> Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 04/10/2006, at 9:16 AM, Deborah Harrell wrote:
> > C) Both can be eaten, however: > > i. Oranges are part of a healthy, nutritious > diet. > > ii. Offal is not - unless you are a vulture. > Yes it is. But then I was born in Britain, where > haggis, tripe, black > pudding and liver hotpot are regulars on the menu. And we have another different interpretation of a word from GB to US; the first definition below implies edibility, but the ones after it do not. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=offal Main Entry: of·fal Pronunciation: 'o-f&l, 'ä- Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from of off + fall 1 : the waste or by-product of a process: as a : trimmings of a hide b : the by-products of milling used especially for stock feeds c : the viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal removed in dressing: VARIETY MEAT 2 : RUBBISH http://www.brainydictionary.com/words/of/offal195880.html Offal 1. The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal. 2. A dead body; carrion. 3. That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish. http://www.brainydictionary.com/words/ga/garbage168166.html Garbage 1. Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome. 2. To strip of the bowels; to clean. >From the American Heritage Dictionary: http://www.answers.com/main/ntq-tname-offal-fts_start- 1) Waste parts, especially of a butchered animal. 2) Refuse; rubbish. > Nothing wrong with offal in moderation. Liver is an > excellent source > of vitamin A and iron. (Just don't eat too much, > acute hypervitaminosis is a nasty way to go). <grin> _We_ call liver and organ meats etc. "variety meats," not wanting to be accused of eating waste parts! Debbi Americish Instead Of English Maru ;) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
