How tough was Longhorn meat?
Brian Hoare
Cape Town, South Africa
The amazing Texas Longhorn was born lean and mean, and he tasted the same.
Americans during the post-Civil War years were starving for beef; the conflict had depleted the supply. Folks were willing to eat just about anything.
As the years went by, though, they began to demand a tastier beef than Longhorn, with more fat. That’s when cattle like the Hereford and Durham were imported from the United Kingdom.
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