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We have discovered a new food source.

Our neighbor came over with a new dish for us to try—a lovely aromatic coconut sauce had  gelatinous yet resilient pieces of something in it.  I’ve choked down a lot in my life—but this was one of the hardest.  I was pretty sure I had eaten every part of the cow and goat, but it turns out, NO.  This little delicacy was cowhide.  Now I’ve tasted it all, and I can honestly say, give me brain, eye, testicle, pancreas, intestine, hoof, tongue, udder, or lips any day over cowhide.

On the plus side, I now know that in a pinch we could eat my shoes… and, Uncle JD, if you ever plan to discard that leather couch of yours, I have some neighbors who might be interested.