SC - Cooking technique question

[Stefan li Rous]

Helen wrote:
> 
> You are the BEST, Cariadoc!  Thanks tons for the info.  Just saw a whole lamb at
> my indian store.... 23 lbs for $64... hmmmmmm

Not to belabor the obvious here, but I just happen to have had a chat
with Countess  Brekke Franksdottir this very day on the A(s)P(urchased)
weight of lambs versus E(dible)P(ortion). If I caught the details
correctly, Brekke was cooking a feast for the Coronation of one Sir
Cariadoc of the Bow, and learned the hard way that the EP of a small
lamb is somewhat under 50% of the total weight AP. She guesses more like 35%.

Something to consider: asking the butcher to estimate, roughly, the
amount of actual meat on a lamb weighing X pounds, when calculating what
or how much to purchase.

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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