Word: meats
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...vote was a stunning defeat for an odd alliance of consumer advocates, the meat industry and the Administration, lobby. Consumer groups charged that the program to pay farmers for not producing was a giveaway to the dairy interests, fueled in part by the industry's campaign contributions to Congressmen. The meat industry feared that dairy farmers would cut production by slaughtering their older cows for beef, creating a glut of meat that would depress prices. And the Reagan forces contend that over a four-year period the new approach will cost the Government $500 million more than the bill...
...most celebrated dish of the southwest is cassoulet, a concoction of meat and dried beans that is the subject of as many variations and arguments as bouillabaisse or chili. After tasting dozens of versions, the author found the ultimate cassoulet at the Hotel de France in Auch, prepared by the celebrated Gascon chef Andre Daguin. Made with fresh fava beans and confit of duck, it is a contrast in flavors and textures that struck her as nothing less than "a miracle." American cooks should be equally impressed...
...difficult to make. Pâtés have another great virtue in the age of rush: they must be completely prepared in advance, eliminating last-minute booboos, and actually improve with a few days' aging. "A pate," according to Cutler, "is nothing more than a French meat loaf that's had a couple of cocktails...
Specialties that deserve an honorable place on the American table include kulebyaka, the glorious salmon pie described by Chekhov as "shameless in its nakedness, a temptation to sin"; pirozhki, the more plebeian meat or vegetable pies; kidney and dill pickle soup; Azerbaidzhan lamb patties; veal stew with cherries; Ukrainian honey cake; smetannik, a rich pie of sour cream, jam and nuts; and the celebrated Guriev kasha, a thickened compote of brandied fruits. To round out a Russian banquet, Goldstein provides instructions for a dozen deliciously flavored vodkas, and with them a toast to the meal: Eshte, eshte na zdorovye...
...ultimate Bulldog was later photographed trying to lick up the remains of chopped meat that had been rubbed across metal--the metal boots of John Harvard...