Text 31194, 67 rader
Skriven 2012-11-23 15:20:34 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 31193 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
Ärende: Veggies @ Home
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Hi Dave,

>>> I don't think I've ever had goat, outside of cheese, etc.

>> Goat (especially young goat) is not substantially different from lamb.

>> I can see why that would be.. I think :) Well there are kind of similar
>> animals at least. I mean a goat is not a cat lol.. I have to admit that
>> when I've heard of people eating cats (maybe it's just a joke?) I get
>> ever sicker..

>Not a joke - I've eaten cat .... presented as domestic rabbit. And the taste o
> nearly identical. And what of all the urban legends about Chinese restaurants
> serving cat - there is some basis for those stories.

eeew :)

>> Farmer went nuts. You'd have thought we were going to cook his first born
> son
>> or something. Quite the scene. We wound up getting a goat from someone who
> had
>> a more realistic outlook on the subject.  Bv)=

>> I can understand this one :)  Goats seem to me to be one of those
>> things that should be exempt from our tables.. YMMV though :)

> Meat is meat. I'd draw the line at human flesh.

Oh good (VBG)

> But, only there. Of course
>taste of the meat would have a lot to do with the comestibility. I'd have to b
> pretty hungry to eat a gull or merganser duck, for instance. But goat? People
> been eating them for yonks.

I know really (grin).  I have a cookbook called "Tess Mallow's The Complete
MiddleEast Cookbook".  I saw a number of goat recipes in there :)

>> But I laughed so hard when I read this :) :)  a great tale.  Thanks
>> Dave :) This is as close as I can get to kinder animals that shouldn't
>> be cooked Lol Of course, it is from my sicilian Grandma (dad's mom).

>> ===GrandMa Mary's Roast Stuffed Suckling Pig===

>> 1 small suckling pig (about 10 pounds) 2 sprigs thyme,  or 2 teaspoons
>> dried thyme 4 bay leaves 4 sprigs basil,  or 2 teaspoons dried basil 2

>> Ok, I want to try this, but I don't think Wegman's has piglets (ouch)
>> :) :)

> Do you have an abattoir or stand-alone meat market handy? Or a small
> family-owned grocery store where Pop or Gramps is the meat cutter?

heheh you can get anything pretty much in Ithaca.. I'm sure :)

>Ask at one
> of those only of you are serious. Weggies, Big Y, Giant, etc. are all mass
> market sellers. Places like I mentioned are specialty shops and cater to
> requests like suckling pig, organic meats, birds, etc.

Yep :)

Take care,
Janis

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