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Skriven 2008-04-17 09:56:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MANNY ROTHSTEIN
Ärende: sea lions
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-=> Quoting Manny Rothstein to Jim Weller <=-

 JW> Or is it more like dolphins in that there will never be any seal
 JW> hunting?

 MR> Hunting? You can't even annoy them without a special permit and a set 
 MR> of hearings. They are on a higher plane than people. I can shout at 
 MR> you but if I shout at a sea lion I can go to jail and be fined 
 MR> thousands of dollars.

I see. How different the northern persepctive is. From a recent
article:

http://www.projectarctic.com

Eat more seal meat

Canada's spring seal hunt is underway, with this year's limit raised
to 335,000 seals. But this isn't a hunt for food - most of the
animals are killed only for their pelts, and their skinned carcasses
are dumped on the ice or in the water. Sealers are having a tough
time finding markets for seal meat. Increased pressure from the
international community as well as unwanted celebrity attention has
added pressure on the Canadian government to stop the annual hunt;
protestors argue that the hunt only benefits the fashion industry. 
If you'd like the seal hunt to continue, you can help justify its
existence by eating more seal meat! It's high in nutritious omega-3
polyunsaturated fatty acids. 

 JW> With the rising cost of food I'd be tempted to make a midnight
 JW> harvest and stuff my freezer!

 MR> You would have to be mighty desperate for food to do that. Up at 
 MR> Sachs Harbor, the Inuite turn up there noses at seal meat and 
 MR> only hunt them for dog food.

I've had it in Newfoundland and in Iqaluit and found it quite
palatable. But it's true, the Inuit much prefer Beluga whale...
another emotional hot button.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Baked Seal Flippers with Vegetables
 Categories: Game, Seal, Pork, Potatoes, Canadian
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2    Seal flippers
      1 ts Soda
      1 qt Cold water
      3 sl Salted pork fat
      2    Onions, chopped
      2    Carrots, cut up
      1    Turnip, cut up
      1    Parsnip, cut up
      5    Potatoes, cut up
      1 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Pepper
           BISCUIT DOUGH:
      2 c  Sifted flour
      4 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Shortening
    1/2 c  Water (approx.)
 
  Soak seal flippers in soda and water to cover for about 1/2 hour.
  Remove the white fat from seal meat with a sharp knife. Wash the
  meat and cut it into serving portions.
  
  Fry the slices of salt pork in a heavy pot, then remove the
  "scrunchions". Brown the seal flippers in the hot fat fat, add one
  cup water, reduce heat and let simmer until partly tender. Add the
  chopped vegetables, except the potatoes, and one cup of water.
  Boil about 30 minutes. Add the potatoes, salt and pepper and cook
  another 15 minutes, adding more water if needed and cook until
  tender.
  
  Place in a casserole and top with biscuit dough as follows: Sift
  flour, baking powder and salt together. Cut in the shortening with
  a pastry blender or two knives. Add the water and blend to make a
  stiff dough. Roll out 1/2 inch thick and place on top of meat and
  vegetables in casserole. Bake in hot oven 425 deg F. for 20
  minutes or until lightly browned.
  
  Originally from: the Northern Cookbook, Dept. of Indian and
  Northern Affairs, 1983
 
  From: Fogo Island Central Academy, Fogo Island, Newfoundland

  www.fica.k12.nf.ca

MMMMM
   


Cheers

YK Jim


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