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Me -

After a long and exhausting night shift dashed to Lordship Lane.

Saw the queue already stretching back to the bus stop.

Struggled not to cry.

Saw number 40 approaching.

Guiltily, got on number 40 and went to Sainsburys.

Bought very nice looking meat and pushed all nagging ethical and environmental concerns firmly to one side.

Took bus home again past queue and spotted person who had been at the back now only half way up.


You -

Please, don't tell the very discerning forumite coming to lunch.....


:-$

annaj Wrote:

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> Me - went to Sainsburys.


> You -

> Please, don't tell the very discerning forumite

> coming to lunch.....

>

> :-$

(edited down version of above)

Too late I think they may well already know ....

I think everyone knows that quids - and that has never bothered me. I know if I want the organic chicken or beef I can ask for it there but I never do - but to answer Annasfields question - it's not Billy Rose produce in particular.. it's the quality and more importantly the range of most of the meat in most butchers that makes the difference


Buy your joint of choice from a supermarket and from any decent butchers. Cook the same. Taste. If you can't tell the difference in most cases then summat is wrong


Listening to London radio this morning, most parts of London are reporting similar queues outside butchers - it's not just an ED thing. Ditto Billingsgate market as well. And it's no big deal really


Caveat: if anyone is good enough to cook for me I'm hardly going to complain if they haven't the time to queue ;-)

Please, don't tell the very discerning forumite coming to lunch.....


Caveat: if anyone is good enough to cook for me I'm hardly going to complain if they haven't the time to queue


Don't listen Anna, I have never forgiven him for the one time he ate at mine during a film night, when all but ONE thing seved up was made an/or cooked from scratch by either myself or Mrs Keef, including the bread, the humous, the tzatziki the garnish on the lamb steaks etc etc... What did Sean do... He asked "So, did you make this Piri Piri sauce yourself?


Grrrrrrr!!!!!! (6)

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