Can you imagine a class of American nine-year-olds being taken to a game preserve, having a deer killed for them, having the deer skinned in front of them, and then bringing back the skull, skin, and a couple feet? It sounds a bit like the digression in a Tom Lehrer song. You may remember an earlier post showing the people at the after-school program dealing with the skin.
Now the skin is dried and is hanging in the entry way with helpful labels showing where the bullet went in and where it came out. There is also a full set of photos as reminders of the field trip. Just like the self-serve wine sampling station, I don't see this tradition making its way to the U.S.
Did I mention that a very kind woman, a woman who works at a university in Copenhagen, said I was the first vegetarian she had met?
Actually I remember several rounds of home butchering from when I was a kid - a cow and chickens. There is something very practical and "hearty" about it. Just thinking the other day about the soft nature of kids these days. Right, I don't see this happening here, the school would be sued and the kids would have to be placed in therapy!
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