On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:18:30 -0700, The Truthful Assh0le
> wrote:

>On Aug 14, 2:13 am, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:31:00 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >I would if I could. There are no good prices for meat in this town.
>> >Anywhere. Ever. At Thanksgiving, the cheapest turkeys are .88 per
>> >pound. Corned beef goes down a little in March, but NOTHING like what
>> >I read about here. The joys of living in Smalltown, USA.
>>
>> AFIC 88¢ a pound is a good price for turkey.
>
>It's that pre-brined frozen turkey, no doubt.

Yep. That's all that's available in the stores around here. Although
one of our roommates was able to find a monster, unadulterated turkey
last year for (I think) $1.39 per pound - I think from a farmer? We're
hoping to get one there again this Thanksgiving.

>> If you buy enough
>> groceries, you can find a buy one get one free offer.... but that's
>> not year 'round.
>
>Maybe not where she lives. Wal-Mart might have driven the competition
>out of business.

We do have two other supermarkets. But none of the three offer great
deals on meat. And the meat braises itself when you try to fry it, no
matter where it's purchased.

Carol