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[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I know that this isn't the point but I absolutely can't stand the word "juice" to describe meat drippings.

Juice is from a fruit! When I see juice to describe meat drippings, all I can think of is someone squeezing a big steak and squeezing all the "juice" out.

Anyway, commit message is on point. Add a small pinch of flour to thicken the "juice" and you'll have gravy.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)

From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (“broth, soup, sauce”), from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs, from *yewH- (“to mix (of meal preparation)”).

Sounds like the right word to me.

You sound like one of those people who take issue with non-dairy milks being called milks too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Is that bad? I love almond milk but I feel like it deserves its own word. :P

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Yes, it’s the rallying call of the dairy industry lobbyists trying to force ownership of a word and to hurt the sales of non-dairy milks.

Milk has referred to all manner of white thick drinking liquids for at least 800 years now, it is not solely the domain of animals.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Jesus. Citation seriously needed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I agree, we need more words. We lose words all the time, too, due to assumptive abuse.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (5 children)

What would you prefer it be called? It’s not blood, despite common misconceptions.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Meat drippings.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

"Meat flavoured water"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago