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From: "ron stone <>" <>
Subject: [GAFORSYT] Christmas food
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:06:55 -0500 (EST)


We were just sitting there discussing foods of Christmas when it struck me that Turkey,
Standing Rib Roasts and various honeyed, or unhoneyed, hams were always getting mentoned.
Yet in the story granny read me as a kid, the angels didn't seranade some local swineherd, nor
was it that fellow responsible for the local rent a camel operation.

No! It was the sheperd who watched his flock by night. So clearly, there was lamb. That being the case, why don't we have Lamb Roast for His birthday dinner?

For that matter, being a child of the depression in the south, am I the only one who doesn't
ever remember eating lamb? Lots of salt pork, roasted pork, pork buttes, chitlins, and who knows whatever other part of the pig (though none were ever curly enough to be the tail) but no lamb.

We had chicken, freshly wrung and flopped and dipped and picked, then fried, stewed, roasted and .. etc... and in this case there was that little arrow shaped thing that went over the fence last ...the tail. But no lamb.

Some folks probably had whatever dad could shoot... squirrel maybe? Rabbit maybe? Goose perhaps... we had goose once, but no lamb.

Donna, I am wondering if I am the only son of the south who didn't have lamb before I got to CA. I would glady take others thoughts off the list at <>
(not wanting to be banned forever)
ron in CA
Merry Christmas to all



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