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The [half a] cow we ordered many moons (OK, weeks) ago is now here. I picked it up from Jone’s Packaging Company yesterday. The blessed moo came in nicely cut pieces, wrapped in butcher’s paper and arranged in seven flat cardboard boxes. Three additional bags of “trimmings,” each about 10 to 15 pounds, sat in two square boxes. I awed the man at the packaging company with my super-female strength by helping him heft the 40-pound boxes. A few minutes of Tetris and we were off. Continue reading →