cshenk wrote:
> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 13:17:15 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>>> Graham wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 26 Nov 2020 07:13:08 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We're going to the other direction, small. One stuffed Cornish
>>>>> hen, potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green
>> beans >> > with lots of bacon and a pumpkin pie. Just the three of
>> us. >> > Extended family Zoom at 1:30.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Bryan
>>>>
>>>> How sensible! No leftovers about which to complain.
>>>
>>> We actually had lots of leftovers but the type we like. Even some
>>> Cornish Hen leftovers!
>>
>> A cornish hen is barely a meal for one person... that's why they are
>> typically sold in pairs, and it's mostly fat and bone... I find that a
>> cornish hen is a toddler's portion. A cornish hen contains about the
>> same meat as a roasting chicken's wing. The two of us put a good
>> dent in our 13 pounder... there's enough left for two more dinners for
>> us. We don't find poultry very filling.
>
> Sheldon, you've been saying that for ages but it's not true and there
> is no glory in being a glutton. Fortunately I am sure you are lying.
> It's sad and mystifying why you do that on consumption.
>
> Meantime we had a very good meal and have a thigh, a wing and a breast
> leftover. I will grant, most would probably have eaten the whole bird
> between 2 but we are low meat eaters so had a litle more than 1/2 the
> bird. The average Cornish Game Hen sold in the USA is 1 1/4lbs (20oz).
>
> Bone ratio is 1/4 so about 5oz was bone and 15 was meat. I'd say we
> did it right with about 6oz meat left over?
>

The meat Popeye eats is usually alive. And spurts when he finishes.