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Skriven 2007-11-23 14:32:58 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Carol Shenkenberger
Ärende: DULLES THOUGHT 71123
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 -=> Quoting Carol Shenkenberger to Glen Jamieson <=-

 CS> Ohh, that would be cool.  Dingotes anyone?
 GJ> Or "coyogoes" has a nice ring to it.  :)

 CS> I wonder which type of howl they would have?

The dingo has a rather high and penetrating howl.  Probably much the
same.  In fact, as dingoes were brought into Australia by migrants via
SE Asia about 8000 years ago they may be related to coyotes, which were
also probably introduced to America by the first settlers from Africa
via East Asia at about that time.
 
 CS> Ever seen how BIG those herds are? Back before we stupidly killed off
 CS> the  buffalo, they had herds that could cover 3 states...
 GJ> I have read of those enormous herds of bison and caribou across North
 GJ> America, now gone forever.

 CS> Not sure Caribou were ever that big in herd size but bigger probably
 CS> than they CS> are now.

Jim has written of large herds...
 
 GJ> South America and Australia and Antarctica were once joined, as the
 GJ> continent of Gondwanaland, and marsupials proliferated throughout.
 GJ> Then they separated and S America joined up through Panama with the
 GJ> North, whereupon the rapacious (and cleverer) Northerners ate out a
 GJ> lot of the Southern beasts.  Only the tree-dwelling possums managed to
 GJ> survive that onslaught.

 CS> Gondwanaland, after Pangea broke up right?

Yes, I think that was how it went.  A bit before my time.
 
 CS> In the Americas, marsupials are not rare, but come in only a few
 CS> breeds.  The  'possum' or 'opossum' (same critter) being the most
 CS> common.
 
 GJ> According to Grolier, there are about 70 varieties of possum, mostly
 GJ> in S America.  They are the only marsupials remaining there.

 CS> I gotta look that up.  I seem to recall there are 2 others, but not
 CS> populous. Possums (Opossums) are quite common in the USA.

They would be the most successful of the marsupials.  My eldest
daughter used to have a pet one, which used to sit on her head, holding
on to her curly hair.  It caused a certain interest when she used to
ride her bike to the local shops, wearing the possum.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Roast Possum
 Categories: Possum, Game, Unca earl
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1    Possum, whole, uncleaned
      1 lg Onion; chopped
      1 tb Bacon fat
      1    Possum liver
      1 c  Bread crumbs
      1 ts Red pepper, chopped
      1 ds Worcestershire sauce
      1    Egg; hard boiled, fine chop
           Salt
 
  Possums are roasted with hide on, so prepare a large pot of scalding
  hot water. Dip possum in it for a few minutes, then remove the hair
  by scraping with a dull knife, as you would scrape a hog. If some
  hair comes off hard, dip again in scalding (not hard-boiling) water.
  Wash with soap and water, then remove entrails, keeping washed liver.
  Remove head and tail (some people keep the head on). Soak in cold
  water to which is added 1 cup salt. Drain and rinse with boiling
  water. Stuff with possum stuffing, close the opening, and roast in
  black iron pot with a little water for 1-1/2 hours at 350. Baste
  often. See possum stuffing recipe. Add sweet potatoes 1 hour before
  possum is done.
  
  From the files of Earl Shelsby
  
  MM by Dave Drum - 01 March 1998
 
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