] ot too many years ago you could go to the Roast turn out?" Now he s part of the fast-paced<br > meat counter， recipe in hand， and ask assembly line teana， enclosed in glass， programmed<br > your friendly butcher， "What s the best to process the greatest possible volume in the fewest<br > cut to use for Beef Bourguignon ?" or "How long<br > possible man-hours.<br > should I cook a three-rib Prime Rib?" and he would Future trends are almost certain to remove the<br > know， And if you had six kids and your husband butcher even further from contact with the con-<br > was out of work， he probably knew that too. And sumer. It won t be long， according to inft~rmed<br > then there would always be some cut of meat that sources within the industry， when much of the meat<br > was "a real good special today，" If you fancied your- in your supermarket will be uniformly formed， pre-<br > self a gourmet， he would "hang back" a Short Loin packaged and frozen. It will come from a huge<br > for an extra week or two， and take pride in present- packing plant， adjacent to a huge feed lot， some-<br > ing it for your inspection--black with "age." In where near the heart of"cattle country."<br > those days the butcher was a trusted friend， looked Today s consumers (not to mention tomorrow s)，<br > to for assistance in selectingagood steak， timing a need to learn or re-learn some of what Grandma<br >roast of beef or stretching a food dollar， knew so they can function effectively and economi-<br > Times have changed. In the past four decades the cally in a marketplace more complicated than<br > trend in the nteat industry has been toward pre- Grandma could have imagined.<br > packaged meat sold in self-service cases. The butch- You need to know， as you approach today s meat<br >et is st 11 thele but he s not the same friendly guy in counter the best cut to use for "Beef Bonrguignon."<br >the: fla~-tof) straw hat that used to inquire about And if that s too expensive， what the alterlmtivcs<br >Grandpa s gout or ask Grandma， "How did the Pot are. If you have six kids and your husband is out of<br >