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Sep. 09, 1969 - One large meat ball. This must surely be the world's largest faggot ( a faggot is a meat ball, of the dumpling family. served hot with gravy and pass). It measures a foot across and weighs 151b 2 2 1/2czs, it was made by a local black country butcher, George worton, of Brierley hill, staffordshire, for a local gala and was used to make sand wiches after people were asked to guess it's weight. George Worton is pictured with the monster

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13269373
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Asked Brierley Butcher Guess Measures Staffordshire Surely Weighs Worton


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