"George Shirley" > wrote in message
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> Went to the supermarket yesterday and hit the used meat bin pretty hard.
> Got there just as the butcher was loading it up with marked down beef.
> Six nice sirloin steaks, two thick chuck steaks and a chuck roast that
> will do well as pot roasts, and a couple of 2 inch ribeyes, all for half
> price. Now residing in the freezer in their vacuum seal bags for later
> use. Saved on nice sirloin out for supper tonight, will broil it on the
> gas grill. Tomorrow will be a pot roasted 7 bone roast with veggies.
>
> Made a big pot of chili yesterday, ate a bowl or two at supper and then
> froze the rest in containers fit for nuking and snacking or for topping
> off a nice hot dog at a later time.
>
> Bell peppers in the garden are almost big enough to start picking but
> everything else is slow. We got almost a half inch of rain yesterday but
> not enough to break the drought. Weather bureau says worse since records
> have been kept in this area and that started in 1890. I think the webs
> between my toes are starting to shrink.
>
> George
>

Wow, George! Wish I could hit deals like that at the meat counter!

Your weather...from one extreme to another, eh? (as we Canadians say...)

Kathi