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Date: | Wed, 17 Sep 1997 19:34:01 ADT |
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> > I've been doing pretty well on a limited food budget by checking
> > the sales at local supermarkets every week. Often the very
> > cheapest roasts are the fattiest. I also have been orienting my
> > shopping hours to when I am most likely to run across perfectly
> > good meat which is near it's pull date and priced for quick sale.
> > I bring it home, pop it in the freezer and there we are.
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> I like the roasts suggestion. I can't stomach the idea of eating
> expired meat tho.
I agree with Molly. The reduced meat is the way to go. It isn't
expired, it has just been out a day or two. Last week I got 5 lbs
of burger for just over $3.00, and it wasn't even that close to the
date on the package. (Meat is a very high mark-up item in Alaska. I
*have* to find ways to keep the grocery bill down if I want to be
mainly carnivorous!)
The Safeway store up here will put reduced stickers on the packages
2-3 days before the pull date. I admit I am leary about buying older
packages of poultry and fish unless they have plenty of time left
before they must be pulled, but I've never had a problem with any
marked-down beef or pork, and I've been buying it for years. I
always preferred aged beef, anyway. It is more tender and flavorful.
Lisa Sporleder
Ester, Alaska (it's almost equinox, when Alaska has the same amount
of day & nite as everybody else!)
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