General Chat

Some great posts on here.

Elizabeth........isn't mutton dressed as lamb? ;-)

Many years ago my Mother bought two lambs ~ with the intention of raising them, then eating them!

When the time came, she didn't have the heart to eat them.

So she did a deal with the local butcher.

She swapped two live lambs for two packed ready for the freezer lambs!!

What's the difference? She said she couldn't eat one that she knew. lol

Doesn't worry my Mum-in-law ~ they go into the freezer labelled with their names. Leg of Danny, chops of Freddy etc lol

When I was growing up we ate mutton, lamb was a bit of a luxury because the joint would'nt last the family for that number of days! I was thinking of trying to get some again - but if I do have any of you any special tips about how to cook it? I
don't think I ever have.

Throws Prickly Holly a tooth pick made from one of our lambs bones :-)

Not sure if it was from Lamby, Choppy, Minty, Saucey or Blacky :-D

They were bottle fed until old enough to have grass and lambs pellets/nuts

Sorry if this offends but it's true :-)

Our last pigs were called Babe, Gordon and Streaky:-D

Delicious :-D

you're too young to know kid :-D

" Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey" !!! :-0 :-0 :-0

Wotchoo lot going on about?? :-S

Anyone got a toof pick handy?? :-D

Anninglos........I hope I didn't sound like I was gloating about being so fortunate about being given lovely cuts of lamb. I know how lucky I am that my s.i.l is so generous and that it a great saving in my weekly outlay. He also buys other meats from suppliers at the market and gives some to me. As for mince although he could buy in beef mince he has leg or shoulder of lamb from his own stock minced by a company there and it is delicious and just as versatile.

Gwyn in Kent.

The rules and regulations regarding transportation and refrigeration of meat have been really tightened up over the past 10 years or so. At one time meat was left hanging on hooks in an open market with all and sundry passing by. Nowadays it is unloaded straight into a controlled temperature area for chopping and cutting. Even the vans have to be refrigerated for transportation.
Jo

We used to buy half a lamb direct from the farmer just a few miles from here. It was very reasonable compared with shop prices and so fresh.
I know there were new regulations regarding the transportation of the animals and the angle of the ramp which allowed them access to the transport, so I don't know if these extra costs mean this farmer will have to sell his meat in a different way...
Perhaps many of them have had to cover extra costs too.

Gwyn

Jo you will now be the envy of most of us. The only time we eat lamb is usually when we can get it reduced when it is a short 'eat by' date. Daughter brought a half shoulder they'd bought reduced when they came last time. It was lovely.

But all meat has gone up hasn't it? Even things like minced beef.

LOL marziedotes!!

I'll feed the zane......i'll feed the zane........

otherwise auf weidersehen............auf weidersehen..

My daughter and family have sheep, pigs and chickens which they eventually eat most of. The grand children want to name them but my daughter said if we give them names I can't eat them. Each year they buy and feed up two turkeys for Christmas one for them and one for her inlaws. Daughter insists they aren't named. One Christmas whilst eating dinner she mentioned how nice the turkey was and grand daughter said "mum your're eating Colin, dad gave Bertie to grand dad" That was her meal over.

Elizabeth - funny thing is one of my granddaughters is a vegetarian too ! But obviously has no qualms in having a dad as a meat wholesaler. !

Jo
:-D :-D

Mares eat oats etc sounds like an elocution lesson

Yer my posh west country accent cant cope with thaaat

Hope you,ve found yer teef PH

Have enjoyed a few shanks in my time but sadly not for a while.

;-) ;-) :-D :-D

Dear All

Hello


Good job our house is almost vegeterian! :-S

The most expensive thing to buy is a nice piece of salmon.

Very nice!


Take gentle care all, you meat-lovers you! <3

Very best wishes
Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Mares eat oats and does eat oats,
And little lambs eat ivy,
A kid will eat ivy too,
Wouldn't you ?

I know a ditty nutty as a fruitcake
Goofy as a goon and silly as a loon
Some call it pretty, others call it crazy
But they all sing this tune:


Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
Yes! Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?


If the words sound queer and funny to your ear, a little bit jumbled and jivey
Sing "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy"


Oh! Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you-oo?
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

No probs, Barb.
I used to sing

Mazie goats & dozy goats and little lambsies divey :-D

Until my daughter asked me to translate.....

Thankyou Maggie

Not bin avin a tipple honest

:-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S

:-D

I think it's Mares eat oats and Does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy,

:-D

Mairzy Doats and dozy Doats and liddle lamsey divey

A kiddley divey to .............

You,ve gone off those chops now PH havent you

ps whats a doat

:-D :-D