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Skriven 2013-07-27 20:13:00 av Dave Drum (68777.cooking)
   Kommentar till text 2844 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Skeeters
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-=> MICHAEL LOO wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> I dunno what all this talk about "when the skeeters come out" is
 DD> about.

 ML> Gotcha. Here and now it's black flies and midges causing me
 ML> the most damage - the Alaska state bird is big and slow enough
 ML> for me to detect them ahead of time. Swisher and others say
 ML> that the proliferation has been unprecedented. I did find
 ML> evidence of a new crop of agile ones, though, in the form of
 ML> a baby buzzing around my head in the car yesterday.

Besides the skeeters, midges, black flies, buffalo gnats, horse flies (the
B-29s of the fly kingdom), no-see-ums, love bugs, fire ants, etc. animals are
killing humans and there appears to be no stopping them. Stories that will
shock and scare you about the plots against mankind to eventually wipe us off
the face of the earth - Tim Bedore

"Did you see that in the paper the other day about those carp in the
Mississippi River jumping into boats and bonking fisherman in the head? It's
true. They're called big head carp, they're from Asia and they're attacking and
severely injuring many fisherman.

Biologists claim the roar of boat motors agitates and excites these carp and
they jump towards the sound but I think these biologists are naively missing an
obvious connection. Fish are attacking fisherman. For the fish it's get them
before they get you, kill or be killed. Even if these fisherman are practicing
catch and release, that's a very painful, embarrassing experience for any fish
and apparently they have had it.

What about the increase in mountain lion attacks? Great White sharks moving
closer to shore? Moose have been showing up in towns and stomping on people. A
squirrel was in my living room last spring. Am I the only one that sees a
pattern here? People, wise up! The other animals are against us. It doesn't
take a genius to see there's an inter-species conspiracy to thwart the urban
expansion of man.

How do the squirrels fit in? Surveillance. They spy on what we people are doing
in the cities and report back to the bigger species out there on the front
lines.

And taken together these other species represent walking, we hope not yet
talking, scratching, biting weapons of mass destruction. And if these other
species can convince the insect world, for example a well known anti-human
group like the killer bees, to join up our way of life and our democracy could
be history.

The skeptical may ask why would these other species want to hurt us? Obviously,
they hate us. They are jealous of our way of life. We swim in chlorinated, safe
environment pools, then towel off and have an adult beverage. They are stuck
eating sludge in the Mississippi, a river polluted by guess who: their mortal
enemy man. And to top it all off we eat them.

This invasion of Asian carp is no accident. This is stage one of their well
planned attack. We ignore the obvious at our own peril.

We can no longer sit back and wait for them to attack us. It's time we adopt a
new doctrine regarding these other animals. We have to wipe out any and all
species who are a lined against us, wherever they are. We can not rest until
every big head carp, great white shark, mountain lion, moose and squirrel and
any other species that associates with them are defeated.

If the U.N. wants to get involved fine, if not we can do it alone. Of course
the British will show up, they always do, but we will fight to protect our way
of life. And if you don't agree, you're an unpatriotic idiot who hates
America." -- By Tim Bedore 2003

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Hongshao Wanyu (Red-Cooked Carp)
 Categories: Oriental, Seafood, Sauces, Citrus, Wine
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    1/2 oz Dried tangerine peel
           +=OR=+
    1/2 oz Dried citrus peel
      3 lb Firm, white-fleshed fish;
           - such as Rock Fish, Cod,
           - Halibut, Haddock, Scrod,
           - Red Snapper, or Sole,
           - cleaned & left whole *
      2 ts Salt
      4 tb Cornstarch
      2 c  Peanut oil
      2 tb Finely chopped garlic
      3 tb Minced peeled fresh ginger
      4 tb Finely chopped scallions
      3 tb Rice wine or dry sherry
      1 tb Whole bean sauce
           - (yellow bean sauce)
      2 tb Dark soy sauce
      1 tb Sugar
      6 tb Chicken stock or water
 
  Soak the tangerine or citrus peel for 20 minutes in warm
  water or until it is soft. Rinse under running water,
  squeeze out any excess liquid, finely chop and set aside.
  
  Make 3 or 4 slashes on each side of the fish to help it cook
  faster and allow the flavors to permeate. Rub the fish on
  both sides with the salt. Sprinkle the cornstarch evenly on
  each side of the fish.
  
  Heat a wok or deep saute pan until it is hot. Add the oil.
  When hot, deep-fry the fish on each side for 5 to 8 minutes
  until brown and crispy.
  
  Remove fish and drain on paper towels. Pour off oil, leaving
  2 tablespoons. Reheat the wok. Add chopped tangerine peel,
  garlic, ginger and scallions and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
  Put in the rest of the ingredients.
  
  Return the fish to the wok, spooning the ingredients over
  the top of the fish. Cover wok. Cook over low heat for 8
  minutes. Serve at once.
  
  Serves 4, as part of a Chinese meal or 2, as a single dish.
  
  * HUH? The name is "Red Cooked Carp" but carp is *not*
  mentioned. HUMPF! - UDD
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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