Re: "Mystery Meat"

Thanks for awakening some old memories, Nathan -

My first thought r.e. #1 was Sawpit, just outside of Placerville, but in the other direction (toward To-Hell-U-Ride).

And the term "Mystery Meat" reminded me of the two- or sometimes three-times-a-week protein course of meals at General Palmer's very own Colorado College in the early sixties.  The head of food services in those days was a fellow named Torrins (we called him 'ptomaine Torrins').  IIRC he was later found guilty of embezzlement for taking kickbacks from a local packing house after paying for a significantly higher grade of beef than what was being served in the dining halls . . .

- Roosso