On this problem of identification - here in Lisbon I sometimes buy what the
butcher tells me is GOAT. After cooking, examination of the bones indicates
that I have eaten old sheep! I am told that this practise is common and
wonder at what stage after slaughter the taxonomic switch occurs!
Simon Davis
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De: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] Em nome de Jessica Grimm
Enviada: quarta-feira, 9 de Abril de 2008 13:38
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Assunto: Re: [ZOOARCH] cats being passed off as rabbits
Hi all,
P36 in Schmid reads "As is the case to-day, already in Roman times hares
were sold without fur, but with the fur still on the paws. This was done
to avoid deception with cats (in German and Switzerland known as "roof
hare"."
Best wishes, Jessica Grimm
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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of lena strid
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 1:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] cats being passed off as rabbits
Monika Doll mentions it in her thesis ("Haustierhaltung und
Schlachtsitten des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit", 2003), and refers to
Elisabeth Schmid's "Atlas of animal bones", page 36. I only have
excerpts from the bone atlas, so I can't check the reference for you.
/Lena
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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of L J Gidney@durham ac uk
Sent: 09 April 2008 12:45
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Subject: cats being passed off as rabbits
Hello everyone,
Many years ago I had a reference to the practice of leaving the paws on
skinned rabbits, to stop the unscrupulous from passing off skinned cats
as rabbits. I now have no idea where I have put this. All suggestions
for the source of this reference gratefully accepted.
Thanks, Louisa
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