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hind-quarter weighed only seven or eight pounds, but which, 

 when hung a few days or a week, was most delicious eating. 

 I agree with George Borrow in his praise of this dish. In 

 his " Wild Wales " he says, " As for the leg of mutton it was 

 truly wonderful ; nothing so good had I ever tasted in the 

 shape of a leg of mutton. The leg of mutton of Wales beats 

 the leg of mutton of any other country, and I had never 

 tasted a Welsh leg of mutton before. Certainly I shall never 

 forget that first Welsh leg of mutton which I tasted, rich but 

 delicate, replete with juices derived from the aromatic herbs 

 of the noble Berwyn mountain, cooked to a turn, and weigh- 

 ing just four pounds." Well done, George Borrow! You 

 had a good taste in ale and mutton, and were not afraid to 

 acknowledge it. 



