"j*ni p." > wrote in message
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> My mother used to make "New England Boiled Dinner", only she used
> beef short ribs rather than the traditional beef brisket. I haven't
> had this for at least 20 years, so I was pleased to find some great
> looking chuck short ribs at my local Fred Meyer on Monday. The "sell
> by" date on the package was October 10th, so I figured they'd be
> just fine for tonight's dinner. Wrong!! I took them out of the meat
> drawer this afternoon, and they're green and stinky! And no, there
> is nothing wrong with my refrigerator. Heck with it, we're going
> out for a burger before taking Small Child to swimming class...


Maybe there is a dyslexic person in the meat department and the label should
have read "Oct. 01" instead of "Oct. 10."