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Default Lamb Shanks <coughgaspchoke>

Mike Beede wrote:
> In article >,
> 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.

>
> Byerly's is many things. It is *never* cheap. I suspect someplace
> like the Holy Land would be much cheaper for lamb (though probably
> not as convenient for you).
>
> As a rule, I never buy meat at Byerly's--just too too ridiculous.
> Cheese is another thing I could never afford if I bought it there.
> Luckily, there is Surdyk's.
>
> Mike Beede


Woo hooo! Another Syrdyk's fan! We might do the Stone Arch art festival
this year and a trip to Syrdyk's for wine & cheese is definitely on the menu
(so to speak) if we do! As it is we'll be going to Edina in June and eating
breakfast at least once at Jensen's Cafe in Burnsville.

Jill