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Jeßus[_3_]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:23:56 -0300, wrote:

>On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:14:54 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:07:50 -0300, wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:17:49 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> >Assuming that we think "Australian lamb" means only one breed of sheep
>>>>> >is stupid. The package is clearly labeled from Australia, therefore
>>>>> >it is Australian lamb. It goes no deeper than that. I truly don't
>>>>> >care what breed it is. I only want to like the flavor and I do NOT
>>>>> >like the taste of Australian "lamb". You might, but I don't.
>>>
>>>"Maybe they are getting a clue that mutton/hogget won't sell well
>>>here"
>>>
>>>That says to me that you figure they should change for your market
>>
>>Can you imagine the reaction if somebody like me said that about
>>anything from the U.S? She's a nut.
>>
>>>>> >because the last NZ lamb I bought was wonderful, no "hint of
>>>>> >Australian mutton" flavor to it - but my hopes are not very high that
>>>>> >Australia has bought into the concept.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why should they alter for NA ? If Australians are happy with the
>>>>> breeds they have, go for it. Can you imagine ranchers changing
>>>>> steers because Australians would like to import something different
>>>>> with another flavour ?
>>>>
>>>>My god you're dense.
>>>
>>>Ad hominen always seems okay when you're wrong !
>>
>>She's always been like that. She has a real snarky, bitter outlook on
>>so many things that it clouds her objectivity. It hasn't even occurred
>>to her that they *do* know their markets, and if it were more
>>profitable then they would have already done so.
>>
>>Australia is pretty much the biggest producer of lamb in the world -
>>about half of which is exported and the U.S is a tiny market for us,
>>but sf wants Australia to change their lamb to what she thinks the U.S
>>wants. Yeah... that makes perfect sense from an economic standpoint.
>>
>>Australian producers are giving the world the lamb they want, it's as
>>simple as that.
>
>It's been fairly recent that they eat lamb in the US- lot of trouble
>in the US a century or so ago when farmers started bringing in flocks
>of sheep.

Yes, a strange quirk of history and some of the most suitable
livestock (for the land) and excellent meat becomes something
relatively uncommon.

>The American officers who requisitioned the house next to my
>grandmothers during the war ate far better than us but sometimes they
>were supplied with lamb. They threw a whole leg to our dog with just
>a couple of slices off it. I can see my grandmother now wrestling
>Sandy the bull mastiff to the ground and prising open his jaws so my
>mother could remove it. She soaked it in vinegar and water, declared
>it good to eat and we ate it. Sandy got the bone, a small
>consolation

Good on your Grandmother