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nigelswift Sep 9, 2008 10:30:26
Replying to jimit

"Speculation is that they were fed a very sweet diet to fatten them up for the sport and feasting."

Fascinating.
Some research says farmers were less healthy and lived less long than hunters. http://www.beyondveg.com/nicholson-w/angel-1984/angel-1984-1a.shtml
I wonder if eating fat pigs rather than wild lean ones might be a factor?

So what did they feed the piggies on to get them like that?

J jimit
jimit Sep 9, 2008 11:35:38
Replying to nigelswift

Honey! Hence my weak joke.
Jim.

L Littlestone
Littlestone Sep 9, 2008 11:35:59
Replying to nigelswift

So what did they feed the piggies on to get them like that?
Got a feeling this thread is going off at a porcine tangent :-)

When were (sweet) apples introduced to Britain? Quite late wasn't it. Must've been other sweet, half-rotting stuff lying around from harvest time though. Maybe the porkies were give mead to drink - that's not as daft as it sounds. The renowned Kobe cattle are given beer to drink, and have their muscles massaged to enhance the flavour of the meat.