"Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote in
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> https://www.reasonsprairiepride.com/page9.php
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> This place is what we in the Midwest call a "meat locker", a processing
> place that sells bulk meat and vegetables. You can order a whole cow or
> two, they will process it for you and even store it if you wish. You can
> also bring in your own Elsie or Porky or pet deer and they will process it
> for you...
>
> AFAIK they became popular before home freezers were common. And up until
> 1940 or so many farm folk didn't even have electrical fridges, as there
> was
> little rural electric service...
>
> The meat (beef and pork) is local so it is very good quality. This
> particular place also features exotic imports like elk, venison,
> ostrich...
>
> I remember those big 30 pound "lugs" (actually big gold cans) of cherries
> that my mom used to buy...some were for pies and some were for just
> eating...good stuff!
>
> Any other Midwesterners here familiar with meat lockers?
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
Ja, sure. Getting stuff from the locker in the summer was enough to kill
you. What I remember most is the nasty smell that had soaked into the
freezer paper. The smell was not noticeable in the cold of the locker but
you could pick up the smell on the way home. That was mostly from lockers
that were huge rooms with partitioned-off or wired-off spaces. The classy
places that had individual rooms or closets were a lot better. It's been a
long time. . .my deep freeze is 33 years old.
Janet