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Isn't lamb expensive at the moment. :-0

I bought 2 Cambrian Mountains Welsh Lamb Chump Chops today.

£5 27!!

I am going to suck on one for at least half an hour before i even think about chewing on it!!

Now where did i put my teef. :-D

BAAAAHHHHH !

when you think that here in Wales there are more sheep than people it's a ridiculous price - it's not as if you have to feed sheep - they just eat grass!!! Think you can buy a whole sheep alive for about a fiver - and how is it that lamb from NZ is cheaper than home produced??

On QVC today they are selling half a Cambrian Mountain sheep for just under £100!!!!

lol Barb.

Is it dead or alive Ann? :-D :-D

I think the price of Lamb is outdacious(sp). Absolutely extortionate.
It is not as if the farmers are getting the price of a lamb, and how hill farmers anywhere, make a living farming sheep, is beyond me.
We eat lamb regularly, chops, leg, and shoulder, and over the years, it has always, in my opinion, been the dearest of the meats. Now, it is so much worse.
Having said all that, and I think there is nothing finer than lamb, I bought 2 fillet of beef steaks,on Saturday, to put away for a rainy day,you know, and they cost me almost £13.00.
I think someone somewhere is taking us, the consummers, for a ride.

Julia in Derbyshire

Not going in to details from the lamb grazing on grass until it reaches the wholesaler..... the price paid at Smithfield Meat Market last week was £90 + per lamb .......so by the time these reach the shops after cutting and transport it does rise considerably. The price charged in restaurants for some cuts like best end is mind blowing !
Lamb from New Zealand travels by ship and is frozen ....so who knows how old it is ?

By the way should you be wondering how I know these details my Son-in-Law has had a wholesale meat business for over 25 years..................and yes, I enjoy all the best cuts of lamb ..... FREE !


Jo :-)

Hiyah

Lamb used to be cheaper than beef but not now. It's very pricey and I haven't bought it for ages

Yes why is it that NZ lamb is cheaper.

Can I buy a baalamb for £5. Not to eat of course but as a pet . Teach it to walk to heel, sit and stay.Ah

Had a friend that had a huge garden and they kept 2 pigs from babies they even had names. Called round one day pigs in the freezer and was a long time before I ate pork again.

Wouldn't make a very good farmers wife would I.

Prickles Babes, pleas don't over cook them, it would be sacrilage

Just think BarbinGlos. If you had a little lamb and trained it to walk at heel and stay etc., you could be on the X Factor. LOLOL

Julia in Derbyshire

Mairzy Doats and dozy Doats and liddle lamsey divey

A kiddley divey to .............

You,ve gone off those chops now PH havent you

ps whats a doat

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I think it's Mares eat oats and Does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy,

:-D

Thankyou Maggie

Not bin avin a tipple honest

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No probs, Barb.
I used to sing

Mazie goats & dozy goats and little lambsies divey :-D

Until my daughter asked me to translate.....

I know a ditty nutty as a fruitcake
Goofy as a goon and silly as a loon
Some call it pretty, others call it crazy
But they all sing this tune:


Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
Yes! Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?


If the words sound queer and funny to your ear, a little bit jumbled and jivey
Sing "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy"


Oh! Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you-oo?
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

Mares eat oats and does eat oats,
And little lambs eat ivy,
A kid will eat ivy too,
Wouldn't you ?

Dear All

Hello


Good job our house is almost vegeterian! :-S

The most expensive thing to buy is a nice piece of salmon.

Very nice!


Take gentle care all, you meat-lovers you! <3

Very best wishes
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Mares eat oats etc sounds like an elocution lesson

Yer my posh west country accent cant cope with thaaat

Hope you,ve found yer teef PH

Have enjoyed a few shanks in my time but sadly not for a while.

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Elizabeth - funny thing is one of my granddaughters is a vegetarian too ! But obviously has no qualms in having a dad as a meat wholesaler. !

Jo
:-D :-D

My daughter and family have sheep, pigs and chickens which they eventually eat most of. The grand children want to name them but my daughter said if we give them names I can't eat them. Each year they buy and feed up two turkeys for Christmas one for them and one for her inlaws. Daughter insists they aren't named. One Christmas whilst eating dinner she mentioned how nice the turkey was and grand daughter said "mum your're eating Colin, dad gave Bertie to grand dad" That was her meal over.

LOL marziedotes!!

I'll feed the zane......i'll feed the zane........

otherwise auf weidersehen............auf weidersehen..

Jo you will now be the envy of most of us. The only time we eat lamb is usually when we can get it reduced when it is a short 'eat by' date. Daughter brought a half shoulder they'd bought reduced when they came last time. It was lovely.

But all meat has gone up hasn't it? Even things like minced beef.