Don't ever say "sure" when your wife asks you to see what's going on with the mad-cow-disease situation. There is some information that is just not worth knowing.
I am trying to get over the fact that for the last few years (and why go back more than that?), cattle have been fed "mammalian blood."
I am trying to get over the fact that for the last few years, cattle have been fed "plate waste." This is the official term for garbage.
I am trying to get over the fact that for the last few years, cattle have been fed "poultry litter." This is the official term for chicken shit.
The FDA is banning these items as cattle feed.
And all-beef hot dogs will definitely taste different now that brain, skull, eyes, and spinal cord of cattle 30 months or older, and a portion of the small intestine and tonsils from all cattle, regardless of their age or health, cannot be used in human food.
And I better add this tidbit from the FDA while on this subject. All of you who eat Stagg Chili with Beans, the kind with "Hearty Beef with a Kick of Green Chilies,” should be aware that you might come across plastic and other parts of a handheld calculator, which was added to the batch of chili to multiply your enjoyment of the flavor.
To you vegetarians out there: Shut up!
Posted by Bill at February 5, 2004 03:19 PMthis was not a nice thing to do. i TOLD you i wanted to make chili tonight. you could have simply said that you felt like grilled cheese.
Posted by: stacey at February 5, 2004 03:35 PMI'll take back the fancy graphing calculator.
Posted by: Bill at February 5, 2004 03:40 PMThat Dairy Queen cheeseburger that is still digesting just might come right back up after reading this. ICK!
Posted by: kathy at February 5, 2004 03:40 PMYou should get Nieman Ranch beef: no hormones, grass fed, organic beef. Very yummy and high quality.
Posted by: pink lotus at February 5, 2004 04:27 PMThank you, Bill. Now, I am seriously considering a meatless diet. WHAT - WAIT, I'm Texan, we eat anything! (well almost ;-)
Posted by: Cowtown Pattie at February 5, 2004 11:11 PMThank you kind Sir. Remind me when I come to visit the States, I become a vegetarian *lol*. I only buy quality meet from one of our supermarkets as that beef is not injected with hormones and also only fed on the best grains and grass. Ostrich meat is also fantastic - no fat which is excellent for people who have high cholestrol. It tastes very much like a good piece of fillet steak.
Posted by: Michelle at February 6, 2004 12:49 AMI love beef that will never change. But if they cut out all those beef parts for humans what the hell is McDonalds going to make their "hamburgers" with?
Posted by: Jeff A at February 6, 2004 01:20 AMBeen there, done that, got the t-shirt. I'm not allowed to give blood anymore because I've visited England in the last three years.
Posted by: Anji at February 6, 2004 01:38 AMTurkey burger tastes better than hamburger IMHO. Try it. It's very Californian.
Posted by: Joel at February 6, 2004 02:13 AMI recommend that everyone read "Portrait of a Burger as a Young Calf" by Peter Lovenheim. It is a lovely sensitive book that takes no pot-shots at any sides (farmers, beef industry, vegeterians) and it is a compelling read. It also has a sweet twist ending.
Unfortunately, it made me not want to eat much beef anymore. I loved beef, but... feh. No more hot dogs, either, although the book did not cover those.
Posted by: Terry at February 7, 2004 08:38 PMThe mere thought of 104,000 pounds of chili being recalled was strange. How big was this calculator, anyhow?
Posted by: Philip at February 8, 2004 10:48 PM