On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:37:52 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/9/2018 12:55 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Tue, 9 Jan 2018 09:33:48 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 7:09:32 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> where do you suppose those Americans came from? They brought all
>>>> their favorite foods with them because even here in the U,S,, cattle
>>>> have tails, chicken have feet, etc. Sweetbreads was one of my
>>>> favorites as a child. I ate pickled pigs feet along with my mom (she
>>>> loved them) We ate liver. It is only in recent times that people
>>>> decided they should only eat the big muscle parts. I hate it when
>>>> sausage advertises that it is made solely with some of the big muscle
>>>> parts of the animal. We love bacon, sausage and lunch meats that
>>>> were originally devised to utilize lesser parts of an animal. If you
>>>> are going to kill an animal for food, you'd better be willing to eat
>>>> the whole darn thing. End of sermon
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> I never said that people on the mainland don't eat oxtail. I know they do. If you tell me that most people love the stuff over there, I remain unconvinced.
>>
>> You said 'eating oxtail hardly seems American" I've expressed that
>> 'Americans' do in fact eat oxtail In fact, it has become hard to find
>> and very expensive because certain restaurants and areas of the
>> country make specialties with oxtail. I do not need to show you that
>> most (what ever that is) Americans eat it. That's a ridiculous
>> statement like asking do most people on the mainland eat grits? No.
>> Janet US
>>
>I love oxtails *and* grits. LOL Do I eat either one every day or even
>every month? No.
>
>Jill

why Jill, I do believe you qualify as an American!