Amidst these turbulent economic times, our diets are often at the mercy of our shrunken wallets. We try to make cutbacks at the grocery store, pinching pennies by replacing name brands with no-name brands, ham with spam, and real cheese with spray cheese. But why should our taste buds suffer, just because we can no longer afford to bring home the delicious bacon? Are we to become vegetarians, simply because a head of lettuce is cheaper than the head of a delicious mammal? Heck no! And with summer right around the corner, it would be a damn shame, a DAMN SHAME to watch your barbecue just sitting there, lid closed, without a single flame to make the beef patties go ‘tsssszzzzz.’
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