In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > jay > wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:59:06 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>
> >>> I was in Byerly's earlier in the week and damn near had a stroke.
> >>> I was looking for lamb shanks. I've never cooked them but order
> >>> them out when I can. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! They were something
> >>> like $15/lb. What they had were frozen (individually) and large --
> >>> running between $10 and $14 EACH. Is this "what they cost?"
> >>> Call the paramedics.
> >>
> >> WOW.. I bought lamb shanks about a month ago and they were 3.49$ lb
> >> IIRC. I love lamb shanks but they're not worth the prices you
> >> quoted. The last rack of lamb I bought was 9.99$ lb.
> >>
> >> jay
> >
> > I may swing by there again just to be sure I'm not hallucinating
> > again. The lamb CHOPS were something like $18/lb, IIRC. I told the
> > meat guy that at $12.50 each, I could go to the Mediterranean Cruise
> > restaurant in Eagan and have a lamb shank dinner for maybe $18-20 --
> > with some sides.
>
> And those sides would have been cabana boys <wink>

In a perfect world, maybe. :-) the Mediterranean Cruise serves the
most incredible garlic "stuff". Oy. Worth a visit without the cabana
boys.
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