(j*ni p.) wrote in news:bm25ju$20g6_004
@netnews.att.net:

My mother used to make "New England Boiled Dinner", only she used
beef short ribs rather than the traditional beef brisket. I haven't
had this for at least 20 years, so I was pleased to find some great
looking chuck short ribs at my local Fred Meyer on Monday. The "sell
by" date on the package was October 10th, so I figured they'd be
just fine for tonight's dinner. Wrong!! I took them out of the meat
drawer this afternoon, and they're green and stinky! And no, there
is nothing wrong with my refrigerator. Heck with it, we're going
out for a burger before taking Small Child to swimming class...



I'd also be taking the green stinky meat back to Fred Meyer!

Wayne