On Sat, 07 Jan 2017 11:47:11 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 08 Jan 2017 06:32:26 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> I raise sheep as you probably know by now, so that's where my
>> lamb-mutton (as opposed to purely 'lamb') comes from. I never butcher
>> the legs and leave them whole - they're too big - usually I'll cut one
>> or two pieces for roasts and make chops from the rest. I've heard them
>> being called steaks more often than chops.
>
>I hear you. When my mother raised sheep, she'd have one butchered to
>my specifications, so I opted for a couple of leg steaks, boneless
>rolled roasts instead of bone in leg, and frenched racks. I could buy
>lamb steaks in the grocery stores back then too.

I'm taken aback at the prices for lamb in Australia now. I'm highly
tempted to increase the size of my flock considerably.