Pandora wrote:

>>>"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote:
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>>Jerky has a real following over here and it's expensive to buy it!
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> Unbelievable! I thought it was cheaper than fresh meat

I seldom buy more than a piece or two of jerky and then only when I want
to check that particular flavour to see if I would like to try
duplicating it. A piece about 2" wide by 8 - 10" long will go for $1.50
likely because it is viewed as a snack and most snacks are expensive.
You're ultimately paying for the processing (dehydrating) and the
snackability (convenience). In *some* areas where hiking is jerky is
very popular because of its lightweight & nutrition. In rustic hiking
areas you have to take your own. We've done a fair amount of hiking in
rustic areas either as a family or with a group of our friends kids
included - Bruce Trail that starts in Tobermory, Ontario & ends in
Niagra Falls, several smaller trails on the Bruce Pennisula, and
Algonquin Provincial Park to name a few. I always made beef jerky and
trail mix as did the other wives. Both are considerably cheaper to make
yourself instead of buying them.
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>>Cheers!
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> Pandora
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