Janet B wrote:
>
> On Mon, 09 Mar 2015 17:03:42 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:56:31 -0600, Janet B >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>On Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:29:15 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:09:13 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Ground beef .49 then should be 3.82.
> >>>
> >>>and it was on sale all the time @ 3lbs for $1.
> >>
> >>I concur.
> >>Janet US
> >
> >Even back then I ground my own, my grandmothers did, my mom did, and
> >so do I... I ain't eating mystery meat... takes ten minutes to grind
> >ten pounds.
> >
> Back then you signaled the butcher and told him you wanted a pound of
> ground chuck or sirloin or whatever. He'd take the meat from the
> display right in front of you and grind it right in front of you. No
> mystery there.

I can still do that today at my store. A meat grinder would be nice
but I wouldn't use it enough to justify the price. My grocery store
butcher will do it for free.

G.