Loosemeats. "The most beloved fast food in northwest Iowa." Loosemeats is (are) ground beef which is cooked loose, not formed into a shape such as a burger, seasoned and drained. It is often served in a burger bun with gherkins (US: dill pickle), mustard and a slice of cheese, a sort of unconstructed cheese burger. Loosemeats is always presented wrapped in wax paper. Loosemeats goes by many names, including tavern, Big T, Charlie Boy, Tastee or Maid-Rite.
Beef cut. Steaks cut right across the sirloin, to include the bone and the tender fillet.
Meat from a sheep from 1-2 years in age. Very good for dishes which cook for a long time and have strong flavours, such as curries. The transition from "lamb" to "hoggett" is said to happen at around a year with the setting of the second teeth. The transition from "hoggett" to mutton is less clear, though mutton is generally said to be animals of around 3-4 years.
Tellins or bean clams are found throughout the world. In Europe they are likely to be Donax trunculus, in the US Donax variabilis and in Australia, where they are called pipis Donax deltoides (Lamarck, 1818) or Plebidonax deltoids. They are small, edible wedge shell clams, longer than they are high. They can be eaten raw, though they are filter feeders so it is worth making sure they are clean, or chucked by the handful into fish soups and stews for added flavour. They can be found on beaches world-wide, stacked up under the sand on open beaches.
