I went to the grocers this morning to pick up some stuff for Thanksgiving. Like q turkey and a ham, and some other stuff that Belle thinks we need. One of the things on her list was a spiral cut ham. I didn't get the most expensive ham in the cooler, but there were none there that we could consider a bargain. A roughly nine-pound ham cost a smidgen over $40.00. The turkey was no screaming deal either. When the butcher starts the conversation by apologizing, you know his heart is in the right place.
I had a buddy, now departed, who would wait till after the holidays and buy a bunch pf hams after the season. He'd cut them, slice them, and freeze them for use year around. I recall deer camp breakfast would be ham and eggs. Not a bad way to start the day.
Oh, I'm frying the turkey this year. I know what I'm doing and won't burn the place down. Regular old store-brand vegetable oil was $10.00 a gallon. That price-gouge hurt more than the price of that ham.
I don't know what the new administration can do about food prices, but Bidenomics is killing us.
Had been looking at a spiral Honey Baked Ham to send to grandson for Christmas. Cheapest I could find was $82.99 plus shipping. If you get into the Berkshire sprial ham it goes to $120 and Way Up from there.
ReplyDeleteYeah, NOTHING is cheap this year... sigh
ReplyDeleteSaturday we got core Thanksgiving stuff as well as (non alcoholic) beverages. Cost about $150.
ReplyDeleteOther folks are bringing most of the sides and pies.
Thankfully we make good livings so we don’t especially have to care about the cost but I know that’s not the case for most people.