Are you full yet?
According to the USDA government website, Americans, per capita in 2004, consumed…
- 62.9 pounds of beef
- 47.8 pounds of pork
- .83 pounds of lamb and mutton (sheep)
- .41 pounds of veal (calf meat)
This is measured in “trimmed weight” and excludes bones, offal and viscera. Those are fancy words for all the leftovers, such as entrails (organs, gut and intestinal matter). Yes, some people love to dive into a steaming plate of snouts and tails, gizzards and hearts.
Don’t believe me? Check out offalgood.com. [Put down that sammich and prepare to supress certain, eh... reflexes, before you click through. -Ed.]
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To add a couple of more quotes for you about turning the age of forty:
“Age 40 is the noon of life.” — Carl Jung
“Age 40 is the old age of youth.” — Victor Hugo