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Default How we went from beef on the hoof to mystery meat in a box

On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 13:30:09 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 00:42:53 -0400, Travis McGee wrote:
>
>> Americans began the 20th century clinging to their T-bones and prime
>> ribs. But, thanks to the military, we no longer demand bodily evidence
>> as to the origins and wholesomeness of our dinner. We have even learned
>> to prefer eating animals in the forms pioneered by the Army: boneless
>> and restructured. Bon appetit, America.

>
>Other than lunchmeat/hot dogs and chicken nuggets, I don't see any of
>this "reformed meat" at my grocers except hidden in frozen entrees and
>soups. And of course cans of SPAM.
>
>I know Walmart sells those meat-glued "steaks", but by far the
>majority of meat for sale is whole muscle meat and poultry.
>
>Institutional meat, OTOH - school, hospitals, jails/prisons (and yes,
>the lower-class military) are probably the majority consumers of those
>reformed scraps.
>
>-sw


MalWart. I feel that spelling better reflect's it's corporate
character.

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