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Skriven 2007-11-02 17:52:06 av Carol Shenkenberger (1:261/1466.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: Dulles Thought 71101
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 -=> Quoting Glen Jamieson to Carol Shenkenberger <=-

 CS> (snips) Yes, it has worked well.  Saw in another echo a query
 CS> wondering what would happen if OZ kagaroos got loose in the USA in a
 CS> suitable spot.  Lots of fun with the idea.
 
 GJ> What a wonderful thought!  Highly unlikely, because of the lack of
 GJ> Australian grasses for them to feed on, but they could enliven up the
 
 CS> I wonder if they could eat American ones?  Many are pretty close. 
 CS> With the  huge variety of lands here stateside, some of it is like OZ
 CS> grasslands. 

 GJ> Probably.  I suppose grass is grass.  What would be a problem for the
 GJ> 'roos would be predators such as coyotes or mountain lions, which
 GJ> would welcome such strange looking, but tasty dinners.

Well, since they survive Dingos, I suspect the coyotes would be managable and
they arent a cold weather type so they'd stay south of the wolves. Mountian
lions shouldnt be a problem in the flat lands but pumas might be?  Bobcats
too small to bother any but the babies.
 
 CS> We get that in deer country too.  It's not a joke that you can get
 CS> killed by a deer if they crash in the window.

 GJ> I have been startled by a large stag which was almost hit by the car I
 GJ> was in, in Sumatra.  The thought of that head, with large antlers,
 GJ> coming through the windscreen was quite disturbing.  Roos carry their

It's when the feet come in still slashing about that you have to worry.

 CS> Have to do that on weekends though.  She's in the age area where
 CS> homework is  pretty long.  She has about 4 hours worth tonight
 CS> (Standards of Learning practice, called SOL for short).

 GJ> 4 hours is a lot!  In Australia "SOL" has another meaning; something
 GJ> to do with upset liver. :)

I call it 'Sailor out of Luck'.
 
 CS> As it is, she helped taste test Don's experimental marinade tonight
 CS> and added a
 CS> pinch more fenugreek after smelling the jar.  She also said a little
 CS> pinch of my seeds for breadmaking would be good (dont have them yet,
 CS> pretty sure she was meaning comino (cumin seed).

 GJ> At least she is showing an interest.  That can be developed.

Yes, she has interest, but no desire as yet to really start something on her
own.  That will come in time.
  
 CS> Yes, we've been looking about for a diffuser but havent stumbled
 CS> across one yet.
 
 GJ> Keep looking.  They are bound to be around somewhere.

Sure will be! Restraunt supply place within 300 yards of us. Probably has it.

Right now, Charlotte is delivering a recipe for salted pumpkin seeds (Jack-o
lantern type pumpkin).  Nextdoor fellow interested.  This year, not knowing
what to do with them, he made a hilarous pumpkin with the seeds and pulp 
lookinglike it was coming out of the mouth and spread all down it's chin and 
on the ground in front of it (barfing pumpkin anyone?).
 

 GJ> Title: Black Rice Porridge
 GJ> 
 GJ> 220 g  Black glutinous rice
 GJ> 60 g  Palm sugar
 GJ> 2 tb Castor sugar

Humm, too sweet for us but a nice recipe!
            xxcarol


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