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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I was 'agreeing' that the prices were higher than I had originally thought.  
Everyhting you wrote makes sense

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--- On Wed, 12/24/08, Lynda <lurine AT com-pair.net> wrote:

> From: Lynda <lurine AT com-pair.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Canned Meats
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 2:45 PM
> O.K., I fail to follow your logic here.  First, your math is
> off.  That would be $3.62/lb. for the list below.
> 
> For home canning, IF I were to buy the same beef they are
> buying, it would cost me $.89/lb. on sale which translates
> into $0.78/14 oz. tin.  BLSL chicken breasts on sale are
> $0.99/lb or the equalivalent of $0.86/14 oz. tin.  I just
> bought boneless pork sirloin on sale (case pricing) for
> $1.39/lb but that is prime, farm raised (I know who is
> raising it) which translates to $1.22/14 oz. tin.
> 
> Those are all well below the prices of your 14 oz. tins
> below which are $3.17/ea.
> 
> Second, when you home can, you get to choice the quality of
> the meat (usually home grown) and what you do with it. 
> Canning is usually done in quarts, pints and half-pints, or
> 32 oz., 16 oz. and 8 oz.
> 
> And, last but not least, Campbell's Chunky Roast Beef
> is a soup.  It doesn't have that much meat in it.  You
> are getting exactly what your money is worth!
> 
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobf"
> <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> 
> 
> > 3.11 per lb.  Well, you can get a 1 lb. 2 oz can of
> Campbells Chunky Roast beef for $1.89, or; if you watch the
> ads, as low as a buck on sale.  That does make the home
> canned stuff aspppear expensive.  I wonder about thwe
> difference in taste.  huh.............................