On 8/3/2019 4:09 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 8:39:14 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 11:18:23 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> Like chicken wings, popularity has jacked the price in recent years. I
>>> used to buy brisket for $1.39, now it is $3.99 for a packer cut.
>>>
>>> https://tinyurl.com/yxe3os2z
>>>
>> Well, it didn't upset me as I've never seen it below $3.99 per pound here.
>> Ever.
>
> Chicken wing must have been cheap back in the old days. We used to grill teriyaki wings and back then, people mostly stuck with cheap meat since we were poor folk. They were Frenched wings and they were quite tasty.
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/aCUi7UaQT3C122ENA
>

I used to be able to buy wings for 5 cents a pound. Adjusted for
inflation, that would be 40 cents today. Not the 2.49 they get now.