HM, our new, lower, recession-busting budget of $35 a meal??

[surreal]

Thank you!!

[MD1032]

Recession-busting meal? How about a double cheeseburger from McDonald's? Last time I checked, it was $1.00. That's just about as cheap as it gets.

[surreal]

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Originally Posted by MD1032

Recession-busting meal? How about a double cheeseburger from McDonald's? Last time I checked, it was $1.00. That's just about as cheap as it gets.

Got that right, cheap.
Garbage for food is always cheap...

[EXreaction]

$.10 for a slice of bacon? Sounds like some pretty cheap bacon. I hope you are not eating something like Oscar Mayer bacon :shudders:

[no1_vern]

BZZZZZT, try again.

We are able to purchase hog meat as part of a live hog purchase from a local farmer known to me. Generally my wife and I pay for about a tenth of a hog and split it with our co-op(depending on how many other families join to help us buy the pig). Generally my wife and I get about 30 to 45 lbs of good meat from each hog purchase. Our actual cost for a whole hog has varied from .70/lb to $.97/lb. Since you can get 16 to 20 slices of bacon out of each lb of back meat(Belly is ok too-it just has a more fat).

Straight cost for 16 slices from back meat at .97/lb = 6 cents/slice. The cost works out to be just about 10 cents per slice of bacon AFTER the cost of running a Freezer AND actually cooking, seasoning, etc. . .

[cunokyle]

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Originally Posted by surreal

Yes, and not many consider Top Ramen a meal.
(did you know you can eat it uncooked, like a crunchy snack for your favorite TV show?)

That is the best! I love them that way!