SC - peacocks and eels

[Leslie Watson]

We are lucky where I live we can find live eels at our local farmers
market.  Try there or a sea food market
Abihilin

On 17 Apr 1997, Mark Harris wrote:

> On Wed. April 16, Duncan said:
> 
> A local Laurel was kind enough to assist in the skinning and tanning of the
> hide, so that went fine at least. But when the time came to cook the thing,
> two important facts were overlooked:
> 1. A peacock is a game bird, and cooks differently than a chicken.
> 2. It was a peaCOCK, not a peaHEN, and took longer to cook because of this.
> 
> >>>>>
> Please explain these two points to new cook. If the peacock and the
> chicken are the same size, why would they cook differently?
> 
> Why would a peacock take longer than a peahen? Because the peacock is
> bigger?
> <<<<<<
> 
> - -Duncan (...and don't even get me started on the eel stew...)
> 
> >>>>
> Please do explain the eel stew. Eel is something I'd like to try
> at least once. If it was methodology, I'd like to know what NOT to
> do as well as what to do right. Where did you find the eels?
> 
> Thanks.
>   Stefan li Rous
>   markh at risc.sps.mot.com
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