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> Also, be careful with the word meat in old texts Reminds me of the barnacle goose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_goose#Folklore https://en.wikipedi
by jbattle 8y ago
> Also, be careful with the word meat in old texts
Reminds me of the barnacle goose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_goose#Folklore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_goose#Folklore
Folks in the middle ages had some confused ideas about where the adult geese came from (thinking they started life as barnacles!) and thus meat from this one particular bird was approved to eat on fast days.