Gary wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > Gary wrote:
> > > I always buy 18-20 pounders.
> >
> > Why? You live alone. Just like me. Why would you buy an 18 lb.
> > turkey?
>
> Unlike so many here, I DO like turkey....The original traditional
> dinner plus all the leftovers. The more leftovers the merrier
> here in VaBeachville.
>
> Whenever guests or relatives come, it's plenty for everyone.
> Even when nobody comes (like this year) I still like to cook
> for an army. Plenty of leftovers for me that I actually like.
>
> I have no problem with reheated meat. I can fill my freezer with
> "homemade frozen dinners" plus lots of extra turkey meat frozen
> in 1/2lb bags for future recipes. I have plenty. No need to eat
> tons of turkey right away and get sick of it.....just save for
> months later when you might enjoy it.
>
> Also since I do enjoy the lean turkey meat, this year my one
> store has it on sale for only 27cents per pound as long as you
> also buy $35 more groceries. That's never a problem these days.
> That's also way cheaper than I've seen in many years. I will
> never pass up meat for 27 cent/lb.
>
> Going there tomorrow just hoping they still have one left for
> me.

Food Lion, started last week. Food Lion often puts the big ones up
front then has an ancillary freezer with the smaller ones. As uou
walk, you will see the bigger ones first but walk on down a bit and see
if they have the 9-12lb ones (same price) along the way.

Krogers had a 19cent one, pretty sure it was last year. But it was
limit one and the Food Lion almost always is a limit 2. Bes price for
a fresh Turkey locally this year sems Harris Teeters are 1.27 but the
others are within pennies of that anyways.

My friend Susan who has an extended family and feeds from 8-12 every
meal keeps me up on the sales. Susan, I and Cheri (no relation to the
Cheri here but also a nice lady) sent out 6 Turkeys with all the
fixings (Cheri matched some sides in) and i did my 'small meal' bit
(that actually costs a bit more since it doesn't use .27lb meat). I
dropped off 2 Turkeys at the local Mayflower event as well with some
bagged potatoes and various sides. Caught Food Lion with real butter
for 2.06/lb so added 3 of them to make up part of my 'must spend 35$'
to get the .27lb price.

BTW, this is the one time of the year when I act a little like Julie's
shopping, going to several stores. The difference is the they are
literally places right on my way home. I work at Dam Neck Annex now so
the natural path home is Dam Neck to Holland and at Shipps Corner on
Holland is the Food Lion I use. LOL, I know it makes sense to you but
others may not really understand the density of markets we have here.