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[susandennis]

I remembered one place that might have small cans of cranberry jelly and figured I might as well go check today so I did and SCORE! It's a small little market but is also the only place in town that has Tates cookies (which if you haven't tried and can find, you really should). BUT, they ran out of Tates several months ago. I found the assistant manager and gave him my card and asked him please, please, please to reorder and let me know.

He, apparently, reordered and totally forgot about letting me know. No worries. I got three bags - they freeze beautifully. Plus cans of cranberry jelly.

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One thing on my list - not critical - was hamburger meat. You know, the old fashioned ground beef with lots of fat in it that costs $2 a pound or less if it's on sale?

Well, turns out, I've been in my wayback machine.

Three stores today did not even have any ground beef with a decent amount of fat in it. And Holy CRAP on a stick, $6 a pound for hamburger??????

Finally, at my little market that has Tates and small cans, I found ground beef with 23% fat - close enough. It was $4 a pound but by that time I was just glad to know that hamburger hadn't followed Twinkies into the Land Of Food That Was.

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I put all my glasses and all my flatware in the dishwasher. And turned it on. Half of my dirty clothes are cleaned and in the dryer and the other half are in the washer.

I feel accomplished.

Comments

[viridescence13]

Meat has gotten pretty expensive, even the really cheap stuff. I can't recall the last time I saw ground hamburger fir $2 a pound. I also can't recall the last time I saw any that was more than 20% fat...maybe Walmart had 25%? I rarely use ground beef but if I'm making meatloaf or hamburgers I do a mix of different types...without fat it gets so tough and dry.

[susandennis]

I was thinking maybe there is more variety in Summer for grilling burgers. I sometimes like big fat patties baked like meatoaf with maybe some worchester sauce. Obviously, I haven't done this in a while :)

[viridescence13]

That makes sense, that they'd stock more in the summer. Now I'm craving a burger, thanks! I like to stuff mine with cheddar cheese and maybe some caramelized onions. Damn, I'm hungry. :)

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

I tend to not get the leanest meat as you tend to pay more for it, but get the lean, though not the leaner or leanest as it's a good compromise of lean/price.

I don't do ground beef much, but when I do, it'll be for hamburgers but especially for spaghetti sauce and occasionally, I'll make my own burritos using browned ground beef with herbs in it.

i also drain the fat off once cooked so it's not swimming in grease by putting it in a colander and letting it drain in the sink.

[susandennis]

Good for you.

I eat for taste and I like the taste of fat - especially in my meat.

And I live in a condo and would never ever put grease in the drain.

Different strokes.

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, I've never had an issue as there often is very little fat drained off to begin with and often there will be residual fat left in the pan or skillet that'll get washed down when I wash the pan and I do pour the excess fat in a metal can, and stick in the freezer, and when full, I toss in the trash anyway.