On 7 Aug 2006 13:20:28 -0700, "aem" > wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>> On 7 Aug 2006 11:36:23 -0700, "aem" > wrote:
>>
>> >Can't help with this because I went to high school in the 50's. I
>> >worked in the cafeteria kitchen, which served both the high school and
>> >the elementary school. Far from nosy health inspectors, the cooks
>> >sometimes mixed some ground pork in with the ground beef, making
>> >particularly juicy, good tasting burgers. When they did that, they
>> >would tell me to be sure I cooked the patties well -- I eventually
>> >graduated to being the grill (really, griddle) guy -- but the press of
>> >the lengthening line meant I sometimes served them pink. No one ever
>> >got sick.....
>>
>> I hope you didn't have any Jewish students when they pulled that.
>> Personally, I'd enjoy those burgers a lot.
>>
>It was a very small town. There was one Jewish family in town, and
>everyone knew that they didn't eat pork. Their son was three years
>behind me in school and he always brought his lunch, never buying the
>cafeteria food.

That's good. Thanks for letting me know. )

Carol