On 11/7/2020 9:46 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2020 19:03:36 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/6/2020 6:05 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2020 17:25:16 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/5/2020 5:55 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I just read a headline similar to the above subject.
>>>>> It makes sense to me. Thighs are more meaty, they have a nice skin
>>>>> covering with fat to get crispy. And around here, we always have
>>>>> specials of $.99/pound. That's a lot better than $3.00/pound.
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you think? I'm going to try it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>> I haven't bought chicken wings in ages. I generally do buy chicken
>>>> thighs (not boneless skinless). Are you talking about something like
>>>> "Buffalo" wings?
>>>>
>>>> For that application, I'd look for chicken drummies/drummettes. They're
>>>> just the fatter part of the wing. I can't find them for $.99/lb, though.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I remember when butchers gave chicken wings for free for feeding
>>> infants the tender white meat.
>>>
>> What?!
>>
>> Jill
>
> What? what? I remember when there were no supermarkets, To buy
> chicken one went to a live chicken market... I can still recall the
> schtink... to a butcher shop that sold whole previously cleaned
> chicken... live chicken markets were plentiful in NYC.

I'm not contesting that (although the "supermarket" concept was
developed in 1913, well before you were born). I'm asking why on earth
butchers would be giving away chicken wings for feeding infants "the
tender white meat".

Or they went
> to a chicken farmer for butchered chicken. At that time there were
> many farms in NYC... as kids we would steal fruit and vegetables.
> There are lots of chicken farms where I live, one can buy eggs or meat
> chickens... when chickens stopped laying they became meat chickens...
> I have many neighbors who raise their own chickens for eggs, meat, and
> for sale as extra income. They also raise guinea hens, turkeys,
> ducks, and other poultry, like old soup chickens and roosters.
>
Uh huh. Not debating that. I'm asking about the chicken wings for free
for feeding infants.

Jill