SC - Thickening with egg yolks, and veal

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/8/00 4:16:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jane at williams.nildram.co.uk writes:

<< What would period veal have been like? >>

Historically veal has always been taken from calves that have not tasted 
pasturage yet (e.g., unweaned). This averages 6 to 8 weeks old for the oldest 
veal.

Extending the definition to 6 mths. and then to 1 yr.old calves is a VERY 
modern innovation within the last 30 years or so.

Ras