On Nov 27, 1:44*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> > You seem to be mostly correct. *We (generic "we") had a discussion on
> > "Rock Cornish Game Hens" in something like 2001 or so. *It seems the
> > consensus was that, in theory, they were once supposed to be a
> > particular breed, but in current practice, they were just baby chicken.
> > It is now quasi official:
>
> > <http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FRPubs/99-017P.htm>
>
> The good 'ol USDA out to protect us from marketing fraud admits,
> "Heck, these things have been extinct for a couple decades, we just
> haven't enforced it. *So we're going to make a new rule that will
> give you confidence in what you're buying".

Who are you quoting? Your post implies that it is the USDA.
Seems to me you're just putting quotes around your own words.
>
> -sw

--Bryan