On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:18:15 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:

>> books I have say 180 is best for lamb but that is way too well done for my
>> taste. *But in keeping with the picky eater thread, I surely would eat it
>> that way if my host served it that way. *I still worry about trichinosis
>> though.
>>
>> Paul
>
> I don't believe there's been any trich in the US in decades, and then
> it MIGHT have been possible to have it in pork. 180 deg. for lamb is
> super-awful sounding.
>
> N.

as far as i know, the most cases in the u.s. recently have come from eating
bear meat:

The few cases in the United States are mostly the result of eating
undercooked game, bear meat, or home reared pigs. It is most common in the
developing world and where pigs are commonly fed raw garbage.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis>

your pal,
yogi