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A horse is a horse

Monday, July 07, 2008 3:04:19 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Someone in my family is laughing maniacally, and he knows who he is.

On the way down the highway, we passed what would be my childhood's favorite animal, which I pointed out to the boys (who like all animals).

"Yucky horses," Mark said.

"Horses aren't yucky!" I objected.

(Pause.)

"Mommy, can you eat horses?" Mark asked.

"No," I said.

"See? They're yucky."

Yeah. I see.

Posted in Food |Comments [3]     

Monday, July 07, 2008 3:56:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Someone in your extended CP family is also laughing maniacally right now too. I'll pass this on to him tomorrow at work. I just love Mark and Adam stories!!
Mel | mdshoffnerAT NOSPAMaol dot com
Monday, July 07, 2008 5:19:19 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
You can't eat horses! How ridiculous is that? That would be gross. Like eating glue.

Hmmmmm...
The Thief
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:05:27 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
I am afraid I hav to report that indeed you can eat horses. On our recent trip to Northern Italy there was cavallo on nearly every menu. Horse ragout on gnnochi, air dried as a starter, sausage, with polenta. I didn't see any as a pizza topping, but I may not have been looking hard enough. There was also mule and donkey on offer for the hard core.

Now I feel it is only fair to make a personal admission. I, one of the vegetarians in the family, have eaten horse. It was in Paris when I was a teenager. It tasted like venison. It wasn't bad. And, in a sense, I ate it again while visiting my sister when she was teaching in Northern France. She took me to the best frites place in town and afterwards told me they were the best because they had been cooked in horse fat. They were indeed very tasty fries, and I have read elsewhere that the best fries are cooked in horse fat.

---Mrs (Horse-eating) Dunce
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