Warm up to lamb

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: March 24, 2002| Author: KAREN HERZOG | Copyright information

Warm up to lamb

Easter dinner centers on savory, tender choice

By KAREN HERZOG

of the Journal Sentinel staff

Sunday, March 24, 2002

If you've ever wondered why ham typically beats lamb in the what- to-serve-for-Easter-dinner showdown, it's simple: This is the Midwest.

Lamb is not inherently popular among Midwesterners whose ancestors hail from Northern Europe, according to "The Complete Meat Cookbook" by Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly (Houghton Mifflin,...

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