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Page 115
... pork ? During late Colonial times and the early nineteenth century as far as salted or barreled meat was concerned , pork was preferred over beef in most sec- tions of the country . My main evidence for this is that despite the fact ...
... pork ? During late Colonial times and the early nineteenth century as far as salted or barreled meat was concerned , pork was preferred over beef in most sec- tions of the country . My main evidence for this is that despite the fact ...
Page 116
... pork , fat bacon and pork only , and that continually morning , noon and night , for all classes , ages and conditions , " advocated naming the United States of America " The Great Hog - Eating Confederacy " or the " Republic of Porkdom ...
... pork , fat bacon and pork only , and that continually morning , noon and night , for all classes , ages and conditions , " advocated naming the United States of America " The Great Hog - Eating Confederacy " or the " Republic of Porkdom ...
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... pork and beef consumption , but it did not last long enough to close the gap . In 1900 , there was still a 4.8 - pound - per - person advantage in favor of pork , and as the twentieth century wore on , the difference increased until on ...
... pork and beef consumption , but it did not last long enough to close the gap . In 1900 , there was still a 4.8 - pound - per - person advantage in favor of pork , and as the twentieth century wore on , the difference increased until on ...
Contents
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
Copyright | |
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