SC - Guinea pigs

[Christi Redeker]

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.

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>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
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>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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