Candie just called me all whipped up because my dad was talking to someone about "putting in some clover for the cattle to graze".
Apparently there is some consideration of raising some cows on his friend's land so they can "harvest" it. Candie isn't eating harvested meat. I can't understand how this is different from other meat. She claims that it is bloody.
Now, I don't know if I have blogged about this before, but I call myself the "ignorant carnivore" meaning that I eat meat, but I don't want any information about it's previous existence. I don't want fish with the head still on, or meat served on the bone or anything like that. I certainly don't want to choose my own crab or fish in China, although after being at a street market, I understand why they consider freshness an important feature of a meal.
As far as I am concerned, all meat comes pre-marinated and shrink wrapped on a little tray from the meat fairy at Kowalskis. I eat boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sandwich meat turkey, fish and occasionally a fast food hamburger, but that doesn't really count as meat anyway it is so gross.
Back to Candie's concern about the harvested cow. All meat is bloody. That is why they put the little pad in the styrofoam tray when you get it at the store. She claims that they bought part of a cow one other time, and it was gross.
I asked if a professional butcher couldn't accomplish the same function, she explained that he would be too cheap to hire it done.
The point is, I can't believe that:
A - we are even having this discussion
B - she is more concerned about the bloody meat than the fact that he IS PLANNING TO RAISE CATTLE
C - this is any different that the elk, venison, geese, turkeys, pheasant, ducks or fish he brings home.
Everything under item "C" is categorized at the Hume house as "Beast" and can only be stored in the "Beast" fridge in the garage. It can only be cooked on the "Beast cooking station" which is a grill dedicated to this job that we don't cook other meat on. Beast is often marinated in/injected with whiskey which I am sure is the primary appeal of the beast.
Candie has now unseated me as the most ignorant carnivore ever.
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