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I had pretty good luck with Mike's meat market, which is in your area.
They used to make their own sausage, but I'm not sure if they still do.
It's in a small strip mall on 111A just before you get to rt 3,
next to Christopher's and I believe a laundry.

KB

I second the recommendation of Mike's Meat Market.  It's on the corner 
of Northeastern Blvd. and (Main?) Dunstable Rd.  

When my husband and I lived in Nashua I often shopped there and found 
the quality of the meat very good.  However, I bought beef so I can't 
give you an educated opinion on the veal.  And I believe they still do
make their own sausage.  

Barbara 

    Mike's is good, but last time I bought sausage there is was not
    homemade, I think it was made by Schonlands or one of the other
    local packers.
    
    The Meat Shoppe on the DW Highway in S. Nashua does carry their
    own homemade sausage.  I go there and I find their service and
    selection to be excellent.  
    
    Paula
    

The only time I went into Mikes it looked like a poor selection.  But
never bought anything there so I don't know about the quality.

     I like Mr. Steer (or something like that, my husband and I always call
it the 'Cow-meat' store anyway).  Its out on 101/Amherst street in Nashua.
Past Kealy farms on the opposite side, directly accross from Deangleos.
I don't know about thier sausage, but they are friendly and helpfull.  I 
like to by Veal also and they are always more than willing to order anything
also.


-KC    

    re -1.  The shop is called "The Steer Meat Shop".  I also shop there
    and have found both the selection and quality to be excellent. 
    You can also order over the phone (once you're sure you like it)
    and pick it up the next day.  Working in Merrimack I like to do
    this (even though it means Amherst Street at 5pm, augh :-) ).
    
    Bernice
    

    Don't know if this is considered the proper forum for this.  
    
    I am looking for a butcher shop in the Marlboro area.  I used to
    go to Meat King in Sudbury for my custom meat order but he seems
    to have closed.
    
    Does anyone know of a place around this area or do I have to resort
    to driving all the way to Waltham when I want a custom order?
    
    Judie
    
    

I haven't been there in a while, but there is a little place next to the 
Victory market on rt 62 in Maynard.  Since I've moved from the area, I've 
taken to talking to the manager of the meat dept in my favorite grocery (a 
large Market Basket) and found him very receptive to special orders as long as 
I give a bit (more than when I used a butcher) of advanced notice.  Doesn't 
hurt to talk to them.  If you can make it to the place on a weekday before 5, 
you should be able to talk to the manager without feeling rushed.  

						     
							- JP

    
    There is also a butcher store in Framingham, in the area of the
    state police barracks. I believe it's called Mr. Meat.
    
    Ray

    If Framingham's not too far, I recommend the Waverly Supermarket,
    located next to the Union House Restaurant on Rt. 126.  It's really
    not a supermarket, just a little "superette" with the butcher (Frank)
    located in the back.  Family-run business...

    
    
    Does anyone know of a good butcher in the Merrimack, Nashua
    area?
    
    Sheryl
    

    
    Steer Meat Shop, Amherst st (route 101A).
    
                   Donna
    

    If you live east of Nashua, try Prime Butcher in Windam. It is close
    to intersection of 93 and 111 on 111a.
    
    For lamb there is ONLY Liamos in Nashua!
    

We have a seperate freezer and usually buy a rounds of beef to split 
with my parents.  They are from upstate NY, and get the beef from a 
butcher there.  

Well, they've sold their house and now we need a source of bulk beef 
in MA.    We've been spoiled by this other butcher in that the meat is 
always wonderfully cut, in packages exactly the size we specify, prime 
grade, and next to no fat.

Between work, home, and family we cover from Maynard, to Chelmsford, 
to Hanover.  Additionally, we would be willing to drive a bit for it 
since we do it so seldomly.  I would figure that west of Maynard would 
have better prices, but that's only assuming that beef cattle is 
farmed in western MA.

Any suggestions of where I could try??

Thanks,

    Try Blood's farm in Groton, they are supposed to be the best in
    the area.
    
    Doc.

There is also Sterns in Charlton MA. This is where I have my beef
    slaugtered, and they also sell.

Adams Farm in Athol gets my vote.

Al

    This is a 5-years-later update, but I've lived in Nashua all my life
    and the best butcher is in a little hole-in-the-wall store called
    Lavoie's on Kinsley St.  Take exit 5-E and stay in the left-hand lane.
    Lavoie's has a tiny parking lot on Kinsley so don't blink or you'll
    miss it!  Or, you can take the street it faces and park there.  They
    have the best prime rib in the world, and they cut roasts to order, and
    generally will give you cuts that are dictated from cookbooks that all
    the other butchers seem glazed-eyed over when you request them.  And
    the butcher is very nice and will even tell you the best ways to cook
    the meats he cuts!

RE: .7

	How do their prices compare to other places?  I have found that the 
	Hilltop Butcher is quite well priced.  Boneless chicken is what I
	usually buy for meat and it is regularly priced at $2.99/lb and 
	sale price is $1.99/lb.  

	Karen
	

    Can anyone name the butchers that will sell you bones?  So far the only
    place I found was just south of the New Hampshire border in Tyngsboro -
    I forget the name.
    
    When I went to Hilltop and asked for bones, the guy just laughed and
    said that they get all their meat pre-cut and flown in from Texas. 
    How's a guy going to make some real stock in this country?
    
    
    				-David

    Purity Supreme sells them.  Most meat departments in the supermarkets
    will wrap some for you and sell them if you ask.
    
    That reminds me of a story, nahhh, some other time.
    
    ed

I've seen bones at Alexander's, Shaw's, DeMoula's, etc.  If you don't see them
out, ring the little bell and ask the butcher.

If you are in the Milford area, the IGA on 101A will have them, and there is 
a butcher across the road that also has excellent meats and will sae the 
bones for you.

    Can anybody recommend a butcher in the Lowell area that sells "old
    fashioned" pork?  The kind that tastes like pork used to before they
    decided to breed "low fat" pigs?  
    
    -ellie

Blood's in Groton.  They grow their own.

Now there's a lady with good taste!

In addition to Blood's in Groton (whose meat is variable, because
they're supplied mostly by small, local growers), there's a butcher on
101A toward Amherst called Paul's Choice II. Haven't tried the pork,
there, but the beef is superior to supermarket stuff, and I'm told
he'll gladly special stuff like fresh rabbit (not frozen) on request.
I'm not sure but this may be the same location (new owner) as the place
mentioned in reply .5.

    Thanks for the pointers!  I'll probably try Blood's, since I work near
    Groton.  Where in Groton is it?  In the center?  I'll also try the
    place in NH some weekend.  I'd like to try fresh rabbit,too.  I've only
    had rabbit sausage and. although it was delicious, it's hard to
    attrubute the flavor completely to monsieur lapin!  (I have a French friend 
    who was amazed that I'd never had rabbit.  She grew up on a farm in 
    Normandy and had it a couple of times a week.) 
    
    -ellie

Blood's is on rt 225 west of the center of town.  It's almost at the Shirley
town line.  If you get to the bridge at the Sqannicook river, you have gone too
far.  Although it's pretty hard to miss.  It's on the left.  Be careful pulling
out, cause just past the driveway is a curve/hill that people tend to come down
kinda fast.

	Paul's choice II is indeed, the same place (location) as .5 mentions.
	I haven't been there since they re-opened.

	ScottR

    I got pork chops from Blood Farm yesterday, and cooked them last night.
    They were delicious!  I braised them with onions, garlic, a little red
    wine, and a couple of dried morels.  Yummm......  
    
    -ellie

   >> I got pork chops from Blood Farm yesterday, and cooked them last night.
   >> They were delicious!  I braised them with onions, garlic, a little red
   >> wine, and a couple of dried morels.  Yummm......  


	Oh sure, don't invite Rand and me.  Five minutes away.  We'll
	remember this.  

	e, were these available in varying thicknesses, by the way?

	d

    But, Di, we had to be sure these were *OK* before we invited you guys!
    
    Yes, they cut the chops to whatever thickness you request.
    
    -e

And what about Me. I got no invite earlier

Martin B

    re .21
    
    Martin!  How ARE you??  What a surprise to see your reply here!  How is
    the gang in Dublin?  No smoked salmon or Guinness for me, huh?  Well, I
    can do without the salmon......  
    
    You lucky folks in Ireland can get meat that actually tastes like
    something.  I miss that.  In fact, what propmted my note was the fact
    that we just spent 2 weeks in France and Italy, and were reminded that
    meat is supposed to have some *flavor*.
    
    -e

    Hey... I called her up and told her how to find this place....
    
    REK

    Since we are on rat hole mode
    
    
    
    
    
    I'll try to bring us back to the topic...
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    I saw the Butcher's Wife at Blockbuster, but didn't get the butcher's
    name so I'm not sure who to recommend.
    
    
    But I like MIKE!  I use Mike's Meat for quick stops - one meal
    shopping, but I like the meats I've bought from Costco (should I
    cross-post this in the Costco note?).  So far that's all I have in my
    freezer.