Henriette Kress muttered....

> Olivers wrote:
>
>> While I would be open to challenge (and gladly accept it), I would
>> doubt whether more than 5% of the current population of Scotland
>> would eat haggis more than once in 30 day period
>
> So when's the last time you've eaten sausage?

Yesterday, and several times in last couple of weeks, but that includes a
wide sprectrum, all the way from hard salami through Cajun andouille,
boudin, chorizo (Mexican) and "country" - no Blood Pudding, simply not
available, but Souse/Head Cheese in the deli case.

Roast beef?

Within a couple of weeks, excluding prime rib whaich was last Monday

Prime rib?

See above.

> Liver?

Day before yesterday (Chicken liver)...
Beef (calf) Liver within last 30 days


Kidneys?

No, but within 60 days, on toast with Madeira


MickeyD's?

Saturday afternoon while driving back from Shreveport, but only a Coke.

>
> Henriette
>
After reading of the wide availability of haggis in Scotland and even
throughout the Scuppered H'aisles, I'm convinced it remains a dietary
and cultural fixture, but I'm wondering if its regular consumption among
the young has not declined to special occasions, the fate of many
traditional foods here in the US.

I suppose that the demise of plum pudding here was to be expected, but even
some common vegestables now show up only in "ethnic" restaurants.

For all the criticism of US diets here, the US fat kid syndrome, I was
interested to hear a news story recently announcing the British youngsters
were growing fatter at an amazing rate, likely to outstrip US obesity
soon. Too much haggis, I suppose...

TMO