Julie Bove wrote:
> "Alan S" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:58:48 +1000, RodS >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I was just watching an eposide of "How It's Made" they showed
>>> making hot dogs and I was surprised to see that they added HFCS to
>>> the mix. Why would you add sugar to a meat product ? The program
>>> originates in Canada but I would assume that it is also done in the
>>> U.S. , probabaly not here but I will check if they add HFCS or
>>> sugar here next time I go shopping. (- -)
>>> =m=(_)=m=
>>> RodS T2
>>> Australia
>>
>> You need something to balance the taste of the nostrils,
>> tails, hair and other unmentionables...
>>
>> I watched "Fast Food Nation" a couple of weeks ago; fiction
>> based on a book based on facts. Watch it and you'll never
>> look at a hot dog or hamburger mince in quite the same way
>> again.
>
> What is hamburger mince?

What most Americans call hamburger. Usually here it means a lot fo fat
minced through with it. I prefer lean minced meat where you don't lose half
the meat when cooking it, by the time you drain off all the fat.


>>
>> I don't get religious about it, but where possible I buy my
>> meats as cuts, not processed. I like to know what's in it.
>> Similarly, I buy my snags from the local butcher when
>> possible - I can watch him make them.
>
> Oh great. Another one I don't know. What are snags?

Sausages. Great on sangers at barbies.