Margaret Suran > wrote:

> Victor Sack wrote:
>
> > Yes. It is a young virginal Dutch herring which is lightly salted
> > and stored in barrels for a few days only,
>
> Victor, What happens if the "virginal" herring had a little G'spusi
> when she found out she is about to be killed and eaten? Is she no
> longer worthy of being a Matjes herring or herringette? Are only the
> Dutch that strict or is that universal? Who acts as Sittenpolizei,
> other herrings or trouts or carps? No wonder that Matjes herrings are
> no longer on many menus.

A Matjes herring, just like a Vestal, is always very proud of her
special status and, again like a Vestal, if she loses her virginity, she
is publicly shamed and sentenced to be buried alive, becoming a gravad
sild in the process. Other Matjes herrings act as Sittenpolizei - they
are the ones most interested in protecting their exclusive status after
all. Trouts and carps would like to take part but are disqualified for
being freshwater fish.

Bubba

Victor Sack wrote:
> Margaret Suran > wrote:
>
>
>>Victor Sack wrote:
>>
>> > Yes. It is a young virginal Dutch herring which is lightly salted
>> > and stored in barrels for a few days only,
>>
>> Victor, What happens if the "virginal" herring had a little G'spusi
>>when she found out she is about to be killed and eaten? Is she no
>>longer worthy of being a Matjes herring or herringette? Are only the
>>Dutch that strict or is that universal? Who acts as Sittenpolizei,
>>other herrings or trouts or carps? No wonder that Matjes herrings are
>>no longer on many menus.
>
>
> A Matjes herring, just like a Vestal, is always very proud of her
> special status and, again like a Vestal, if she loses her virginity, she
> is publicly shamed and sentenced to be buried alive, becoming a gravad
> sild in the process. Other Matjes herrings act as Sittenpolizei - they
> are the ones most interested in protecting their exclusive status after
> all. Trouts and carps would like to take part but are disqualified for
> being freshwater fish.
>
> Bubba

I do not believe that the little girl herrings are proud of the
"special status" that has been forced upon them. It seems so unfair,
the poor little virgins offered as sacrifices.

As for Trouts and Carps and the double standard for Sal****er Fish and
Freshwater Fish, one of these days there will be a huge uprising in
the waters of this world.

Grind my own beef because I don't know what is going on in the meat
industry. I ground lean beef and it was tastless when cooked. I then
added a thumb size amount of gound lamb. Just enough flavour to make a
perfect burger. Nothing else is needed as others have said but some fat
in some form is a must.

In article >, Margaret Suran
> wrote:
(some snippage of Bubba and Margaret)
> >> Victor, What happens if the "virginal" herring had a little G'spusi
> >>when she found out she is about to be killed and eaten? Is she no
> >>longer worthy of being a Matjes herring or herringette? Are only the
> >>Dutch that strict or is that universal? Who acts as Sittenpolizei,
> >>other herrings or trouts or carps? No wonder that Matjes herrings are
> >>no longer on many menus.

> > A Matjes herring, just like a Vestal, is always very proud of her
> > special status and, again like a Vestal, if she loses her virginity, she
> > is publicly shamed and sentenced to be buried alive, becoming a gravad
> > sild in the process. Other Matjes herrings act as Sittenpolizei - they
> > are the ones most interested in protecting their exclusive status after
> > all. Trouts and carps would like to take part but are disqualified for
> > being freshwater fish.
> >
> > Bubba
>
> I do not believe that the little girl herrings are proud of the
> "special status" that has been forced upon them. It seems so unfair,
> the poor little virgins offered as sacrifices.

Honey, it's been that way since time immemorial. Always are the virgins
sacrificed.
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 9-26-05

In article >,
Craig Welch > wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:29:08 GMT, Bock
> > wrote:
>
> >Grind my own beef because I don't know what is going on in the meat
> >industry. I ground lean beef and it was tastless when cooked. I then
> >added a thumb size amount of gound lamb. Just enough flavour to make a
> >perfect burger. Nothing else is needed as others have said but some fat
> >in some form is a must.
>
> So why grind 'lean' beef?

Why not?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Margaret Suran > wrote:

> Victor Sack wrote:
> >
> > A Matjes herring, just like a Vestal, is always very proud of her
> > special status and, again like a Vestal, if she loses her virginity, she
> > is publicly shamed and sentenced to be buried alive, becoming a gravad
> > sild in the process. Other Matjes herrings act as Sittenpolizei - they
> > are the ones most interested in protecting their exclusive status after
> > all. Trouts and carps would like to take part but are disqualified for
> > being freshwater fish.
>
> I do not believe that the little girl herrings are proud of the
> "special status" that has been forced upon them.

They are extremely proud to become the prized matjes in the afterlife
rather than the lowly, despised rollmöpse!

> It seems so unfair,
> the poor little virgins offered as sacrifices.

Virgins have always been destined to be sacrificed! Besides, it is up
to each little herringette to end up as an admired matjes and not as a
shamed gravad sild.

> As for Trouts and Carps and the double standard for Sal****er Fish and
> Freshwater Fish, one of these days there will be a huge uprising in
> the waters of this world.

This will not be looked upon kindly by the diadromous fishes who won't
agree to share their special privilleges with the fishy hoi polloi.
Using their natural advantages, they will brutally suppress any such
uprising.

Bubba

In article >,
Craig Welch > wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:23:04 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
> >> >Grind my own beef because I don't know what is going on in the meat
> >> >industry. I ground lean beef and it was tastless when cooked. I then
> >> >added a thumb size amount of gound lamb. Just enough flavour to make a
> >> >perfect burger. Nothing else is needed as others have said but some fat
> >> >in some form is a must.
> >>
> >> So why grind 'lean' beef?
> >
> >Why not?
>
> Because the poster complained that there wasn't enough fat in the
> end result.

Oy, it's such an old thread I'd forgotten that. ;-)
I've eaten 96/4 lean ground beef from the store and enjoyed it, but to
each their own.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Craig Welch > wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:55:58 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
> >> >> So why grind 'lean' beef?
> >> >
> >> >Why not?
> >>
> >> Because the poster complained that there wasn't enough fat in the
> >> end result.
> >
> >Oy, it's such an old thread I'd forgotten that. ;-)
>
> Indeed, he posted it yesterday ...

No...
There has been a home made burger thread running for a good two weeks
now.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson