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#198117 03/07/2011 6:53 PM
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In addition to the skin or hide of an animal, 'fell' is also used in culinary vocabulary to describe the tissue confining a muscle group as in a leg of lamb. Cf Julia Child et al, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, vol. I, p. 329, "Preparing a leg of lamb for cooking... Do not remove the fell or filament covering the meat."

jojo40 #198118 03/07/2011 6:58 PM
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Thanks, jojo, and welcome aBoard. Sorry to go off-topic, but the skin or hide of an animal reminded me of a joke I read long ago:
Willy: Didja know baseballs are covered with hide?
Silly: Hide?
Willy: Hide, hide--a cow's outside!
Silly: Who the heck's afraid of a cow?

Yeah, I know; but it holds fond memories for me.

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Ever been nose to nose with one? Those heads are huge?


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I'm always grateful for whichever joke I understand. I did!!!!!

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