Victor Sack > wrote:

>Steve Pope > wrote:

>> Not to mention this is at most a semantic difference between
>> Americans and other English-speakers, as opposed to
>> "nonsense".

>"Bulk sausage" is utter nonsense and a totally unnecessary one, too.

I disagree. It's just terminology, no more or less valid
than other terminology.

>The "term" was probably first used by someone with a limited knowledge
>of both English and cooking (and it was surely the very same harmful
>drudge who started to use "hamburger" in a similar sense). "Sausage" is
>defined by its casings. The minced meat that goes into the casings or
>is used for many other related or unrelated products and dishes is
>correctly called "forcemeat" throughout the English-speaking world,
>America including.

"Forcemeat" is a pretty uncommon term among Americans.

This does not mean they are full of nonsense. (And there's
so many other ways to demonstrate that, so why bother with
this one..)

S.