out on a real treat. Roast fresh
ham, 11 lb butt half: http://i42.tinypic.com/eu3lds.jpg