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   From: nobody@home.com   
      
   In article , mb@nospam.net   
   says...   
   >   
   > On 09/07/2024 12:54, Peter Moylan wrote:   
   > > Just to throw some extra fuel on the fire: in Australia, "Devonshire"   
   > > can mean either cream or tea, but "Devon" means a certain kind of sliced   
   > > sausage. In fact, it's the same meat that we called "German sausage" in   
   > > my childhood.   
   > >   
   > > (Horrible stuff, but convenient when you're in a rush to prepare school   
   > > sandwiches. In a similar way, "American cheese" is appropriate when   
   > > haste is more important that taste.)   
   >   
   >   
   > I have never heard of Devon sausages in the UK?  A search shows they are   
   > sold in the UK though.   
      
    The product sold in Australia as "devon", is what would   
   be identified and classified as "luncheon meat" in UK.   
      
   The products sold in UK as "Devon sausages" are not   
   luncheon meat. They are sausages  ( "bangers") made in   
   the county of Devon.   
      
   Janet   
      
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