On 17/08/2011 2:54 PM, Dora wrote:

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> It's when the meat is no longer young lamb, but mutton. Mutton is greasy
> with a strong smell that most people find unpleasant.

My father was in the air force and spent several years in England and
Scotland during the war. He developed a powerful dislike of mutton that
was generalized to include lamb. My mother loved lamb and never got to
eat it except when she came here, and we would cook something different
for Dad.