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  • From: "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Dorpers and Katahdins
  • Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:04:20 -0400

It may be that I've never had real lamb then. Question. Do sheep tear
the bark off fruit trees?

Rob - Va

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 10:23 PM, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> 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 think what is sold at the store is closer to mutton than lamb. I
> think the animal can be almost 2 years old and still technically called
> lamb, but in my mind, a lamb is under a year old. When buying lamb at
> the store, I pick the smallest leg.
>
>
>>
>> I eat young goat and it's not nearly so strong, I've never had store
>> bought goat meat.
>
> I ate my wethers, and I believe they were more gamey/strong than either
> my lamb or deer.
>
>
> Bev
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