re: #303 Anymouse

Well that depends. We don’t eat a whole lot of meat primarily due to my marginal cholesterol levels.

That said, beef is usually on order here as it is inexpensive (relative to other states anyway). Chicken, occasionally pork, and we get a steady diet of Canada geese supplied by our ex-mayor. (We have an agreement: He likes hunting but doesn’t like cleaning geese and doesn’t want to hunt for the sake of hunting. He shoots ‘em, we clean ‘em, and split the take. He gets to sit in the cold North Platte River, which is not my idea of fun. He is also a widower, so a home-cooked meal from my wife is welcome.)

Sometimes we have fish, but fish is pretty expensive here since the ocean is a bit of a hike.

Germany is big on pork, which I do not eat a lot of, and good fish is hard to come by in most places. So dead chicken is pretty much the default meat setting.

In a few weeks I will start my annual Lenten meat fast: I turn Good Catholic for six weeks before Easter and do not buy or bring home any meat (I am not strict or religious about it, I just avoid it to a great extent).