In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:

> Dierbergs had a 24 hour sale today. Purdue whole chickens were 49 cents a
> pound. I bought 16 of them ranging in weight from 5 1/2 pounds up to 6
> pounds and a few ounces. I'll be making lots of stock this weekend to put
> up in the freezer.

Cub has bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts for $1 a package this week - no
limit. Two breasts per package.

Must be turning over the stock of birdies. "Off with their heads!"
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-17-2006 with Easter stuffs.
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:
>
> > Dierbergs had a 24 hour sale today. Purdue whole chickens were 49 cents a
> > pound. I bought 16 of them ranging in weight from 5 1/2 pounds up to 6
> > pounds and a few ounces. I'll be making lots of stock this weekend to put
> > up in the freezer.
>
> Cub has bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts for $1 a package this week - no
> limit. Two breasts per package.


I can beat that -- last week Treasure Island here in Chicawgo (my main
store) had skin - on, bone - in breast for .$.79/pound. At times
boneless, skinless breasts have been $.99/pound. Been eatin' LOTS of
chicken...

A month ago chicken quarters were $.25/lb., I bought about 25
pounds...sauteed them all, picked off the meat to freeze and used the
bones for stock. This week they're on sale for $.39 so I'll get maybe
10 pounds and do the same thing...we/ve got the whole chickens for
$.49/pound here too.

Chicken and pork have been pretty cheap. Beef has generally been so
expensive that I can't remember the last time I bought it...why so
expensive?

Other stuff:

- Butter, last week was $1.50 - $2.00/lb at Treasure Island and Jewel
(Safeway) respectively...that's as low as I've ever seen it....

- Eggs have been as low as $.39/dozen...

- Common cheese has been fairly cheap, milk is reasonable. Is dairy
stuff coming down in price?

- Red bell peppers. For some reason nice ones have often been
available for $.99/lb at TI...

- Orange juice. Has been very cheap all these last months, Tropicana
has been as low as $2.00/half gallon, Florida's Best or eqv brands have
been 3/$5.00 Interesting because citrus itself has not been a huge
bargain...

- Produce in general is cheaper than it was. After the hurricanes and
bad weather in CA some stuff was really sky - high last fall/winter.
Canned and frozen veg is more reasonable now...


> Must be turning over the stock of birdies. "Off with their heads!"


"A chicken in every pot is worth a bird in the hand..."

--
Best
Greg

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> Cub has bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts for $1 a package this week - no
> limit. Two breasts per package.
>
> Must be turning over the stock of birdies. "Off with their heads!"

Man I miss Cub. I shopped them when I lived in Des Moines and Indy,
and they always had the best produce and meats.

We have Winco here, but their produce isn't nearly as good.

-L.

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
...
> Melba's Jammin' > hitched up their
> panties and posted
> :
>
> > In article >,
> > "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:
> >
> >> Dierbergs had a 24 hour sale today. Purdue whole chickens were 49
> >> cents a pound. I bought 16 of them ranging in weight from 5 1/2
> >> pounds up to 6 pounds and a few ounces. I'll be making lots of stock
> >> this weekend to put up in the freezer.
> >
> > Cub has bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts for $1 a package this week -
> > no limit. Two breasts per package.
> >
> > Must be turning over the stock of birdies. "Off with their heads!"
>
> I don't understand the prices here lately. I usually don't buy beef from
> the supermarket unless the price is really good. More often than not I
buy
> beef and fish/seafood from the butcher and fish monger. Except frozen
> tilapia. Right now some of the supermarket beef prices look pretty
> tempting.
>
> Michael

Just yesterday I went in our local grocery and they had ground "mystery"
beef (as Sheldon would call it) "on sale" for $1.99 a pound! What the heck
is that? Beef must be much cheaper where you live. OTOH, they had bone-in
chicken breasts on sale for $.88 a pound. What do you think we picked up?

kili

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> "kilikini" > hitched up their panties and
> posted :
>
>
>>Just yesterday I went in our local grocery and they had ground
>>"mystery" beef (as Sheldon would call it) "on sale" for $1.99 a pound!
>> What the heck is that? Beef must be much cheaper where you live.
>>OTOH, they had bone-in chicken breasts on sale for $.88 a pound. What
>>do you think we picked up?
>>
>>kili
>
>
> It depends on which one of you was doing the shopping ;o) You, of course,
> would pick up the chicken. TFM, OTOH, would most likely be inclined to
> give the "mystery meat" a twirl
>
> Michael


Some years ago, I read an article about what you refer to as "mystery
meat". What was found in many of the chopped meats such as beef,
veal, pork, chicken and turkey were ground up bones, gristle, skin,
tendons and other meat by-products and also lots and lots of fat.

There is no need for that. You can ask the butcher in your store or
supermarket to take a piece of meat of your choice that is on sale and
have it ground for you. You can ask her/him to remove the fat or
let it go through the grinder twice or whatever else you want. Bottom
round is frequently on sale for $.99 a pound and top round for $1.99
at Morton Williams/Associated, for example.

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
6.121...
> "kilikini" > hitched up their panties and
> posted :
>
> >
> > Just yesterday I went in our local grocery and they had ground
> > "mystery" beef (as Sheldon would call it) "on sale" for $1.99 a pound!
> > What the heck is that? Beef must be much cheaper where you live.
> > OTOH, they had bone-in chicken breasts on sale for $.88 a pound. What
> > do you think we picked up?
> >
> > kili
>
> It depends on which one of you was doing the shopping ;o) You, of course,
> would pick up the chicken. TFM, OTOH, would most likely be inclined to
> give the "mystery meat" a twirl
>
> Michael

Not at $1.99 a pound! :-D

kili

"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
ink.net...
>
>
> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> > "kilikini" > hitched up their panties and
> > posted :
> >
> >
> >>Just yesterday I went in our local grocery and they had ground
> >>"mystery" beef (as Sheldon would call it) "on sale" for $1.99 a pound!
> >> What the heck is that? Beef must be much cheaper where you live.
> >>OTOH, they had bone-in chicken breasts on sale for $.88 a pound. What
> >>do you think we picked up?
> >>
> >>kili
> >
> >
> > It depends on which one of you was doing the shopping ;o) You, of
course,
> > would pick up the chicken. TFM, OTOH, would most likely be inclined to
> > give the "mystery meat" a twirl
> >
> > Michael
>
>
> Some years ago, I read an article about what you refer to as "mystery
> meat". What was found in many of the chopped meats such as beef,
> veal, pork, chicken and turkey were ground up bones, gristle, skin,
> tendons and other meat by-products and also lots and lots of fat.
>
> There is no need for that. You can ask the butcher in your store or
> supermarket to take a piece of meat of your choice that is on sale and
> have it ground for you. You can ask her/him to remove the fat or
> let it go through the grinder twice or whatever else you want. Bottom
> round is frequently on sale for $.99 a pound and top round for $1.99
> at Morton Williams/Associated, for example.

Do supermarkets still *have* butchers? The only place I know of that has
one is the Mexican meat market about 20 minutes away. They'll cut anything
you like, however you like. As for most major supermarket chains, I can't
recall ever seeing an on duty butcher; just a stock person who loads up the
coolers if they get empty.

kili

In article .com>,
"Gregory Morrow" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >
> > Cub has bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts for $1 a package this week - no
> > limit. Two breasts per package.
>
>
> I can beat that -- last week Treasure Island here in Chicawgo (my main
> store) had skin - on, bone - in breast for .$.79/pound. At times
> boneless, skinless breasts have been $.99/pound. Been eatin' LOTS of
> chicken...

<splutters> Oh yeah well YOUR mother wears high-heeled tennis shoes!!
>
> A month ago chicken quarters were $.25/lb., I bought about 25
> pounds...sauteed them all, picked off the meat to freeze and used the
> bones for stock. This week they're on sale for $.39 so I'll get maybe
> 10 pounds and do the same thing...we/ve got the whole chickens for
> $.49/pound here too.

> - Eggs have been as low as $.39/dozen...

That'd be your "Easter's just around the corner" season promo.
(Orthodox Easter is coming up this Sunday -- and guess who got an invite
to dinner at the home of the worst cook in the family?? It's also my
40th wedding anniversary. What we both put up with. . . . ) (*^;*)

> - Common cheese has been fairly cheap, milk is reasonable. Is dairy
> stuff coming down in price?

But common cheese is, well, for common people, Greg. ;-)
I don't know about dairy. I think I need to talk to the guy who used to
be the farm prices guy on the local big radio station until they decided
they didn't care if the farmers listened to them for the livestock
reports or didn't and sent him packing. But I digress.

> > Must be turning over the stock of birdies. "Off with their heads!"

> "A chicken in every pot is worth a bird in the hand..."

"The chickens have come home to roast." - Jane Sherwood Ace
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-17-2006 with Easter stuffs.
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article .com>,
> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>
>
>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>>Cub has bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts for $1 a package this week - no
>>>limit. Two breasts per package.
>>
>>
>>I can beat that -- last week Treasure Island here in Chicawgo (my main
>>store) had skin - on, bone - in breast for .$.79/pound. At times
>>boneless, skinless breasts have been $.99/pound. Been eatin' LOTS of
>>chicken...
>
>
> <splutters> Oh yeah well YOUR mother wears high-heeled tennis shoes!!
>
>>A month ago chicken quarters were $.25/lb., I bought about 25
>>pounds...sauteed them all, picked off the meat to freeze and used the
>>bones for stock. This week they're on sale for $.39 so I'll get maybe
>>10 pounds and do the same thing...we/ve got the whole chickens for
>>$.49/pound here too.
>
>
>>- Eggs have been as low as $.39/dozen...
>
>
> That'd be your "Easter's just around the corner" season promo.
> (Orthodox Easter is coming up this Sunday -- and guess who got an invite
> to dinner at the home of the worst cook in the family?? It's also my
> 40th wedding anniversary. What we both put up with. . . . ) (*^;*)

Ooppss, I bet that slipped out and now you will get all these
congratulatory posts. )

Let me be the first one: Happy Fortieth Anniversary to you and Rob
and may you celebrate many, many more in happiness with the rest of
your loved ones.

"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
ink.net...
>
>
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article .com>,
> > "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>
> >>>Cub has bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts for $1 a package this week -
no
> >>>limit. Two breasts per package.
> >>
> >>
> >>I can beat that -- last week Treasure Island here in Chicawgo (my main
> >>store) had skin - on, bone - in breast for .$.79/pound. At times
> >>boneless, skinless breasts have been $.99/pound. Been eatin' LOTS of
> >>chicken...
> >
> >
> > <splutters> Oh yeah well YOUR mother wears high-heeled tennis shoes!!
> >
> >>A month ago chicken quarters were $.25/lb., I bought about 25
> >>pounds...sauteed them all, picked off the meat to freeze and used the
> >>bones for stock. This week they're on sale for $.39 so I'll get maybe
> >>10 pounds and do the same thing...we/ve got the whole chickens for
> >>$.49/pound here too.
> >
> >
> >>- Eggs have been as low as $.39/dozen...
> >
> >
> > That'd be your "Easter's just around the corner" season promo.
> > (Orthodox Easter is coming up this Sunday -- and guess who got an invite
> > to dinner at the home of the worst cook in the family?? It's also my
> > 40th wedding anniversary. What we both put up with. . . . ) (*^;*)
>
> Ooppss, I bet that slipped out and now you will get all these
> congratulatory posts. )
>
> Let me be the first one: Happy Fortieth Anniversary to you and Rob
> and may you celebrate many, many more in happiness with the rest of
> your loved ones.

Darn, you beat me to it, Margaret! Happy Anniversary! I'm only going on a
year and a half of marriage; you've definitely got me beat. :~)

kili

In article . net>,
Margaret Suran > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> > That'd be your "Easter's just around the corner" season promo.
> > (Orthodox Easter is coming up this Sunday -- and guess who got an invite
> > to dinner at the home of the worst cook in the family?? It's also my
> > 40th wedding anniversary. What we both put up with. . . . ) (*^;*)
>
> Ooppss, I bet that slipped out and now you will get all these
> congratulatory posts. )
>
> Let me be the first one: Happy Fortieth Anniversary to you and Rob
> and may you celebrate many, many more in happiness with the rest of
> your loved ones.

screw the congratulatory posts -- send money. LOL!
(And you were the first one with a gift -- except for me and Rob -- we
exchanged presentries a few weeks ago.) Now I have to remind my kids.
.. . . :-)
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-17-2006 with Easter stuffs.
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> screw the congratulatory posts -- send money. LOL!
> (And you were the first one with a gift -- except for me and Rob -- we
> exchanged presentries a few weeks ago.) Now I have to remind my kids.
> . . . :-)

Wow - 40 years! You have been married almost as long as I have been
alive. That's mind boggling to a "relative newlywed" (5 years).
-L.

In article .com>,
"-L." > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > screw the congratulatory posts -- send money. LOL!
> > (And you were the first one with a gift -- except for me and Rob -- we
> > exchanged presentries a few weeks ago.) Now I have to remind my kids.
> > . . . :-)
>
> Wow - 40 years! You have been married almost as long as I have been
> alive. That's mind boggling to a "relative newlywed" (5 years).
> -L.

Scary, isn't it? <grin> I was young, although not SO terribly for the
time. "-) We now live in an age of Starter Marriages and Throwaway
Spouses and the disintegration of the family unit. That's not what we
signed up for. There've been bumps and potholes but we laugh and say
that neither of us is interested in breaking in someone new. I'm always
amazed by the people who are impressed with anyone who's been married
longer than, say, 8 years. I always figured I'd only marry once.
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-17-2006 with Easter stuffs.
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> "Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
> > Let me be the first one: Happy Fortieth Anniversary to you and Rob
> > and may you celebrate many, many more in happiness with the rest of
> > your loved ones.
>
> Darn, you beat me to it, Margaret! Happy Anniversary! I'm only going on a
> year and a half of marriage; you've definitely got me beat. :~)
>
> kili

Screw the good wishes. Send money! (Make the check out to me.) "-)
Thanks, Kili. He's a good man, a wonderful father, and a great Grandpa.
Not a Great-Grandpa. '-)

{ Exported from MasterCook Mac }

Bloomer Droppers

Recipe By: Posted again to rfc by Barb Schaller, 4-20-0=2006
Preparation Time: 0:00
Categories: Beverages

Amount Measure Ingredient Preparation Method
6 ounces lemonade concentrate
6 ounces vodka
18 ounces water
1 peach
powdered sugar

Blend together and freeze for slush drink. Four times the recipe will
fill an ice cream bucket.
‹‹‹‹‹


From CDKitchen.com (Hi, Val!!)

Better Than Sex Cake


1 box dark chocolate cake mix
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 jar (12 oz) Mrs Richardson's caramel topping
8 ounces whipped topping (Extra Creamy Dream Whip is good)
2 Heath candy bars, crushed (or Nestle's Heath bits, if you can
find them)

Bake the cake as directed. As soon as it comes out of the oven, poke
holes all over it with a fork (I actually use a small diameter chop
stick) and pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the cake, followed
by caramel sauce (microwaved about one minute until warm and easily
pourable - I use only about 10 oz of the jar). Refrigerate overnight.
Shortly before serving, spread whipped topping over cake and sprinkle
with crushed Heath bars (or bits). Enjoy.
This recipe for Better Than Sex Cake serves/makes 10.
_____

And from Cooks.com:


NEXT BEST THING TO ROBERT REDFORD
DESSERT

(Redford? Feh. It's me and Harry.)


1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 sticks butter
1/2 c. finely chopped pecans

2ND LAYER:

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. powdered sugar
2 c. Cool Whip

3RD LAYER:

2 (3 oz.) pkgs. instant pudding (chocolate)
3 c. cold milk

4TH LAYER:

1 lg. carton Cool Whip (minus the 2 c. used for 2nd layer)

Mix flour and butter and press into bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake 20
minutes at 325 degrees. Cool completely.
Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and 2 cups Cool Whip with mix and
spread over cooled crust. Refrigerate.
Mix pudding mix with milk and pour over cream cheese layer. Cover top
with remaining Cool Whip. Decorate with shaved chocolate or sprinkles,
finely chopped pecans or toasted coconut. Refrigerate. Serves: 12 to 15.

--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-17-2006 with Easter stuffs.
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:
>
>> Dierbergs had a 24 hour sale today. Purdue whole chickens were 49 cents a
>> pound. I bought 16 of them ranging in weight from 5 1/2 pounds up to 6
>> pounds and a few ounces. I'll be making lots of stock this weekend to put
>> up in the freezer.
>
> Cub has bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts for $1 a package this week - no
> limit. Two breasts per package.
>
> Must be turning over the stock of birdies. "Off with their heads!"


Maybe they're trying to cull the large flocks in anticipation of bird
flu coming. In that event, I would hope they'd slaughter and
incinerate, but I doubt the health departments could countermand Big
Business's demands.

gloria p

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

>
> Screw the good wishes.
>
> Bloomer Droppers
>
> Better Than Sex Cake


> NEXT BEST THING TO ROBERT REDFORD
> DESSERT

Heh heh heh. now we know why it lasted so long! Congrats anyway


--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

In article >,
Puester > wrote:

> > Must be turning over the stock of birdies. "Off with their heads!"
>
>
> Maybe they're trying to cull the large flocks in anticipation of bird
> flu coming. In that event, I would hope they'd slaughter and
> incinerate, but I doubt the health departments could countermand Big
> Business's demands.
>
> gloria p

Now isn't THAT an interesting thought!
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-17-2006 with Easter stuffs.
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> NEXT BEST THING TO ROBERT REDFORD
> DESSERT
>
> (Redford? Feh. It's me and Harry.)

James? von Zell? Caray? Houdini? Truman? Belafonte?

Inquiring minds (and Rob) want to know!

sd

"Gregory Morrow" > writes:

>I can beat that -- last week Treasure Island here in Chicawgo (my main
>store) had skin - on, bone - in breast for .$.79/pound. At times
>boneless, skinless breasts have been $.99/pound. Been eatin' LOTS of
>chicken...

Gah. You guys have been making me jealous. Chicken was expensive
this week -- I bought 3 large breasts for $11. $5/pound, I guess. And
I can't ever find any wings/necks/pieces parts for making stock, so I
guess they don't sell them.
The pre-packaged pre-seasoned pre-cooked Tyson chicken this week was
half the price of the fresh chicken. Made me want to cry.
Nothing is ever cheap here in Kansas. They ship out the good stuff to
you guys and we're left with the crap. The little bit of good meat or
produce left behind costs an arm and a leg. I suppose I could live on
fish fingers and Tuna Helper, but I'd like to not die before I'm 40.

Stacia
super jealous

In article >,
sd > wrote:

> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > NEXT BEST THING TO ROBERT REDFORD
> > DESSERT
> >
> > (Redford? Feh. It's me and Harry.)
>
> James? von Zell? Caray? Houdini? Truman? Belafonte?
>
> Inquiring minds (and Rob) want to know!
>
> sd

Caray! Yeah, that's the ticket!! Harry Belafonte, dearie. Island in
the Sun; Suzanne (Cohen's), Matilda, and on and on and on. Be still my
heart. (Rob's not worried - he knows where I sleep.)
I haven't heard some of those names in years!!! You've just dated me,
PAL!
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-20-2006 with our visit
to Kramarczuk's.
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

In article >,
(Stacia) wrote:
> I can't ever find any wings/necks/pieces parts for making stock, so I
> guess they don't sell them.

Stacia, the only place I can find backs and necks for soup is in a
privately owned butcher shop where they actually cut the meat that goes
into the cases. And there's a local chain, Von Hanson's, that will
order a box (something like 20-40#) of frozen backs. I've done that.
Check an independent butcher ‹ surely they exist there.
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-20-2006 with our visit
to Kramarczuk's.
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."