Miz Anne and I went to Kroger's today, pick up a few hundred dollars
worth of stuff.

Visited the used meat bin and picked up several porterhouse and strip
sirloins at half price. They are vacuum sealed and in the freezer at
this moment. In addition, we got a $3.00 off coupon for Certo or MCP
pectins at checkout. I wonder how they remember that we are home food
preservers, could it be all the pectin we've bought over the years?

It's a beautiful day in SW Louisiana, we worked in the yard all
afternoon yesterday and Miz Anne is out there at it again, trying to get
all the spring vegetable garden done.

Life is good.

On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:51:00 -0500, George Shirley
> wrote:

>Miz Anne and I went to Kroger's today, pick up a few hundred dollars
>worth of stuff.
>
>Visited the used meat bin and picked up several porterhouse and strip
>sirloins at half price. They are vacuum sealed and in the freezer at
>this moment. In addition, we got a $3.00 off coupon for Certo or MCP
>pectins at checkout. I wonder how they remember that we are home food
>preservers, could it be all the pectin we've bought over the years?

Congratulations on the Kroger's score George.
Our favourite butcher has whole beef tenderloin on sale this week at
CDN $5.99/lb. so we'll be picking some up tomorrow.

>
>It's a beautiful day in SW Louisiana, we worked in the yard all
>afternoon yesterday and Miz Anne is out there at it again, trying to get
>all the spring vegetable garden done.
>
>Life is good.

We also worked in the yard all day yesterday, beautiful, sunny,
shirtsleeve weather. This morning I woke to a ground all covered in
white with a lot more white joining what was already down and the
whole lot being whipped by winds gusting to over 50 Km/h.
I want yesterday back!

Ross
Southern Ontario, Canada.
AgCanada Zone 5b
43º 17' 26.75" North
80º 13' 29.46" West
To email, remove the "obvious" from my address.

> wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:51:00 -0500, George Shirley
> > wrote:
>
>>Miz Anne and I went to Kroger's today, pick up a few hundred dollars
>>worth of stuff.
>>
>>Visited the used meat bin and picked up several porterhouse and strip
>>sirloins at half price. They are vacuum sealed and in the freezer at
>>this moment. In addition, we got a $3.00 off coupon for Certo or MCP
>>pectins at checkout. I wonder how they remember that we are home food
>>preservers, could it be all the pectin we've bought over the years?
>
> Congratulations on the Kroger's score George.
> Our favourite butcher has whole beef tenderloin on sale this week at
> CDN $5.99/lb. so we'll be picking some up tomorrow.
>
>>
>>It's a beautiful day in SW Louisiana, we worked in the yard all
>>afternoon yesterday and Miz Anne is out there at it again, trying to get
>>all the spring vegetable garden done.
>>
>>Life is good.
>
> We also worked in the yard all day yesterday, beautiful, sunny,
> shirtsleeve weather. This morning I woke to a ground all covered in
> white with a lot more white joining what was already down and the
> whole lot being whipped by winds gusting to over 50 Km/h.
> I want yesterday back!
>
> Ross
> Southern Ontario, Canada.
> AgCanada Zone 5b
> 43º 17' 26.75" North
> 80º 13' 29.46" West
> To email, remove the "obvious" from my address.

sorry Ross, it was probably my fault - just had the winter tires taken off
the van........

We had lots of white stuff today too - I know it wont stay long, but it sure
is annoying, especially without snow tires ;-)

Kathi

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Miz Anne and I went to Kroger's today, pick up a few hundred dollars
> worth of stuff.
>
> Visited the used meat bin and picked up several porterhouse and strip
Hmmmm ...

Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive
I have seen: reduced, discounted and sale pricing signs for meats.
Never seen a "used meat" sign before

> Life is good.

Yes, Enjoy Life ... Dan

--
Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.

Dan L. wrote:
> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>> Miz Anne and I went to Kroger's today, pick up a few hundred dollars
>> worth of stuff.
>>
>> Visited the used meat bin and picked up several porterhouse and strip
> Hmmmm ...
>
> Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive
> I have seen: reduced, discounted and sale pricing signs for meats.
> Never seen a "used meat" sign before

It's a term used by many to describe the reduced meat bin, the one where
meat going off use by date and therefore reduced in price or heavily
discounted. Some of us have been using that term for years.
>
>> Life is good.
>
> Yes, Enjoy Life ... Dan
>

Kathi Jones wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:51:00 -0500, George Shirley
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Miz Anne and I went to Kroger's today, pick up a few hundred dollars
>>> worth of stuff.
>>>
>>> Visited the used meat bin and picked up several porterhouse and strip
>>> sirloins at half price. They are vacuum sealed and in the freezer at
>>> this moment. In addition, we got a $3.00 off coupon for Certo or MCP
>>> pectins at checkout. I wonder how they remember that we are home food
>>> preservers, could it be all the pectin we've bought over the years?
>> Congratulations on the Kroger's score George.
>> Our favourite butcher has whole beef tenderloin on sale this week at
>> CDN $5.99/lb. so we'll be picking some up tomorrow.
>>
>>> It's a beautiful day in SW Louisiana, we worked in the yard all
>>> afternoon yesterday and Miz Anne is out there at it again, trying to get
>>> all the spring vegetable garden done.
>>>
>>> Life is good.
>> We also worked in the yard all day yesterday, beautiful, sunny,
>> shirtsleeve weather. This morning I woke to a ground all covered in
>> white with a lot more white joining what was already down and the
>> whole lot being whipped by winds gusting to over 50 Km/h.
>> I want yesterday back!
>>
>> Ross
>> Southern Ontario, Canada.
>> AgCanada Zone 5b
>> 43º 17' 26.75" North
>> 80º 13' 29.46" West
>> To email, remove the "obvious" from my address.
>
> sorry Ross, it was probably my fault - just had the winter tires taken off
> the van........
>
> We had lots of white stuff today too - I know it wont stay long, but it sure
> is annoying, especially without snow tires ;-)
>
> Kathi
>
>
I went out in the back yesterday and there was white everywhere, the
pear and the plums are setting fruit and dropping those white petals
everywhere. Of course we did get up to 60F weather this morning and that
is cold for us at this time of year. Been an unusual winter for our 9b
zone, more of a 7 or 8 zone this year. Where is Al "I invented the
internet" Gore when you need him?

George Shirley wrote:
> Dan L. wrote:

>> Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive I have seen: reduced,
>> discounted and sale pricing signs for meats. Never seen a "used
>> meat" sign before
>
> It's a term used by many to describe the reduced meat bin,..

It may be co-evolution but I believe I coined the term--I thought I'd
used it earlier than '95 but google shows that's the earliest usage by
me and the earliest usage of the phrase "used meats:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...5721315616 48
or
http://tinyurl.com/d7ja6z

and
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...008a3a7ae5 e0
or
http://tinyurl.com/cuu5n5

B/

In article > ,
Brian Mailman > wrote:

> George Shirley wrote:
> > Dan L. wrote:
>
> >> Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive I have seen: reduced,
> >> discounted and sale pricing signs for meats. Never seen a "used
> >> meat" sign before
> >
> > It's a term used by many to describe the reduced meat bin,..
>
> It may be co-evolution but I believe I coined the term--I thought I'd
> used it earlier than '95 but google shows that's the earliest usage by
> me and the earliest usage of the phrase "used meats:
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...read/625bbd66e
> 3677294/cc76572131561648?q=%22used+meats%22#cc765721315616 48
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/d7ja6z
>
> and
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...read/4e797992a
> cee2b74/d514008a3a7ae5e0?q=%22used+meats%22#d514008a3a7ae5 e0
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/cuu5n5
>
> B/

I live in Michigan and have been to Canada a few times. I know the
languages terms are different. In the U.S. most calls big trucks -
"Semi", In Canada I heard the term "Transport". Soft Drinks in Michigan
is called "Pop" and in Canada "Soda" like the Southern U.S.

For me the term "Used" for food just seems odd

I read this group often, rarely post.

Enjoy Life ... Dan

--
Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.

In article >,
"Dan L." > wrote:
> For me the term "Used" for food just seems odd
> Enjoy Life ... Dan

It is. It's said with a grin, Dan.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - updated 3-30-2009
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

> wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:51:00 -0500, George Shirley
> > wrote:
>
>>Miz Anne and I went to Kroger's today, pick up a few hundred dollars
>>worth of stuff.
>>
>>Visited the used meat bin and picked up several porterhouse and strip
>>sirloins at half price. They are vacuum sealed and in the freezer at
>>this moment. In addition, we got a $3.00 off coupon for Certo or MCP
>>pectins at checkout. I wonder how they remember that we are home food
>>preservers, could it be all the pectin we've bought over the years?
>
> Congratulations on the Kroger's score George.
> Our favourite butcher has whole beef tenderloin on sale this week at
> CDN $5.99/lb. so we'll be picking some up tomorrow.
>
>>
>>It's a beautiful day in SW Louisiana, we worked in the yard all
>>afternoon yesterday and Miz Anne is out there at it again, trying to get
>>all the spring vegetable garden done.
>>
>>Life is good.
>
> We also worked in the yard all day yesterday, beautiful, sunny,
> shirtsleeve weather. This morning I woke to a ground all covered in
> white with a lot more white joining what was already down and the
> whole lot being whipped by winds gusting to over 50 Km/h.
> I want yesterday back!
>
> Ross
> Southern Ontario, Canada.
> AgCanada Zone 5b
> 43º 17' 26.75" North
> 80º 13' 29.46" West
> To email, remove the "obvious" from my address.

I'm in Southern Ontario too in the spring and summer. Fergus, Ontario.


--
mompeagram
FERGUS/HARLINGEN
Owner
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rec-Food-Baking-cooking/
http://mompeagram.homestead.com

On Apr 8, 8:19*am, "Dan L." > wrote:
> In article > ,
> *Brian Mailman > wrote:
>
>
>
> > George Shirley wrote:
> > > Dan L. wrote:
>
> > >> Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive I have seen: reduced,
> > >> discounted and sale pricing signs for meats. Never seen a "used
> > >> meat" sign before
>
> > > It's a term used by many to describe the reduced meat bin,..
>
> > It may be co-evolution but I believe I coined the term--I thought I'd
> > used it earlier than '95 but google shows that's the earliest usage by
> > me and the earliest usage of the phrase "used meats:
> >http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...thread/thread/...
> > 3677294/cc76572131561648?q=%22used+meats%22#cc765721315616 48
> > or
> >http://tinyurl.com/d7ja6z
>
> > and
> >http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...thread/thread/...
> > cee2b74/d514008a3a7ae5e0?q=%22used+meats%22#d514008a3a7ae5 e0
> > or
> >http://tinyurl.com/cuu5n5
>
> > B/
>
> I live in Michigan and have been to Canada a few times. I know the
> languages terms are different. In the U.S. most calls big trucks -
> "Semi", In Canada I heard the term "Transport". Soft Drinks in Michigan
> is called "Pop" and in Canada "Soda" like the Southern U.S.
>
> For me the term "Used" for food just seems odd

Hey, the animal it came from was using it first! ;-)


BTH

In article
>,
wrote:

> On Apr 8, 8:19*am, "Dan L." > wrote:
> > In article > ,
> > *Brian Mailman > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > George Shirley wrote:
> > > > Dan L. wrote:
> >
> > > >> Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive I have seen: reduced,
> > > >> discounted and sale pricing signs for meats. Never seen a "used
> > > >> meat" sign before
> >
> > > > It's a term used by many to describe the reduced meat bin,..
> >
> > > It may be co-evolution but I believe I coined the term--I thought I'd
> > > used it earlier than '95 but google shows that's the earliest usage by
> > > me and the earliest usage of the phrase "used meats:
> > >http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...thread/thread/...
> > > 3677294/cc76572131561648?q=%22used+meats%22#cc765721315616 48
> > > or
> > >http://tinyurl.com/d7ja6z
> >
> > > and
> > >http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...thread/thread/...
> > > cee2b74/d514008a3a7ae5e0?q=%22used+meats%22#d514008a3a7ae5 e0
> > > or
> > >http://tinyurl.com/cuu5n5
> >
> > > B/
> >
> > I live in Michigan and have been to Canada a few times. I know the
> > languages terms are different. In the U.S. most calls big trucks -
> > "Semi", In Canada I heard the term "Transport". Soft Drinks in Michigan
> > is called "Pop" and in Canada "Soda" like the Southern U.S.
> >
> > For me the term "Used" for food just seems odd
>
> Hey, the animal it came from was using it first! ;-)
>
>
> BTH

LOL

Enjoy Life ... Dan

--
Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.

Dan L. wrote:
> In article > ,
> Brian Mailman > wrote:
>
>> George Shirley wrote:
>> > Dan L. wrote:
>>
>> >> Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive I have seen: reduced,
>> >> discounted and sale pricing signs for meats. Never seen a "used
>> >> meat" sign before
>> >
>> > It's a term used by many to describe the reduced meat bin,..
>>
>> It may be co-evolution but I believe I coined the term--I thought I'd
>> used it earlier than '95 but google shows that's the earliest usage by
>> me and the earliest usage of the phrase "used meats:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...read/625bbd66e
>> 3677294/cc76572131561648?q=%22used+meats%22#cc765721315616 48
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/d7ja6z
>>
>> and
>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...read/4e797992a
>> cee2b74/d514008a3a7ae5e0?q=%22used+meats%22#d514008a3a7ae5 e0
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/cuu5n5
>
> I live in Michigan and have been to Canada a few times. I know the
> languages terms are different. In the U.S. most calls big trucks -
> "Semi", In Canada I heard the term "Transport". Soft Drinks in Michigan
> is called "Pop" and in Canada "Soda" like the Southern U.S.

...as well as "soda pop." And a pan in one area is a skillet in another.
And "dinner" for George and Edrena is "lunch" to me, and my "dinner"
is their "supper."

> For me the term "Used" for food just seems odd

I've often felt you really can't speak a language until you can tell
jokes in it as well as understand them.

B/

Brian Mailman wrote:
> Dan L. wrote:
>> In article > ,
>> Brian Mailman > wrote:
>>
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>> > Dan L. wrote:
>>>
>>> >> Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive I have seen: reduced,
>>> >> discounted and sale pricing signs for meats. Never seen a "used
>>> >> meat" sign before
>>> > > It's a term used by many to describe the reduced meat bin,..
>>>
>>> It may be co-evolution but I believe I coined the term--I thought I'd
>>> used it earlier than '95 but google shows that's the earliest usage
>>> by me and the earliest usage of the phrase "used meats:
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...read/625bbd66e
>>>
>>> 3677294/cc76572131561648?q=%22used+meats%22#cc765721315616 48
>>> or
>>> http://tinyurl.com/d7ja6z
>>>
>>> and
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...read/4e797992a
>>>
>>> cee2b74/d514008a3a7ae5e0?q=%22used+meats%22#d514008a3a7ae5 e0
>>> or
>>> http://tinyurl.com/cuu5n5
>>
>> I live in Michigan and have been to Canada a few times. I know the
>> languages terms are different. In the U.S. most calls big trucks -
>> "Semi", In Canada I heard the term "Transport". Soft Drinks in
>> Michigan is called "Pop" and in Canada "Soda" like the Southern U.S.
>
> ..as well as "soda pop." And a pan in one area is a skillet in another.
> And "dinner" for George and Edrena is "lunch" to me, and my "dinner" is
> their "supper."

Not really, DW and I are a bit more traveled than most southerners,
lunch is lunch and dinner is either supper or dinner.
>
>> For me the term "Used" for food just seems odd
>
> I've often felt you really can't speak a language until you can tell
> jokes in it as well as understand them.
>
> B/

That's true, surprised a bunch of Saudi's when they saw me laughing at a
joke one of them had just told. None of them thought I could understand
the language at all. I won't repeat the joke as it was rather scurrilous
anyway. I hope to learn to speak English one of these days.

George Shirley wrote:
> Brian Mailman wrote:
>> Dan L. wrote:
>>> In article > ,
>>> Brian Mailman > wrote:
>>>
>>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>> > Dan L. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >> Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive I have seen: reduced,
>>>> >> discounted and sale pricing signs for meats. Never seen a "used
>>>> >> meat" sign before
>>>> > > It's a term used by many to describe the reduced meat bin,..
>>>>
>>>> It may be co-evolution but I believe I coined the term--I thought I'd
>>>> used it earlier than '95 but google shows that's the earliest usage
>>>> by me and the earliest usage of the phrase "used meats:
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...read/625bbd66e
>>>>
>>>> 3677294/cc76572131561648?q=%22used+meats%22#cc765721315616 48
>>>> or
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/d7ja6z
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...read/4e797992a
>>>>
>>>> cee2b74/d514008a3a7ae5e0?q=%22used+meats%22#d514008a3a7ae5 e0
>>>> or
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/cuu5n5
>>>
>>> I live in Michigan and have been to Canada a few times. I know the
>>> languages terms are different. In the U.S. most calls big trucks -
>>> "Semi", In Canada I heard the term "Transport". Soft Drinks in
>>> Michigan is called "Pop" and in Canada "Soda" like the Southern U.S.
>>
>> ..as well as "soda pop." And a pan in one area is a skillet in another.
>> And "dinner" for George and Edrena is "lunch" to me, and my "dinner" is
>> their "supper."
>
> Not really, DW and I are a bit more traveled than most southerners,
> lunch is lunch and dinner is either supper or dinner.

A-hem.....I intended an example for those people "less traveled."

B/

"Dave Balderstone" > wrote in message
news:110420091557416918%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderst one.ca...
> In article > , Brian
> Mailman > wrote:
>
>> George Shirley wrote:
>> > Brian Mailman wrote:
>> >> Dan L. wrote:
>> >>> In article > ,
>> >>> Brian Mailman > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> George Shirley wrote:
>> >>>> > Dan L. wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> >> Used meat?. My mind is in overdrive I have seen: reduced,
>> >>>> >> discounted and sale pricing signs for meats. Never seen a "used
>> >>>> >> meat" sign before
>> >>>> > > It's a term used by many to describe the reduced meat bin,..
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It may be co-evolution but I believe I coined the term--I thought
>> >>>> I'd
>> >>>> used it earlier than '95 but google shows that's the earliest usage
>> >>>> by me and the earliest usage of the phrase "used meats:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...ad/thread/625b
>> >>>> bd66e
>> >>>>
>> >>>> 3677294/cc76572131561648?q=%22used+meats%22#cc765721315616 48
>> >>>> or
>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/d7ja6z
>> >>>>
>> >>>> and
>> >>>>
>> >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...ad/thread/4e79
>> >>>> 7992a
>> >>>>
>> >>>> cee2b74/d514008a3a7ae5e0?q=%22used+meats%22#d514008a3a7ae5 e0
>> >>>> or
>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/cuu5n5
>> >>>
>> >>> I live in Michigan and have been to Canada a few times. I know the
>> >>> languages terms are different. In the U.S. most calls big trucks -
>> >>> "Semi", In Canada I heard the term "Transport". Soft Drinks in
>> >>> Michigan is called "Pop" and in Canada "Soda" like the Southern U.S.
>> >>
>> >> ..as well as "soda pop." And a pan in one area is a skillet in
>> >> another.
>> >> And "dinner" for George and Edrena is "lunch" to me, and my "dinner"
>> >> is
>> >> their "supper."
>> >
>> > Not really, DW and I are a bit more traveled than most southerners,
>> > lunch is lunch and dinner is either supper or dinner.
>>
>> A-hem.....I intended an example for those people "less traveled."
>
> As a Canadian I have to step in here.
>
> The trucks here are either semis, logging trucks, double-vees (grain
> trucks) or reefers (refrigerated trailers), with "tractor-trailer"
> being a rarer term. But I've never heard them called transports, and my
> wife worked for Siemens Transport, a trucking company for a couple of
> years.
>
> We never hear the term "soda pop" or "soda" used to refer to "soft
> drinks" or "pop".
>
> Dinner vs supper is a regional thing.
>
> And we call pans or skillets "frying pans". Sauce pans are typically
> called "pots".
>
> My $0.02...

heeheee....I fry an egg in a frying pan for breakfast, I make soup for lunch
in a pot, and I wish I had a deep dish skillet, cuz then I could make some
kind of special supper/dinner..........then sit on the *couch* in front of
the TV when I eat it

.......and all the groceries arrive at the grocery store in an 18
wheeler.....or transport truck...or tractor-trailer.

.......And 'used meat', which started this thread, well, I'll always think of
George when I hear the term, but I'll always call it "reduced to
clear".....but basically means the same thing....

OT preserving....well, there's no preserving HERE this time of year, but I
did pull a couple of jars of home made frozen turkey stock from the freezer
today. Tomorrow I'm doing the bird and all the extras, and I'll use the
stock to make extra gravy . Family likes their taters and stuffing swimming
in the stuff!

Kathi,
also Canadian

"Dave Balderstone" > wrote in message
news:110420091825087763%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderst one.ca...
> In article >, Kathi Jones
> > wrote:
>
>> OT preserving....well, there's no preserving HERE this time of year, but
>> I
>> did pull a couple of jars of home made frozen turkey stock from the
>> freezer
>> today. Tomorrow I'm doing the bird and all the extras, and I'll use the
>> stock to make extra gravy . Family likes their taters and stuffing
>> swimming
>> in the stuff!
>
> Heh. We cracked a jar of last fall's dill pickles to go on the first
> burgers off the barbecue this year. Tomorrow, I'm doing a leg of lamb
> and will open a jar of homemade mint jelly...
>
> No point preserving if you don't eat it, right?

yup - there will also be Kathi's Cranberry Orange Chutney on the table, as
well as Watermelon Rind Pickles (thanks to Barb for the recipe) and maybe
some pickled green beans too....oh ya, and Red Wine Pickled Dirt Chunks!!

Kathi

"Dave Balderstone" > wrote in message
news:110420091825087763%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderst one.ca...
> In article >, Kathi Jones
> > wrote:
>
>> OT preserving....well, there's no preserving HERE this time of year, but
>> I
>> did pull a couple of jars of home made frozen turkey stock from the
>> freezer
>> today. Tomorrow I'm doing the bird and all the extras, and I'll use the
>> stock to make extra gravy . Family likes their taters and stuffing
>> swimming
>> in the stuff!
>
> Heh. We cracked a jar of last fall's dill pickles to go on the first
> burgers off the barbecue this year. Tomorrow, I'm doing a leg of lamb
> and will open a jar of homemade mint jelly...
>
> No point preserving if you don't eat it, right?

I gave my new fixit guy pickled b**ts & grapefruit marmalade. Y'all jis
cain't buy that kinda stuff inna store.
I don't care what we call a meal, just don't call me late! Big Trucks tote
our things around the country and we drink coke. Orange coke, root beer
coke, diet coke. You know.

On the used designation, here's an old story my ma used to tell:
Papa was raised in the Un-great Depression, and we wasted no food. He came
upon a training potty with what looked like whole raisins therein. Upon
questioning an older child, the boy looked at Papa and said: "Papa, them
raisins been used."

Been picking new beets & greens, and radishes and herbs. Drying a lot of
herbs just on the racks with the door off, it's so dry here. We actually had
a barely measurable amount of water dropping from the sky. We call that a
six-foot rain - a drop of rain every six foot!
Edrena, wearing #85 sunblock.

"Dave Balderstone" > wrote in message
news:110420092323201328%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderst one.ca...
> In article >, Kathi Jones
> > wrote:
>
>> Red Wine Pickled Dirt Chunks!
>
> Okay... recipe, please?

I posted the recipe from The Joy of Pickling in 2003 - in a thread entitled
"Ode to Pickled Beets." We had a lot of fun with that one.
Read the whole thread!
Edrena

The Joneses wrote:
> On the used designation, here's an old story my ma used to tell:
> * Papa was raised in the Un-great Depression, and we wasted no food. He came
> upon a training potty with what looked like whole raisins therein. *Upon
> questioning an older child, the boy looked at Papa and said: *"Papa, them
> raisins been used."

OK, now I'll just point out that you started this! ;-)

Once upon a time in a cattle station in the middle of Australia, times
get tough and a stockman loses his job. He gets on his horse and
rides and rides, asking for work at every farm that he comes to, but
no luck. One day he arrives at a farm that looks a bit strange to
him - the cattle yard fences are only 3' high, the cattle are tiny
white wooly things, and everywhere on the ground there are these
little black pills.

He asks the boss for work, to no avail. Then, as he's about to leave,
he asks "What are these little pilly lying around everywhere?"
"They're Knowledge Pills" says the boss, "Why don't you try one?"
He picks one up, chews it thoughtfully, and says "They taste like sh!
t."
"See!" says the boss, "They're starting to work already!


BTH

George Shirley > wrote in news:49D90BA4.1050807
@bellsouth.net:

> Miz Anne and I went to Kroger's today, pick up a few hundred dollars
> worth of stuff.
>
> Visited the used meat bin and picked up several porterhouse and strip
> sirloins at half price. They are vacuum sealed and in the freezer at


Could you please explain what "used meat" is?

max wrote:
> George Shirley > wrote in news:49D90BA4.1050807
> @bellsouth.net:
>
>> Miz Anne and I went to Kroger's today, pick up a few hundred dollars
>> worth of stuff.
>>
>> Visited the used meat bin and picked up several porterhouse and strip
>> sirloins at half price. They are vacuum sealed and in the freezer at
>
>
> Could you please explain what "used meat" is?
Most supermarkets in this area have a bin in the meat department where
meat that has a 24 hour or less expiration date is placed and the price
drastically reduced. Nothing wrong with the meat and I take it home, put
it in vacuum bags, date and title the bag to contents, freeze, and use
when wanted.

Some of the best bargains on meat, primarily pork and beef, come from
the "used meat" bin. I have rarely seen chicken in the bin but don't buy
it, just beef and pork.

George Shirley wrote:

> Some of the best bargains on meat, primarily pork and beef, come from
> the "used meat" bin. I have rarely seen chicken in the bin but don't
> buy it, just beef and pork.

The "truk" (chef's trick) to rescuing chicken is to make a paste of
baking soda and rub it on. Then wait five minutes before rinsing it.
Throw it out if it still smells... delicately aged ... but if it's
freshened it's good to go.

B/

Brian Mailman wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>
>> Some of the best bargains on meat, primarily pork and beef, come from
>> the "used meat" bin. I have rarely seen chicken in the bin but don't
>> buy it, just beef and pork.
>
> The "truk" (chef's trick) to rescuing chicken is to make a paste of
> baking soda and rub it on. Then wait five minutes before rinsing it.
> Throw it out if it still smells... delicately aged ... but if it's
> freshened it's good to go.
>
> B/
>
Chicken is already to cheap to worry about stuff in the bin not being
good. The only time I've ever had food poisoning one of them was
chicken, the other was pizza from a local pizza shop in Brownsville, TX.