I only just tuned on to this discussion. A lot of forth and back in some of the presentations reminded me of another story from my own education. The story, as per usual, is just a little off topic. Y'all can use out if you want.
I was a second semester freshman Aggie at the two year course (Rattcliff Hicks School of Ag for those who might be familiar) at Uconn. One of my sellectives was a course in slaughtering and meat cutting. My buddy, Toby, and I were always the first volunteers to try any new procedure. One class was in prepareing a sheep carcase for the butcher shop. We were presented with an unskinned carcase thet had to be skinned. The instructor (I do remember his name, but won't use it here) explained the total process. One, after making the necessary cuts, had to pull down on the hide while pushing up with the knuckles of the hand not doing the pulling. There is a very thin and delicate membrane between a sheep body and the hide. A layer of fat between the membrane and the meat of the body. If not done correctly, an ugly mess was the result with ugly blobs of fat sticking out thru the membrane where it had been torn.
Toby and I made a mess, probably worse than our instructor had predicted. Others in the class, from following our procedure and learning what not to do, performed with a finished project that was much more presentable than ours. At the end of the class, Mr. C took Toby and me aside and asked us, "Do you mind if I take your carcase to my evening class. I am teaching about a dozen young mothers about meat cutting. Before you answer, I want you to understand that I will use your example to show the ladies what NOT to do." Hey, it was fine with us. We even offered to go along to the class.
Tinker
