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Default Woody chiken breasts?

On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 11:05:39 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> On 4/6/2016 10:01 AM, notbob wrote:
> > Anyone experienced 'em?
> >
> > Apparently, CAFOs have become so successful at raising frankenfood
> > animals, we now grow chickens with breasts that weigh as much as an
> > entire chicken did, 50 yrs ago. Not sure if Jesus wept or jes ****ed
> > up a rope:
> >
> > <http://www.wsj.com/articles/bigger-chickens-bring-a-tough-new-problem-woody-breast-1459207291>
> > ****or****
> > http://tinyurl.com/zb8fzmy

>
> I've come across that twice, even mentioned it here. Once
> in a restaurant and once in some take out chinese.
>
> It freaks me out to bite into a rubber piece of chicken.
> Operation Gag Reflex.
>

It seems to be international. A gal I see on a FB food group just
mentioned that today. Said she fired off an email about it.

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