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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Eeeeuuuuu!  That's not lamb!  In fact, if you ever get a chance to eat 
homegrown of any breed, but best, a hair breed, you'll never buy another 
piece of mutton dressed up like lamb in a supermarket again!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>


> I've never had home grown lamb, but I've had store bought. It was
> strong flavored (I guess, it had a strong flavor). Is that normal or
> just what I got at the supermarket?
>
> I eat young goat and it's not nearly so strong, I've never had store
> bought goat meat.
>
> I kept two Boer doelings, one came in heat yesterday. Her sis should
> be in heat soon. Looking at my 6 month old very well bred Nubian
> buckling next to my 5 month cull boer wethers, I'd sure rather eat
> them. He looks like Bambi, all legs. they are shorter and meatier.
> Wether is cooler now and two of them are going in the freezer soon. I
> hope the crosses with a dairy buck and meat doe work out for next
> year.