on new year’s day, chickens 1, pigs 0.

In my family, chicken is alimentarius non grata on new year’s day, and my aunt traditionally served up pig’s stomach to our brood. (My dad was a Pennsylvania Dutch farm boy, and they ingested all parts of the pig except the oink.)  Bowing to the protestations of my cousins and me, my aunt ended up making lasagna as well, so I tended to eat the Garfield special.

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