It was a long time ago. I can't remember how long it lasted but it was 4 -5 months for 2 adults, 2 teens and one kid. To give you an idea of the quantity, a side of beef will fill the bed of a half ton pickup truck. My dad car-pooled with the person who raised about 10-12 steers/year. She sent them to a local slaughterhouse about 40 minutes drive away. The butcher wrapped the meat in white paper, froze it, and put it in cardboard boxes. I would go and pick it up. It filled the truck bed up my dads bright orange Chevy LUV truck . I remember the weather was hot so I would load and race home to get it in the freezer. The freezer was an upright and was the size of the usual refrigerator. I filled it and put the extra in our kitchen freezer. It was the best tasting beef I've ever eaten.
We used to buy a half every year and the hamburger was the best I ever tasted .
It was a long time ago. I can't remember how long it lasted but it was 4 -5 months for 2 adults, 2 teens and one kid. To give you an idea of the quantity, a side of beef will fill the bed of a half ton pickup truck. My dad car-pooled with the person who raised about 10-12 steers/year. She sent them to a local slaughterhouse about 40 minutes drive away. The butcher wrapped the meat in white paper, froze it, and put it in cardboard boxes. I would go and pick it up. It filled the truck bed up my dads bright orange Chevy LUV truck . I remember the weather was hot so I would load and race home to get it in the freezer. The freezer was an upright and was the size of the usual refrigerator. I filled it and put the extra in our kitchen freezer. It was the best tasting beef I've ever eaten.