Venison

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Incidentally, I've always ended up spending ages picking deer hair out
of the packed venison stewing cuts; I don't know how so much gets in
there, but it's not nice and soft and relatively un-noticeable like

cat

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hair :-))

I knew that you love cats but you eat 'em too?:-)

Only the hair. That I know of!

You mean there's actually a /possibility/ you accidentally swallowed a
cat?!?

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> Incidentally, I've always ended up spending ages picking deer hair out
> of the packed venison stewing cuts; I don't know how so much gets in
> there, but it's not nice and soft and relatively un-noticeable like
> cat hair :-))
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I knew that you love cats but you eat 'em too?:-)

Only the hair. That I know of!

You mean there's actually a /possibility/ you accidentally swallowed a
cat?!?

Just think of that, she swallowed a cat!

chorus, please...

I *think* that the stories of cheap restaurants serving cat in lieu of
rabbit are probably urban myths, but I can't be sure. Years ago, when I
lived in Canada, a zoologist friend of a friend was said to have found a
cat forelimb bone in a rabbit stew (the limb bones are diagnostic -- no
possibility of error). Of course that was Canada ;-)

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> > Incidentally, I've always ended up spending ages picking deer hair
> > out
> > of the packed venison stewing cuts; I don't know how so much gets
> > in
> > there, but it's not nice and soft and relatively un-noticeable like
> > cat hair :-))
> >
> I knew that you love cats but you eat 'em too?:-)

Only the hair. That I know of!

You mean there's actually a /possibility/ you accidentally swallowed a
cat?!?

Just think of that, she swallowed a cat!

chorus, please...

I *think* that the stories of cheap restaurants serving cat in lieu of
rabbit are probably urban myths, but I can't be sure. Years ago, when I
lived in Canada, a zoologist friend of a friend was said to have found a
cat forelimb bone in a rabbit stew (the limb bones are diagnostic -- no
possibility of error). Of course that was Canada ;-)

The daughter of a close friend served up one of the farm cats to her sister!
Of course, this is Canada;-)
Graham

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> > I knew that you love cats but you eat 'em too?:-)
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> Only the hair. That I know of!

You mean there's actually a /possibility/ you accidentally swallowed a
cat?!?

Just think of that, she swallowed a cat!

chorus, please...

I *think* that the stories of cheap restaurants serving cat in lieu of
rabbit are probably urban myths, but I can't be sure. Years ago, when I
lived in Canada, a zoologist friend of a friend was said to have found a
cat forelimb bone in a rabbit stew (the limb bones are diagnostic -- no
possibility of error). Of course that was Canada ;-)

The daughter of a close friend served up one of the farm cats to her sister!
Of course, this is Canada;-)

Tell me you're joking. Or tell me why :-)

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Just think of that, she swallowed a cat!

chorus, please...

*groan*

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I *think* that the stories of cheap restaurants serving cat in lieu of
rabbit are probably urban myths, but I can't be sure. Years ago, when I
lived in Canada, a zoologist friend of a friend was said to have found a
cat forelimb bone in a rabbit stew (the limb bones are diagnostic -- no
possibility of error). Of course that was Canada ;-)

Several years ago, an uproar ensued because stileproject.com (purveyors of
filth that they are) displayed a video of a kitten being killed, gutted,
skinned, and cooked. Might still have it...OK, here it is, but you've been
warned about the video, so if you watch it and it offends you, don't
complain to ME about it.

http://www.stileproject.com/kitty.html

Bob

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:18:16 +0000, The Reid
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I agree about the problem of sweetness in veg, although I find parsnips
bearable: I think the parsnip flavour is sufficiently strong to mute the
sweetness. Cooked carrots are definitely too sweet, especially if
additional sugar is added.

Why would anybody add sugar to carrots?

I have to ask the reverse question of you two. If you both like
desserts, how come you don't like sweet veg?

Ah, well, it's not just the sweetness, I suppose. I like sweet corn,
f'rinstance, but that's tasty as well as sweet, to me. Anyway, they
can also be a carrier for butter, drool. But parsnips and sweet
potatoes are just so overloaded with sugar I find them unbearable. I
suppose, also, that I just don't like the underlying parsnip flavour,
and sweet potatoes don't seem to have any underlying flavour at all.

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> > > I knew that you love cats but you eat 'em too?:-)
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> You mean there's actually a /possibility/ you accidentally swallowed a
> cat?!?

Just think of that, she swallowed a cat!

chorus, please...

I *think* that the stories of cheap restaurants serving cat in lieu of
rabbit are probably urban myths, but I can't be sure. Years ago, when I
lived in Canada, a zoologist friend of a friend was said to have found
a
cat forelimb bone in a rabbit stew (the limb bones are diagnostic -- no
possibility of error). Of course that was Canada ;-)

The daughter of a close friend served up one of the farm cats to her
sister!
Of course, this is Canada;-)

Tell me you're joking. Or tell me why :-)

The victim was a sentimental soul and the perp wasn't, being the one who
always drove the animals to the abattoir. She saw it as a practical joke
when the cat was severely injured and had to be put down.
I think we ought to change the subject, don't you?
Graham

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I was going to fling it (the venison!!!) in a pot and make a casserole /
daube/ whatever but thought it deserved better as it's not daily fare here
in "Olde Portsmouthe".

Somewhere recently I read (can't rememer whether it was on the web or
in a book) that one should not serve brussels sprouts with venison.

I don't know whether this was a style guide/etiquette reference or to
do with a possible physical reaction; has any one else heard of this?

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Several years ago, an uproar ensued because stileproject.com (purveyors of
filth that they are) displayed a video of a kitten being killed, gutted,
skinned, and cooked. Might still have it...OK, here it is, but you've been
warned about the video, so if you watch it and it offends you, don't
complain to ME about it.

http://www.stileproject.com/kitty.html

What an ... interesting site. I have to confess I didn't watch the
video. I don't want to know the details, but I know it happens -- I can
still remember reading the Dervla Murphy book. People don't eat their
pets, but some people's pets are other people's food.

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I think we ought to change the subject, don't you?

Oh, yes. Definitely.

How about... on Thursday we took delivery of the first tranche of the
1/4 hereford cow we were privileged to buy from a friend who only
slaughters one each year. Organic, grass-fed, properly hung, and cut to
my specifications. We had our first taste of it on Friday, something
I've never done before: 2kg sirloin roasted on the bone. It's wonderful.

Only regret is that most of it is still in their freezers until we can
get the wiring to the garage sorted and put a chest freezer in :-(

regards
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On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 02:21:12 GMT, Elaine Jones
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Somewhere recently I read (can't rememer whether it was on the web or
in a book) that one should not serve brussels sprouts with venison.

I don't know whether this was a style guide/etiquette reference or to
do with a possible physical reaction; has any one else heard of this?

I suspect that you read past the end of the sentence, which actually
terminated at "sprouts".

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I think we ought to change the subject, don't you?

Oh, yes. Definitely.

How about... on Thursday we took delivery of the first tranche of the
1/4 hereford cow we were privileged to buy from a friend who only
slaughters one each year. Organic, grass-fed, properly hung, and cut to
my specifications. We had our first taste of it on Friday, something
I've never done before: 2kg sirloin roasted on the bone. It's wonderful.

Only regret is that most of it is still in their freezers until we can
get the wiring to the garage sorted and put a chest freezer in :-(

I buy my beef, chicken and eggs from a farming couple who received their
organic licence earlier this year. I'm now trying to find a source of good
pork with the skin still on! The supermarkets get theirs ready trimmed so
even if it is labelled organic, I can't make crackling:-(
Graham

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I buy my beef, chicken and eggs from a farming couple who received
their organic licence earlier this year. I'm now trying to find a
source of good pork with the skin still on! The supermarkets get
theirs ready trimmed so even if it is labelled organic, I can't make
crackling:-(

We buy our meat from http://www.reiver-foods.co.uk/

I used to buy huge parts of beasts when the children were at home but
now there are just two of us I get various cuts of each animal that
suits us best... and yes.. I
get pork with the skin still on🙂)

So now when I fill my freezer.. it is not just with one type of meat! I
get the type of meat I like, cut to the sizes I prefer🙂

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:11:17 +0000, [email hidden] (sarah)

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I *think* that the stories of cheap restaurants serving cat in lieu of
rabbit are probably urban myths, but I can't be sure. Years ago, when I
lived in Canada, a zoologist friend of a friend was said to have found a
cat forelimb bone in a rabbit stew (the limb bones are diagnostic -- no
possibility of error). Of course that was Canada ;-)

Believe me, you would instantly notice. I have skinned enough rabbit
and a few cats, the carcass of either one smell entirely different. I
would expect a cat to taste like its fat smells, which is
unmistakeable and not very pleasant; a fresh rabbit carcass has a
pleasant smell, and after cooking it has a very distinct taste of its
own (and entirely different from hare).

fkoe

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I suspect that you read past the end of the sentence, which actually
terminated at "sprouts".

I'd be sorry for that.

fkoe

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The victim was a sentimental soul and the perp wasn't, being the one who
always drove the animals to the abattoir. She saw it as a practical joke
when the cat was severely injured and had to be put down.
I think we ought to change the subject, don't you?

To Titus Andronicus?
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Ah, well, it's not just the sweetness, I suppose. I like sweet corn,
f'rinstance, but that's tasty as well as sweet, to me. Anyway, they
can also be a carrier for butter, drool. But parsnips and sweet
potatoes are just so overloaded with sugar I find them unbearable. I
suppose, also, that I just don't like the underlying parsnip flavour,
and sweet potatoes don't seem to have any underlying flavour at all.

I like sweet potato mash, with lots of butter, then caramelised a
bit in the oven. Nice colour too. Makes a change from potatoes.
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Sweetcorn is
sweet, but I like it with lots of salty butter for contrast.

that's one I don't like at all. I'm not convinced its even food.
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I like fruit with meat, but as a flavouring, sometimes part of a
stuffing, not as a major component. I quite like a nice, sweet korma.
Fried onions are quite sweet, but so delicious. As mentioned
elsewhere, parsnips and sweet potatoes seem to be so overwhelmingly
sweet to me that they are unpalatable. And, of course, I am
experimenting with making some puds less sweet.

You know, the more I think about this, the less logic there seems to
be.

LOL, I'm putting sweet veg in my main couse and not eating
dessert, youre having desserts but no sweet veg! Its just taste,
isnt it? And calories of course. How about a parsnip dessert?
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Following up to Elaine Jones

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Somewhere recently I read (can't rememer whether it was on the web or
in a book) that one should not serve brussels sprouts with venison.

Brussels sprouts are vegetarian, so don't serve them any meat.
Especially on the Sabbath.
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