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(j*ni p.) wrote in
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> 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... ;-)
>
>

Hmmm... Bad Meat=Renewed Friendship <G>