In article >,
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

Hi, Mike. I'll be going to Kramarczuk's this week and may see what
they've got. And since I'll be going that far NE I may as well see my
sister for a cuppa and hit Holy Land on Central and then Ready Meats on
36th & Johnson. It's an honest-to-god butcher shop. They still cut
meat and they don't shoot it up with salt water. Never even gave half a
thought to Holy Land. Thank you for the suggestion.

I don't usually shop at Byerly's but there've been more than two times
when I HAVE gotten excellent prices on some meats -- pork tenderloins
last Nov-Dec come to mind. I do think their deli is vastly overrated,
though. :-)

Thanks again.
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