HI BOb,

Bob Ackley wrote in a message to Jim White:

BA> I don't boil the things, I just give one to the dog.  Unfortunately,
BA> many if not most
BA> grocery stores, especially the big chains, use only prepackaged meat
BA> and don't have
BA> bones available.  The 'Hy Vee' store in Red Oak (and other places)
BA> is one of those,
BA> its competitor 'Fareway' has butchers in the meat department and
BA> does have bones -
BA> they also package customers' purchases in white 'butcher paper' like
BA> they used to do
BA> back when I was a kid.

the butcher at the DAhl's store on Ingersoll in des Moines used to give me
the bones for my dog. these days I buy them prepackaged for her.

A bar/restaurant we used to frequent in NEw ORleans saved the bones off
everybody's plates on steak nights for our rOtt.

BA> I don't think anybody gives the bones away anymore, they take them
BA> out of the discard pile/container and package them just like any
BA> other meat purchase - complete with
BA> weight and price.

COmplete with shrink wrapped packaging in many cases .
I haven't seen grocery stores giving away bones to certain customers for
years now .


Regards,
           Richard
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