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Skriven 2007-11-28 07:49:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 GJ> So then it would need some sort of biological control, like 'roos.
 ML> Something that hasn't come up yet, sad to say.
 GJ> As I suggested to Jim, goats would do wonders with it.

If the efforts to contain the kudzu (which you might know as kuzu)
worked, we'd then be overrun with goats. And goats fight you in
real time, which kudzu does not. Of course, goats are semi-palatable,
so that's a plus.

 Anything which
 GJ> can convert the sun's energy into organic matter must have something
 GJ> going for it, either as a food source, or as a fuel feed stock.

It could certainly be made into ethanol, which I would heartily
embrace.

   From
 GJ> the description given, kudzu is nothing too terrifying, but just the
 GJ> ordinary creeper which grows over everything in the tropical bush.

The terrifying thing about it is that it grows SO fast in the
100F and 100% humidity of the US south.

 ML> I had possum, as you may recall, at Cheong's. I wasn't
 ML> thrilled nor put off.
 GJ> Now that you reminded me, yes.  Not something that made a strong
 GJ> enough impression on me to remember.

It tasted like stringy beef or perhaps bear.

 GJ> And the 5th, and worst region - LAX.

Now it can be told: on this last trip I spent 50 or 75 bucks
extra apiece so we didn't have to connect at LAX.

 ML> Seared sea scallops with Pommery mustard sauce
 GJ> Did you manage to get any of the "entire" scallops in NZ?

Only at this strange Chinese restaurant in Wellington that my
friend Jeff took us to because it had Monday two-for-one. They
were pretty decent.

=

 GJ> Glad you made it to the Te Papa museum.  Talking of cruelty, did you
 GJ> note the skeleton of the kiwi, with its huge egg inside?  With an egg
 GJ> that big to lay, it is no wonder that they look down in the beak.

Carol pointed it out briefly to me, but it held no interest. In
retrospect I should have thought on the possibility of kiwi balut.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

      Title: Baked Bay Scallops
 Categories: Seafood, Restaurants
      Yield: 4 servings

      2    Sticks butter, room temp
      1 c  Fresh bread crumbs
      6 cl Garlic, crushed
      2 T  Onion,  minced
    1/2 c  Parsley, chpd
    1/4 c  White wine OR sherry
           Juice of 1/2 lemon
           Salt and pepper
      2 T  Oil
      2 T  Onion, diced
  1 1/2 lb Fresh bay scallops
    1/2 lb Mushrooms, sliced

  Kingston Harbour Yacht Club, Mt. Prospect, IL ** "Garlic, garlic, garlic
  describes the scallops served at the KHYC....crisp, buttery morsels..." Mix
  together butter, breadcrumbs, garlic, minced onion, parsley, wine, lemon
  juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Form into roll and wrap with waxed
  paper. Chill until firm, at least 1 hr. Preheat oven 450 F. Grease shallow
  baking dish. Heat oil in lg skillet over med heat until haze forms. Add
  diced onion and saute until soft but not browned. Add scallops and
  mushrooms and salt and pepper to taste and saute briefly. Drain off liquid.
  Arrange scallop mixture in prepared dish. Slice garlic butter and arrange
  evenly over scallops. Bake until butter is hot and bubbly, 5-10 mins. Serve
  immediately.

  Scallops can also be broiled. Place about 3" from heat and broil until
  bubbly, 3-5 mins. Source: Fav Rest Rs, Bon A

  M's note: where one would find bay scallops or a harbor or a
  yacht club in Mt. Prospect IL is anyone's guess.

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