Letters

John G. Bailey, Edgemere

Restaurant owners wrong on foie gras

The Iron Bridge Wine Co. in Columbia should not have been vandalized ("In a lather over liver," March 24). It was wrong and it is against the law.

The owners' pledge to serve even more foie gras, however, reveals their arrogance, lack of class and total lack of compassion for birds having pipes shoved down their throats and being force-fed several times a day.

I hope that the publicity that the restaurant is receiving will enlighten people as to the barbaric way foie gras is produced.

Ann Roberts, Lutherville

Is strawberry milk a healthful choice?

I was flabbergasted to read Kate Shatzkin's "Eat This Instead" in Monday's Health section (March 23). Has it really gotten to the point where the "healthful" choice for parents is picking strawberry milk over vanilla milk? If parents are already forgoing real milk in favor of food-like substances (each containing an average of 30 grams of sugar per serving) that are the equivalent of an ice cream cone, does it really matter if their kids have a vanilla cone or a strawberry one?

Brigitte Jacobson, Baltimore