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What Lenten fasting has in common with Tough Mudder

The prospect of meatless Lenten days does not thrill me

18 February 2023

9:00 AM

18 February 2023

9:00 AM

Ash Wednesday is upon us, and it is once again time to meditate on the unusually self-aware admission of Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night: ‘I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit.’

It has until now been an exceptionally good season for beef.

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