US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
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US to lift 21-year ban on haggis guardian.co.uk, Sunday 24 January 2010 18.23 GMT "Smuggled and bootlegged, it has been the cause of transatlantic tensions for more than two decades. But after 21 years in exile, the haggis is to be allowed back into the United States. The "great chieftan o' the puddin-race" was one of earliest casualties of the BSE crisis of the 1980s-90s, banned on health grounds by the US authorities in 1989 because they feared its main ingredient minced sheep offal could prove lethal. Some refined foodies might insist it always has been and always will be: in the words of Robert Burns, in his Ode to a Haggis, looking "down wi' sneering, scornfu' view on sic a dinner". But now, as millions of Scots around the world prepare to celebrate Burns's legacy tonight with an elaborate, whisky-fuelled pageant to a boiled bag of sheep innards, oatmeal, suet and pepper, its reputation has been restored, on health grounds at least. For the past two decades, Americans of Scottish descent of whom there are at least 6 million have been forced to celebrate Burns' night without a true haggis, much to their distress. There are stories of Scots smuggling in a haggis for their starving cousins, risking deportation in the process. Others are said to have secretly tried to create homemade, bootleg haggis, desperate to sample that particularly peppery concoction. Meanwhile, butchers in the US have tried, and failed, to make their own versions of the pudding without using the vital ingredient: sheep. "It was a silly ban which meant a lot of people have never tasted the real thing," said Margaret Frost, of the Scottish American Society in Ohio. "We have had to put up with the US version, which is made from beef and is bloody awful." The long-running campaign by Scottish ministers to reverse the ban has been reinvigorated by Alex Salmond, the Scottish National party leader, since he became first minister, privately lobbying US officials during his visits there. The reverse in policy from the US department of agriculture is now expected by Salmond's government after the World Organisation for Animal Health decided that sheep lungs no longer carry a risk of contamination by scrapie, a close variant of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy.The latest sales figures suggest haggis is more popular now than ever. Nearly £9m worth were sold in the UK alone last year, the 250th anniversary of Burns' birth, up by 19% on 2008. Richard Lochhead, the Scottish environment secretary, was delighted. "I am greatly encouraged to hear that the US authorities are planning a review of the unfair ban on haggis imports," he said. "We believe that reversing the ban would deliver a vote of confidence in Scottish producers, and allow American consumers to sample our world-renowned national dish." </> |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
On 2010-01-26, Gregory Morrow > wrote:
> US to lift 21-year ban on haggis What ban? (like we care) nb |
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notbob wrote:
> On 2010-01-26, Gregory Morrow > wrote: > >> US to lift 21-year ban on haggis > > > What ban? (like we care) It's definitely in the "News of the Wierd" category, nb...!!! I was not even aware that it was produced for retail sale actually... -- Best Greg |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
On 2010-01-26, Gregory Morrow > wrote:
> It's definitely in the "News of the Wierd" category, nb...!!! > > I was not even aware that it was produced for retail sale actually... Yeah.... they showed it being massed produced (small scale) in N UK on some foodie program. I'd try one if I stumbled across it, but wouldn't go out of my way to find one. ;) nb |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
Greg forwarded:
> Meanwhile, butchers in the US have tried, and failed, to make their own > versions of the pudding without using the vital ingredient: sheep. This makes no sense to me. Why not use sheep? Bob |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
Gregory Morrow wrote:
> FYI: > > US to lift 21-year ban on haggis One has to wonder "Why?" -- Cheers Chatty Cathy - not a haggis fan |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
On 2010-01-26, Bob Terwilliger > wrote:
> This makes no sense to me. Why not use sheep? Sheep/lamb/mutton whatever has seemingly disappeared from the US scene. Even wool products are hard to find. Mutton is priced like an endangered species. I'm not sure of the reasons, but all things ovis are either prohibitively expensive or jes no longer exists. So sad. nb |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:10:01 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>On 2010-01-26, Bob Terwilliger > wrote: > >> This makes no sense to me. Why not use sheep? > >Sheep/lamb/mutton whatever has seemingly disappeared from the US >scene. Even wool products are hard to find. Mutton is priced like an >endangered species. I'm not sure of the reasons, but all things ovis >are either prohibitively expensive or jes no longer exists. So sad. > >nb Commercially made haggis, especially imported, would have problems passing USDA inspection... many such products do, that's why there is no Italian mortadela in the US. Lamb and mutton is pricy for the same reason other foods that most folks won't buy... some folks love it but neither is all that popular in the US... actually goat is more popular in the US. But there is absolutely no shortage of wool in the US, not to those willing to pay the price over synthetics... I know a lot of people who knit with very high quality natural fibers but the vast majority in the US knit with cheapo acrylic Walmart yarn... not really worth the time, effort, and lousy results but that's what most US knitters do. A lot of my neighbors raise sheep, llama, vicuna, and goats for yarn but not many who claim to be knitters are going to pay $20 a 200 gram skein when they can buy synthetic at $3.99 a pound. |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message ... > Gregory Morrow wrote: > >> FYI: >> >> US to lift 21-year ban on haggis > > One has to wonder "Why?" > -- > Cheers > Chatty Cathy - not a haggis fan I kinda like it but I have never had the "real" thing. Oh, and served with a deep fried Snickers bar for dessert. Paul |
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On 2010-01-26, brooklyn1 > wrote:
> passing USDA inspection... many such products do, that's why there is > no Italian mortadela in the US. Lamb and mutton is pricy for the same > reason other foods that most folks won't buy... some folks love it but > neither is all that popular in the US... actually goat is more popular > in the US. I remember when lamb/mutton was cheap. Buck and a quarter a pound. Now, can't touch it fer less the $5lb, even for fatty leg. As for goat, not as plentiful as you think. Mexicans love goat, but even in CA, at my local carniceria, goat was unheard of. > to those willing to pay the price over synthetics... The same can be said of ermine! All the old North Eastern catalog companies like LL Bean and Eddie Bauer used to offer dozens of various wool weave pants and shirts. Try and find a single one, now. Pendleton is selling fer $120 per shirt for see through weight garmets. It's a disgrace. > knitters do. A lot of my neighbors raise sheep, llama, vicuna, and > goats for yarn but not many who claim to be knitters are going to pay > $20 a 200 gram skein when they can buy synthetic at $3.99 a pound. My point exactly. Llama farmers consider their livestock to be some sort of chic collectible investment instead of a damn yarn resource. $10K per head fer a freaking spitin' cousin to the camel, ferchrysakes. Not even marketable as a food source. Morons. nb |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
On Jan 26, 3:13*pm, notbob > wrote:
> On 2010-01-26, brooklyn1 > wrote: > > > passing USDA inspection... many such products do, that's why there is > > no Italian mortadela in the US. *Lamb and mutton is pricy for the same > > reason other foods that most folks won't buy... some folks love it but > > neither is all that popular in the US... actually goat is more popular > > in the US. > > I remember when lamb/mutton was cheap. *Buck and a quarter a pound. *Now, > can't touch it fer less the $5lb, even for fatty leg. *As for goat, > not as plentiful as you think. *Mexicans love goat, but even in CA, at > my local carniceria, goat was unheard of. * I had goat biriyani at a local Indian restaurant last Saturday. No idea where they got the goat. > > to those willing to pay the price over synthetics... I prefer synthetics. Wool is itchy. Cindy Hamilton |
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Cindy wrote on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:31:38 -0800 (PST):
> On Jan 26, 3:13 pm, notbob > wrote: >> On 2010-01-26, brooklyn1 > wrote: >> > >> passing USDA inspection... many such products do, that's > >> why there is no Italian mortadela in the US. Lamb and > >> mutton is pricy for the same reason other foods that most > >> folks won't buy... some folks love it but neither is all > >> that popular in the US... actually goat is more popular in > >> the US. >> >> I remember when lamb/mutton was cheap. Buck and a quarter a >> pound. Now, can't touch it fer less the $5lb, even for fatty >> leg. As for goat, not as plentiful as you think. Mexicans >> love goat, but even in CA, at my local carniceria, goat was >> unheard of. > I had goat biriyani at a local Indian restaurant last > Saturday. No idea > where they got the goat. > >> to those willing to pay the price over synthetics... > I prefer synthetics. Wool is itchy. The very best AYCE Indian restaurant around here (in Rockville, MD), the Minerva, often has goat curry on the table. I'm pretty sure it is goat since it's different from mutton and I like it! -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
On 27/01/2010 7:31 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Jan 26, 3:13 pm, > wrote: >> On 2010-01-26, > wrote: >> >>> passing USDA inspection... many such products do, that's why there is >>> no Italian mortadela in the US. Lamb and mutton is pricy for the same >>> reason other foods that most folks won't buy... some folks love it but >>> neither is all that popular in the US... actually goat is more popular >>> in the US. >> >> I remember when lamb/mutton was cheap. Buck and a quarter a pound. Now, >> can't touch it fer less the $5lb, even for fatty leg. As for goat, >> not as plentiful as you think. Mexicans love goat, but even in CA, at >> my local carniceria, goat was unheard of. > > I had goat biriyani at a local Indian restaurant last Saturday. I had chicken biriyani yesterday. > No idea where they got the goat. Probably synthetic, made in China. > >>> to those willing to pay the price over synthetics... > > I prefer synthetics. Wool is itchy. > > Cindy Hamilton I prefer cotton, synthetics give me a rash. Krypsis |
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"Paul M. Cook" wrote: > > "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message > ... > > Gregory Morrow wrote: > > > >> FYI: > >> > >> US to lift 21-year ban on haggis > > > > One has to wonder "Why?" > > -- > > Cheers > > Chatty Cathy - not a haggis fan > > I kinda like it but I have never had the "real" thing. Oh, and served with > a deep fried Snickers bar for dessert. > > Paul Try haggis deep fried :) Quite liked it. |
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"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
... On Jan 26, 3:13 pm, notbob > wrote: I had goat biriyani at a local Indian restaurant last Saturday. No idea where they got the goat. I prefer synthetics. Wool is itchy. Cindy Hamilton I really only wear cotton. Wool is itchy and too warm for me. Synthetics smell funny (especially on me if I sweat a little) and I do not like the feel. We sleep on cotton and the vast majority of our clothing is cotton. Dale P |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
notbob wrote:
> On 2010-01-26, brooklyn1 > wrote: > >> passing USDA inspection... many such products do, that's why there is >> no Italian mortadela in the US. Lamb and mutton is pricy for the >> same reason other foods that most folks won't buy... some folks love >> it but neither is all that popular in the US... actually goat is >> more popular in the US. > > I remember when lamb/mutton was cheap. Buck and a quarter a pound. > Now, can't touch it fer less the $5lb, even for fatty leg. Mutton especially was once "poor food". Back in the late 40's my dad raised sheep that won Blue Ribbons at the Illinois State Fair but my mom would *not* have mutton or lamb in the house...they were making good money then and it was considered declasse'. Never once when I was growing up in the sticks of downstate Illannoy did I taste lamb, see it on a menu, or know anybody who served it. Could have been *giraffe* for all practical purposes... As for > goat, > not as plentiful as you think. Mexicans love goat, but even in CA, at > my local carniceria, goat was unheard of. When I visit the local Restuarant Depot, a food wholesaler, they'll have whole skinned baby lamb - head on! - at times, it's halal and one of the guys there told me that muslims buy a lot of this lamb. >> to those willing to pay the price over synthetics... > > The same can be said of ermine! > > All the old North Eastern catalog companies like LL Bean and Eddie > Bauer used to offer dozens of various wool weave pants and shirts. > Try and find a single one, now. Pendleton is selling fer $120 per > shirt for see through weight garmets. It's a disgrace. > Yeah, trying to find anything made primarily of wool is an effort... >> knitters do. A lot of my neighbors raise sheep, llama, vicuna, and >> goats for yarn but not many who claim to be knitters are going to pay >> $20 a 200 gram skein when they can buy synthetic at $3.99 a pound. > > My point exactly. Llama farmers consider their livestock to be some > sort of chic collectible investment instead of a damn yarn resource. > $10K per head fer a freaking spitin' cousin to the camel, > ferchrysakes. Not even marketable as a food source. Morons. But do you not find llamas cute, nb...when they bat their eyelashes at you...??? -- Best Greg |
US to lift 21-year ban on haggis...
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:40:39 -0600, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote: >notbob wrote: > >> On 2010-01-26, brooklyn1 > wrote: >> >>> passing USDA inspection... many such products do, that's why there is >>> no Italian mortadela in the US. Lamb and mutton is pricy for the >>> same reason other foods that most folks won't buy... some folks love >>> it but neither is all that popular in the US... actually goat is >>> more popular in the US. >> >> I remember when lamb/mutton was cheap. Buck and a quarter a pound. >> Now, can't touch it fer less the $5lb, even for fatty leg. > > >Mutton especially was once "poor food". Back in the late 40's my dad raised >sheep that won Blue Ribbons at the Illinois State Fair but my mom would >*not* have mutton or lamb in the house...they were making good money then >and it was considered declasse'. Never once when I was growing up in the >sticks of downstate Illannoy did I taste lamb, see it on a menu, or know >anybody who served it. Could have been *giraffe* for all practical >purposes... > > > As for >> goat, >> not as plentiful as you think. Mexicans love goat, but even in CA, at >> my local carniceria, goat was unheard of. > > >When I visit the local Restuarant Depot, a food wholesaler, they'll have >whole skinned baby lamb - head on! - at times, it's halal and one of the >guys there told me that muslims buy a lot of this lamb. > > >>> to those willing to pay the price over synthetics... >> >> The same can be said of ermine! >> >> All the old North Eastern catalog companies like LL Bean and Eddie >> Bauer used to offer dozens of various wool weave pants and shirts. >> Try and find a single one, now. Pendleton is selling fer $120 per >> shirt for see through weight garmets. It's a disgrace. >> > > >Yeah, trying to find anything made primarily of wool is an effort... > > >>> knitters do. A lot of my neighbors raise sheep, llama, vicuna, and >>> goats for yarn but not many who claim to be knitters are going to pay >>> $20 a 200 gram skein when they can buy synthetic at $3.99 a pound. >> >> My point exactly. Llama farmers consider their livestock to be some >> sort of chic collectible investment instead of a damn yarn resource. >> $10K per head fer a freaking spitin' cousin to the camel, >> ferchrysakes. Not even marketable as a food source. Morons. > > >But do you not find llamas cute, nb...when they bat their eyelashes at >you...??? 'Specially the rare Pushmi-Pullyu breed that frollic in my fields: http://i50.tinypic.com/2hi6wk9.jpg |
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brooklyn1 > wrote: > On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:10:01 GMT, notbob > wrote: > > >On 2010-01-26, Bob Terwilliger > wrote: > > > >> This makes no sense to me. Why not use sheep? > > > >Sheep/lamb/mutton whatever has seemingly disappeared from the US > >scene. Even wool products are hard to find. Mutton is priced like an > >endangered species. I'm not sure of the reasons, but all things ovis > >are either prohibitively expensive or jes no longer exists. So sad. > > > >nb > > Commercially made haggis, especially imported, would have problems > passing USDA inspection... many such products do, that's why there is > no Italian mortadela in the US. Lamb and mutton is pricy for the same > reason other foods that most folks won't buy... some folks love it but > neither is all that popular in the US... actually goat is more popular > in the US. But there is absolutely no shortage of wool in the US, not > to those willing to pay the price over synthetics... I know a lot of > people who knit with very high quality natural fibers but the vast > majority in the US knit with cheapo acrylic Walmart yarn... not really > worth the time, effort, and lousy results but that's what most US > knitters do. A lot of my neighbors raise sheep, llama, vicuna, and > goats for yarn but not many who claim to be knitters are going to pay > $20 a 200 gram skein when they can buy synthetic at $3.99 a pound. $20 for 200g of alpaca is a steal. I've paid about double for that here. Miche -- Electricians do it in three phases |
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