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From: berry@zinfandel.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 9-May-84 04:19:35 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  9 04:19:35 1984
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zinfandel!berry    May  7 13:06:00 1984

I got a protest from a fan of Steak Tartare who wanted to know
why we don't want our son to eat REALLY rare meat.  SInce he posted to the
net I will too.

First off, he doesn't really like REALLY rare meat.  (Really!)  And second,
we have heard that there can be parasites in raw beef that are destroyed by 
cooking.  If an adult eats it raw ("You bet!") his digestive system can
easily handle the little beggars, but 21-month olds have a little trouble.
Raw fish parasites, too, can do a real number on a fetus, but nothing
to an adult.  My poor wife had to abstain (well, felt constrained to
abstain) from sushi for the entire period of her pregnancy.

If anyone can say for sure if we are right or not, I would like to
hear.

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Berry Kercheval		Zehntel Inc.	(ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry)
(415)932-6900


PS  I love steak tartare too!  On dry sourdough toast with a little
caviare on top!  Yum.