Mini Sirloin Burgers -- Seriously!
The Jack-In-the-Box Mini Sirloin Burgers ad has become almost an unofficial HH cheer around here, so I figured that some folks might be interested to learn that ranchers are in fact switching to smaller Herefords, which produce meat more efficiently.
Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali and Kenny Petersen were like two Gullivers on a Lilliputian roundup.The half-sized cows barely reached Kenny's waist. The ranch's border collie stared eye-to-eye with wandering calves.
"Aren't they sweet?" asked Ali, 52, shooing Half-Pint, Buttercup and a dozen other cattle across a holding pen. "They're my babies, every little one of them."
The Petersens once raised normal-sized bovines on this stretch of Nebraska's rolling eastern grasslands, but with skyrocketing feed costs, the couple decided to downsize.
They bought minicows -- compact cattle with stocky bodies, smaller frames and relatively tiny appetites.
Their miniature Herefords consume about half that of a full-sized cow yet produce 50% to 75% of the rib-eyes and fillets, according to researchers and budget-conscious farmers.
"We get more sirloin and less soup bone," Ali said. "People used to look at them and laugh. Now, they want to own them."
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mini sirloin burgers!
That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey
by anaheim angels on May 25, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I loved this
In the last few years, ranchers across the country have been snapping up mini Hereford and Angus calves that fit in a person’s lap. Farmers who raise mini Jerseys brag how each animal provides 2 to 3 gallons of milk a day, though they complain about having to crouch down on their knees to reach the udders.
Witty .sig goes here.
So THAT is where those tiny cartons of lunch milk come from!
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
Me Too
I wanted to post, but was too busy preparing for our BBQ (tri-tip; no sirloin burgers this time, mini or otherwise). I figured someone else must still read the newspaper. I laughed out loud when I saw the article, and especially the pictures. My wife just looked at me like I’m crazy.
I did tri-tip on Saturday
Last night was sausagefest. Brats, kielbasa, Italian, chicken/apple, etc. No mini cattle, though.
There are no words in the english language that can express how jealous of you I am.
Vegetarian parents=no meat in the house.
That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey
by anaheim angels on May 25, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
ATTN HalosHeaven members:
We have a fellow HH’er in need of temporary adoption. Please send your requests to………
RIP Nick
I've said it before, and I'll say it again
The Angels should ask Jack to use mini sirloin burgers.Then, when the Halos need a little bit of a boost, we can have the Rally Monkey eating mini sirloin burgers!
Angels score runs, Jack gets advertising, everybody happy :)
34 - N.J.A - R.I.P
Or is it Dustin Pedroia being roped?
That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey
by anaheim angels on May 25, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I was playing MLB 09 last night and I noticed a Mini Sirloin Burgers add
on the RF scoreboard @ Angel stadium. I nearly died laughing
I still say they got nothing on White Castle
This bullpen collapses faster than the Austro-Hungarian Empire
I hear they are legendary.
Make some noise already people. Come on!
by Downing Rules on May 26, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
White Castle is good
if you don’t mind the debilitating diarrhea that comes with it.
Nick, you will always be an Angel. And you will be missed.
by anaheimisnotla on May 27, 2009 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions

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