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Janet · 31-03-2011, 10:35 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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Janet wrote:
I'm quite curious why you eat icecream but not gelatin.
Why would I not?
animal product? Male calves die to ensure lactation?
But they don't actually put the male calf into the ice-cream.
It was a serious question.

It was a serious answer.

Not unless you're getting some awfully odd flavours up there.
Raspberry jelly doesn't taste of calf either.

I didn't say it did. I have no problem with the taste of meat.

You made the joke about flavours, I responded in kind.

I think, Janet, we have covered this ground before. You don't "get"
vegetarianism,

Of course I do. I can perfectly understand and respect why for health
or conscience reasons some people won't consume any farmed animal products
at all. I am less clear on the health/conscience rationale of why one
highly processed animal fat/protein from the production line of dairy
farming is acceptable but another is not.

I have no intention of trying to "convert" you, therefore
there is little point wasting the time retreading the same ground. There
are many reasons I do it, but mostly it comes down to "because it seems like
the right thing for me to do". I'm sure I should be flattered that you are
showing an interest in my diet, but after 24 years of it I mostly just find
it a tiresome bore when people demand I explain my reasoning to them.

I made no "demand", I just said I was quite curious. Then you asked me
a question and I responded.

Janet.