Hark! I heard Wayne Boatwright > say:
> (j*ni p.) wrote in news:bm25ju$20g6_004
> @netnews.att.net:
> > 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...
> I'd also be taking the green stinky meat back to Fred Meyer!
We did, and am I ever glad! I happened to run into my best friend from
K-12 in the parking lot; turned out she's moved back into town, but
since I'm unlisted, she couldn't find my number. Now we've got each
others info and plans to get together. So I guess I shouldn't be
quite to ****ed at Fred Meyer... ;-)
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j*ni p. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!