"George" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> I imagine we've all seen meat for sale that's obviously past its prime.
>> For this reason I don't appreciate the packaging deliberately making
>> the meat stay red and fresh looking whether it is or not. I avoid buying
>> meat in that kind of wrapping if I can, but it's not always practical.
>> I'd
>> be happy to see that practice go away.

> I also don't care for the Walmart embalmed "fresh" meat that is pumped up
> with preservatives and water so it can sit on the shelf for a month.

Agreed!! If people want to buy that at Walmart, it's their prerogative,
but I resent it if that starts spreading to my supermarket, which is how it
seems to go when a big buyer like that has companies changing how they
prepare/whatever their product so we're all stuck with it.

nancy