On 2019-08-03 6:09 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/3/2019 6:52 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> 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.Â* 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.Â* Adjusted for
>> inflation, that would be 40 cents today.Â* Not the 2.49 they get now.
>
> I never really understood the fascination with chicken wings.Â* Yeah,
> yeah, Buffalo and a bar and some hot sauce.Â* Oh, and some bleu cheese
> dip and celery.Â* There's not much meat on chicken wings.Â* But hey, as
> bar food it worked.Â* And caught on.
>
> Same thing with flank steak.Â* Suddenly needed for things like fajitas or
> Chinese beef & broccoli so the price skyrocketed.Â* Mom used to buy it
> for 39 cents/lb.Â* Last time I checked it was $14/lb.Â* A very tough cut
> of meat that has to be marinated (or, I supposed these days soux vide)
> and very thinly sliced when served.Â* Otherwise it's expensive shoe leather.
>
> Jill
I have never understood the high price for "stewing beef", which is
mostly shin, and what should be the cheapest cut.