Goomba38 > wrote:

> Serene wrote:
>
> > I think I'll buy some kind of potted meat or something for James to have
> > on crackers, but I know he'll really be jonesing for the rest-stop
> > vending-machine sandwiches. I know, I know.
> >
> Ohhhhhhhh, i think I'd risk the rest stop sandwiches over anything
> labeled "potted meat" ANYDAY!!
> I can't quite fathom that people eat that stuff? <shiver>

Why... it is basically suitably processed (e.g. ground, shredded, or
pounded) meat put into pots (or cans/tins) after cooking, that is all.
Such things as confits, rillets, rillons, etc. qualify. This is to
distinguish them from ptés and such, which are cooked after being
potted. Does no one read Elizabeth David any more?

Victor