[Sca-cooks] Putting this list to the task...
Mike C. Baker
kihebard at hotmail.com
Sun Jan 28 14:03:11 PST 2007
> Maire exclaimed:
> <<< Holy sh**! We don't have anything like that here, so
> I'd have to buy it retail, and if I can get it, it's
> something like 6 dollar a pound.
> *sigh*
> The cheapest beef I saw for sale on Friday was a "special" at
> just under $3/lb. >>>
>
> Huh? I thought you were in an area that raised a lot of beef cattle.
>
> Stefan
"Raising" .NotEqual. finishing / butchering / packing (packaging or more
complex). I graduated high school at the county seat of what may have
been the most productive county in Oklahoma for sheep -- but the chances
of finding local-raised lamb or mutton in the local supermarket was
generally dead nil. To the best of my recollection, 95% of the market
sheep-based meat was frozen and from New Zealand, and that was in the
mid-70s. With a single exception in my memory, the rest was probably
from Wyoming or Idaho. If you REALLY wanted local lamb / mutton, you
had to deal with those raising them, or an auction at local / state /
other livestock fair / exhibit, and *then* give the butcher careful
instructions if you wanted anything besides ground meat and maybe one
decent package of chops.
As to price, we'll not mention the long-since-discussed differences in
cuts.
Related food content: was listening to "The Splendid Table" on WDUQ as
I returned from this afternoon's errand. *** Lynne Rosetto-Casper [sp.
approx] was discussing her recent experience with grass-fed beef, and
differences in prep as opposed to grain-fed (which *generally* is more a
reference to finishing than full-cycle). She referred in particular to
trying to support local, sustainable cattle production, and was able to
get locally-produced beef (at a premium).
More in a few days, or as I take a break from the packing & cleaning
process. (see P.S. and P.P.S.)
Adieu, Amra / ttfn - Mike / Pax ... Kihe
Mike C. Baker
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P.S. Rolling west into the Midrealm Wednesday morning. If y'all don't
hear from me for a few days, Don't Panic.
P.P.S. Have announced elsewhere, but I don't think I've copied
sca-cooks list previously: I'm beginning a mundane contract-to-hire in
Naperville Illinois on February 5th. Have already made preliminary
contacts with the Shire of Vanished Wood.
*** today's errand: yesterday started with my car key breaking. There
was much good news: it did not break off in the ignition, it did not
break off in the door lock, AND I had a spare. The weird part was that
I heard a <tink> on the pavement just as I opened the back door to
re-load my tool tub, with the key ring still in my hand. Didn't know
that it was the key that broke until I took a moment to look for the
metal thing that I knew had just hit the ground and saw an inch-long
piece of cut / ground metal...
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