Re(2): Re(2): SC - Re: Butchery

[Philip & Susan Troy]

ND Wederstrandt wrote:

> Some years back, a gentleman brought a little rabbit to an event.  All the
> ladies petted it and cuddled it, thought it was the cutest thing.  Well, at
> dinner, Hogan killed it, cleaned it, and roasted it.  None of the ladies
> could handle it.  Most people I think, who haven't lived on a farm can't
> handle it unless they hunt.  I can handle fish and killed mice for raptors
> but have trouble visualizing killing and dressing meat.
> 
> Clare who grew up in LA, even though she now lives in Ansteorra

My wife, Lady Ceandra of Ostgardr, was born in Manhattan (New York City,
not Kansas) and raised in the Bronx. That said, she was also raised as
closely as possible to the traditions of her rural Chinese ancestors.
One of the first things she was taught as a child was NOT TO PLAY WITH
FOOD. She would also, no doubt, have been taught not to eat pets, but
pets would have been considered a luxury for the rich.

She has since changed her priorities a bit...

Adamantius, who has been known to harbor unwholesome thoughts about the
fat ornamental koi in the tank in the living room, cornmeal, and bacon
fat