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...


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j*ni p. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

"j*ni p." > wrote in message
...
> 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...
>

Oh that's a shame, how disappointing! Better luck next time = )

(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!

Wayne

"j*ni p." > wrote in message
...
> 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."

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!

Take them back to the market where you bought them. Most reputable
groceries will refund your money. Not that that does any good for
tonight's dinner, of course.

--
Sylvia Steiger RN, homeschooling mom since Nov 1995
http://www.SteigerFamily.com
Cheyenne WY, USDA zone 5a, Sunset zone 1a
Home of the Wyoming Wind Festival, January 1-December 31
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(j*ni p.) wrote in
:

> 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>

j*ni p. wrote:

> My mother used to make "New England Boiled Dinner",


OT yer problem, but this was Katherine Hepburn's favorite dish....

--
Best
Greg

Hark! I heard "Gregory Morrow" > say:
> j*ni p. wrote:

> > My mother used to make "New England Boiled Dinner",

> OT yer problem, but this was Katherine Hepburn's favorite dish....

I didn't know that -- as a kid, I thought it was something Mom had
invented herself... :-)


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j*ni p. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!