I should be shot!! I ate $17 worth of meat tonoght!

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For the knowin', when Liz goes off to pet-sit often times the clients buy her her own groceries to use while there, rather than having her forage thru their stash..And when she comes home they usually let her bring home what she doesn't use while there. Mostly, they ask her what she'd like to have and pretty well stick with the list but sometimes, as with a recent job, she gets gifted with delicasies we can't afford. In this case it was two flank steaks, a little over 1 pound, $16.99 pound!! Please excuse me for being naive, but $17 lb?!.. Back on the farm in Ohio we raised black angus (yes, the one they make the fuss over now!). There were 11 cows and one bull and every year one would meet with an untimely end. The good news for us was a freezer full of meat..And when it was divided there was a simple system. The tongue (lovely on crackers), the internal organs, the oxtail, the hamburger, the brisket..and the MEAT. I imagine I've had a goodly amount of FINE CUTS whilst I was growing up but naively placating my hunger, I never realized this. As I said, it was just meat. Its still just meat to me..something to be served with potatoes or slapped between two pieces of bread (did I hear a gasp?) with mayo (there it is again!) and maybe topped with cheese (oh, someone's fainted!). Its not something one hires a Brinks truck for, either for paying or delivering. Just to say so, it tasted like a little bitty chuck roast and had too much gristle.. What about you folks..hmm..? What was the most ridiculously priced thing you've ever eaten? Did you buy it or were you gifted? Enjoy your holidays!