Transient Towpath Trudging - Pt.150 (Canal Zander)

Now mad Ed Miliband has announced that by 2040 we shall all be doing our bit to save the planet by eating less meat, fewer dairy products and, if the CCC head wand experts get their way, possibly surviving entirely on kale, lentils and positive thinking. Apparently livestock numbers must fall, fields must become forests and cows will need to find alternative career paths. It all sounds terribly sensible until you're like me sitting in a restaurant staring at a beef rib the size of a garden bench.Upon hearing this latest environmental vision, you see I felt duty-bound to make a contribution to the nation's remaining cattle population. Therefore, after work, I visited Hickory's and ordered an eight-hour slow-cooked beef rib. What arrived at the table was less a meal and more a small archaeological discovery. Had a team from Time Team wandered in with brushes and clipboards, I wouldn't have been remotely surprised.The rib was very nice indeed. Tender, smoky and gloriously unapologetic.…