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cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 10 2:32 pm Post subject: Free Turkey
Got a butcher nearby? Have they been taking orders for Christmas? And have they been cutting them up and prepping them for customers? Then I'll bet that if you go and ask nicely, they'll give you as much turkey offal, as many bones, as many bits and bobs as you can carry for pretty much free... (my rucksack is full, now)

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 10 4:04 pm Post subject:
I hope you have a rucksack liner

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 10 4:11 pm Post subject:
It barely even dripped.

windyridge

Joined: 03 Oct 2010
Posts: 2732
Location: Up the garden from Henry

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 10 4:15 pm Post subject:
No butcher nearby

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 10 4:30 pm Post subject:
the liklihood of the local butchers doing anything even remotely free range is sadly very low I think they buy everything in pre-shrinkwarpped, so very little chance of any offcuts round here

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 10 4:43 pm Post subject:
I once had kilos of free chicken wings from my butcher courtesy of the Rugby Club who only wanted breasts for their barbeque. Personally I can't imagine how you can barbeque a chicken breast and end up with something worth eating, but I suppose the food isn't the main point of a Rugby Club do and I enjoyed my free soup and spicy wings.

toggle

Joined: 30 Dec 2006
Posts: 11622
Location: truro

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 10 5:18 pm Post subject:

marigold wrote:

Personally I can't imagine how you can barbeque a chicken breast and end up with something worth eating

kebabs

Barefoot Andrew
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Posts: 22780
Location: In the 17th century

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 10 1:08 am Post subject:
That's a bit of a shame Sally. You obviously need to send Gareth out in hunter-gatherer mode A.

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 10 10:10 am Post subject:
what I really need to do is start nagging the butchers to stock something that is worth eating, but I think Gareth had this conversation with one an was told that they used to stock 'real' meat but that the son took over and insisted that nobody wanted to pay for it when the water filled prepackaged stuff was so much cheaper. We can still get an acceptable bacon locally, but thats about it.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 10 10:59 am Post subject:
Well, I had bones, wings, gizzards... Lots of good stuff in my bag. Considering going back for another today.

kirstyfern

Joined: 03 Jan 2010
Posts: 1574
Location: Great Dunmow, Essex

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 10 11:51 am Post subject:
We will have an hour long queue at the butchers every day this week

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