SC - Forcemeat-further thoughts
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Thu Sep 21 19:36:04 PDT 2000
In a message dated 9/21/00 2:07:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, stefan at texas.net
writes:
<< Does the name come from forcing the meat through a
strainer or some such? If that is the case, then the origin of the
name might be closer to Ras' definition even if the use of the
forcemeat might be closer to Phillipa's. >>
No. It is derived from 'farce' or 'stuff.' However, the definitive state of
the meat, IMO, from viewing many uses of the term, denotes that a ground meat
is meant when it is used. Whether it is used for actually stuffing something
or not is not relevant.
Ras
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