Is corned beef seasonal?
phaeton
excuses..
I went to go pick up a corned beef (to try it again with the soaking to
remove excess salt and stuff). There was none to be found at the
supermarket. Not even a spot where they would be.
I remember eating corned beef year-round as a kid. Is it seasonal in
the 'traditional' midwest (where I am now), and maybe not-so-seasonal in
the 'less traditional' PacNW (where I grew up)?
Thanks...
-J
Ed Pawlowski
"phaeton" <blahb...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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The big season is around St. Patrick's Day, but it is available all year it
most stores.
Tracy
In the northeast you can get it all year round. It is huge around St.
Patrick's Day. I suspect that perhaps your grocer's meat manager figured
his customers had enough for a bit and will probably restock soon.If you
can't wait, ask the manager to order one for you.
Tracy
David Harmon
<e...@snet.net> wrote,
>The big season is around St. Patrick's Day, but it is available all year it
>most stores.
But, the cheap "point cut" that the stores use for St. Pat's loss leader
is absolutely not available here in So. Cal. the rest of the year.
brooklyn1
"Tracy" wrote:
> phaeton wrote:
> >
>> I went to go pick up a corned beef (to try it again with the soaking to
>> remove excess salt and stuff). There was none to be found at the
>> supermarket. Not even a spot where they would be.
>> I remember eating corned beef year-round as a kid. Is it seasonal in the
>> 'traditional' midwest (where I am now), and maybe not-so-seasonal in the
>> 'less traditional' PacNW (where I grew up)?
>
> Patrick's Day. I suspect that perhaps your grocer's meat manager figured
> his customers had enough for a bit and will probably restock soon.If you
> can't wait, ask the manager to order one for you.
>
> Tracy
All true, most markets here in NY carry corned beef all year but costs
substantially more than for St Paddy's... I'd hesitate to have the manager
special order without first telling you the price.
Dimitri
Is corned beef seasonal?
Only for the goyem.
:-)
Dimitri
Dan Abel
"Michael \"Dog3\"" <don'ta...@donttell.huh> wrote:
> phaeton <blahb...@hotmail.com>
> news:mxhBl.11299$%54....@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com: in rec.food.cooking
> > I went to go pick up a corned beef (to try it again with the soaking
> > to remove excess salt and stuff). There was none to be found at the
> > supermarket. Not even a spot where they would be.
> >
> > I remember eating corned beef year-round as a kid. Is it seasonal in
> > the 'traditional' midwest (where I am now), and maybe not-so-seasonal
> > in the 'less traditional' PacNW (where I grew up)?
>
> Phaeton, I don't know where you are located. Corned beef is available
> here in Missouri all year. Of course the big time of the year is mid
> March for St. Patrick's day. You might ask your grocer why it's not
> stocked all year long or maybe check another grocer.
Seasonal merchandise is often not stocked in the same place. So, the
place where you found corned beef right before St. Patrick's Day may
well not be where it is usually found.
I decided to buy my wife some fancy cookies as part of her Christmas
present. I knew exactly where I had seen the ones I wanted (in a metal
tin) a few days before. They were gone! And not sold, either, as
something else was in their place. I searched the whole store, and
found them far away. Neither place was near anything remotely like
them. A week later, I was back at that store, and noticed that they
weren't in either place, not that I cared, since I had already purchased
them. I didn't look, but happened to see them, far away from from both
places, and again not near anything like them.
--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
da...@sonic.net
notbob
> I remember eating corned beef year-round as a kid. Is it seasonal in
> the 'traditional' midwest (where I am now), and maybe not-so-seasonal in
> the 'less traditional' PacNW (where I grew up)?
Depends on location and store. For the most part, the price, much like
Thanksgiving turkey and Easter ham, is seasonal. If you can find it out of
season, the price is usually twice as much.
nb
phaeton
What's funny... is that I have a Jewish friend who points at stuff like
this and a hundred other examples to prove that my mom's family is
latently Jewish. It happens so much I'm going to ask about it next time
I call home.
The store I went to was kind of small. I figured it would have been
moved to the regular "brined/smoked/prepared/specialty" type meats
section, but it wasn't there either. It was late and the meat dept. was
closed, so I couldn't ask about it. I asked someone from the deli
(right next to the meat dept), and she said there were none, and wasn't
sure if they were going to get any more in until fall or winter.
I'll check another store this weekend, but I don't think I'll special
order them.
Thanks!
-J
Dimitri
FWIW - at the St Patty's time of year and the days after I stock up on the
99 cent bags. They have shelf life of months and freeze without problem. I
still have several in the freezer for times when fresh grilled Ruben
sandwiches are in order.
:-)
Dimitri (The Goy)