The DUMBEST thing I've ever heard somebody say about Chickens...READ!

[luvinmychickens]

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ACTUALLY I was debating with my husband about whether chicken nuggets have actual shapes or not which lead me to do a little research on the nugs. And the term "chicken" is used rather loosely. So machine made "eggs" probably isn't that far off.

Btw I won the debate. They come in sphere boot. Tombstone. And one other shape that I forgot the name its so they fit in the box better.

McDonald's chicken nuggets are only 61% chicken...

 

[luvinmychickens]

maizy'smom :

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Just as a side note, as a fairly-well educated adult with an above-average grasp of how nature works, I was pretty intrigued by something I learned on a public TV cooking show. I have always loved stinky blue cheeses, and had often seen demonstrations of how cheese is made, but none had ever specifically explained how blue cheese is made. I mean, what makes blue cheese blue? All the programs said to take the milk, add salt, add rennet (sp?), heat, separate curds from whey, etc., etc., etc. But that process was the same for mozzarella, cheddar, swiss...? I wondered if it was the aging process, the breed of cow (or goat), the climate, what? It turns out, the big important factor in making cheese blue is that the cows (in this case) grazed on salty grasses, right along the the sea coast.

I just thought it was a fascinating, intriguing answer to a life-long quandry. I know, I'm easily impressed. Any way, thought somebody else might find it as interesting as I did.

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From what I know, blue cheese is moldy cheese. The chuncks in it is mold.. I know that LOTS of people LOVE blue cheese including my family, but it is hard to believe that it is moldy cheese. That is why it is called 'Blue cheese'. Because mold is blue and green. And blue cheese has mold in it.​

 

[Chinchilla2]

My sister, who grew up like I did spending summers in the country on our grandparents ranch, is a prime example of not knowing anything about chickens or where her food comes from. She came over the other day and looked at my Buff Orpingtons and wanted to know what they were. I explained the breed, etc. and she wanted to know how they could be chickens when they weren't white. This from the same person who decorates her kitchen in chicken stuff, complete with a RIR looking cookie jar. I asked her about that and she said...

"Those aren't real chickens, just what some body colored up to sell. Everyone knows real chickens are white." ---- and she turned 40 on Aug. 30th.

Back in her early 20s, she was munching on pork rinds (something she began eating on a regular basis since age 5) and grabbed one that had a little of the blue USDA stamp ink on it. She showed it to me and asked me why one of her rinds had this "blue looking burn" on it. I explained the USDA inspection stamp. She promptly tossed out the entire bag of pork rinds while making "ick! yuck!" noises... apparently she thought they were made from corn. I'm guessing it never dawned on her to read the big label on the front that says "Pork rinds"

As for the blonde comment. I'm a natural blonde and the automatic presumption that blondes are dumb doesn't bother me at all. I use it to my advantage. You would be amazed at how many mechanics, sales people, etc. will fall over themselves thinking they are educating and suckering a blonde when it comes to convincing a blonde to buy something. These are the same people who suddenly start back-pedaling when I proceed to start spitting out specs, part numbers, etc. for what it is I want to purchase for the house or need done to my car. In other words, don't let the jokes get to you, use 'em to your advantage if you're blonde and keep believing them if you're not. We blondes like getting together and talking about how we embarrassed the brunette at the parts store

 

[Chinchilla2]

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I've seen egg shaped ones, well tear shaped at least. Those fit great on a cookie sheet, even more than a bunch of the boot shaped ones.

 

[luvinmychickens]

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Hey - I'm a brunette!!!

JK - But I am a brunette

I'm not mad

 

[Frost Homestead]

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this is a great idea, as long as the parents read it too!

I remember there used to be a show on pbs or something way back in the day when I had television and it was all about how things were made. They would go to factories and farms and show the whole process, it was really great! I wish I could remember what it was called

 

[Silkie-lover33]

Hilarious

 

[dainerra]

My daughter watched "The Way it's made" last summer. The episode was "lunch meat" Poor girl hasn't eaten bologna since!

I know someone said about people in this century "still" being unaware of where their food came from. It's actually pretty recent (in the scheme of things) that people developed this disconnect with their food. It used to be that every small town had a local farmers' market where everyone came to peddle their wares. Customers knew the local farmers who grew the vegetables; they knew the butcher who prepared their meat. Many people had at least a small garden in their backyard and put food away for the winter. Then more and more people moved to the cities and away from the farm. They stopped buying from their local butcher and went to the supermarket. The markets started carrying more and more "prepackaged" meat and today we have people who truly believe that meat comes from a magical place all wrapped in plastic.

I've met people who don't know that hamburger comes from cows or that bacon comes from pigs. Don't get me started on their reaction when they find out where milk comes from, let alone eggs. I think it is one of those things that people just didn't realize no one knew anymore. It also comes down to willful ignorance. They don't WANT to know about the factory farms or the conditions that the animals live in. They want it fast and they want it cheap, all other concerns are secondary to that.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

This thread is hilarious- you guys crack me up. Ewww- McDonalds chickens nuggets are only 61% chicken, wth? And I've always wondered about blue cheese (mostly I wonder why people eat the nasty, stinking stuff. But hey, to each his own and all. Right?). As for the blonde comment, you blondies think you have it bad? Try being a red head. Us "gingers" have a rough time of it. Being a red head from a family of blondes I've heard it all: I'm the milk mans baby, the red headed step child, blah blah blah. Did you know red heads are supposed to be extinct by 2015? I still plan on being alive by then. Anyhoo- all kinds of people are stereotyped. You can let it get you down, or use it to your advantage. I know lots of blondes that are perfectly capable of using big words, and then I know some that fit the stereotype to a T. Either way, let it roll on off.

 

[maizy'smom]

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Same thing happened to my daughter in the 5th grade. While at a week long team-building camp, she read the label on the jell-o snack she had been given. When she learned what it was made from, she became a vegetarian overnight. And it lasted for about six years. She's now 21, and, while not 100% vegetarian, eats mostly starches, dairy, fruits and veggies. We call her "carbotarian." The hardest things for her to give up were bacon and General Tso's chicken.

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