SC - Re: SC- hot & cold

[ND Wederstrandt]

Capybara were ruled "fish" by the Vatican for purposes of consumption 
on holy days when the Spanish were colonizing the New World.

> Also the same I believe with Guinea Pigs.  They have Capybara (sp?)
> in most central and south American areas.  Which are the largest
> rodent and in the same direct family with the Cavy (guinea pig) that
> we know today.
>  The guinea pigs they eat in those countries are very large,
> comparatively, to what are raised as pet shop $$.  They have an
> average weight of 2-3 pounds more than the average pet type guinea
> pig.  (Yes ladies and gentlemen, I raised guinea pigs and rabbits as
> a child and actually showed them, there is and an association called
> the ACBA (American Cavy Breeders Association) just for those out
> there who do.
> 
> >----------
> >From: 	Philip W. Troy[SMTP:troy at asan.com]
> >Sent: 	Thursday, April 17, 1997 6:26 AM
> >To: 	sca-cooks at eden.com
> >Subject: 	Re: SC - Guinea pigs
> >
> >ND Wederstrandt wrote:
> >> 
> >> There was a recent special on PBS about how the Aztecs and Mayans
> >> made stone walls.  During the show, the narrator stopped for
> >> lunch and this Peruvian woman handed him guinea pig on a spit. 
> >> They included scenes of her cleaning and roasting said rodent
> >> over a small wood fire.  The woman with the narrator had never
> >> eaten it but the man was busy chomping down. The animal is
> >> cleaned skinned and stretched out over sticks and grilled. Pretty
> >> interesting.  Also those cute little Chiquaquas dogs (sorry about
> >> the spelling) were originally raised for food.
> >> 
> >> Clare
> >
> >Chihuahuas as we know them are the product of centuries of
> >selective breeding. Luckily part of the breeding process was to get
> >them to a managable size, apparently. They used to be much larger.
> >The possibility of a dog as vicious as some Chihuahuas can be, but
> >weighing eighty pounds or so is a pretty scary one, ain't it?
> >
> >Adamantius
> >

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