SC - Dragon Stew (recipe)Period Political Correctness

[Tollhase1 at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/15/99 11:56:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
THLRenata at aol.com writes:

<< 1 medium-sized stewing dragon
 1 acre potatoes
 3 wains large yellow onions
 4 carts carrots
 3 bushels peas
 2 pecks garlic
 1 bay leaf
 A goodly-sized rock
 
 Directions:
 
 Feed garlic to the dragon, reserving 2 cloves.  After 1 hour, take the rock 
 and pund the dragon smartly betwixt the eyes.  Repeat as necessary.  Flense 
 dragon and dredge lightly in flour.  Put cubed dragon in a phenomenally 
large 
 cauldron and add enough spring water to cover.  Bring to a boil whilst 
 peeling and dicing vegetables.  Add vegetables and spices, including the 2 
 remaining cloves of garlic. Lower flame and let simmer until the dragon is 
 tender -- about a fortnight.  Serves 500 villagers or one large troll.
 
 As I said, I've never tried it myself -- no place to store the leftovers, 
 since I don't have 500 villagers or a troll.  But it is nicely calligraphed 
 and illustrated and hangs in my kitchen.
  >>
My dear lady,:-)

Not to be one of those food boors,BBBUUUTTTT, (Warning political Correctness 
police) Potatoes are not period unless this is a new world recipe or verrry 
late spanish.  I had believed that other than the dragons in Indonesia, most 
dragons are now an endangered species and thus protected by international 
law.  Are you sure your recipe is redacted properly or that your source is 
valid.  At best this would be a period like dish.  Why spread the historical 
inaccuracy.

And Your butchering method is barbaric. Hitting the animal until dead could 
take awhile and thus cause the animal undue pain and suffering. IF you can't 
put the animal down in one blow its cruel and human.  

And the cooking method, over a fire would use so much wood that you would 
deforest a national park.  You would be responsible for Acid rain, and the 
ozone layer thinning if not disappearing entirely.  Thus either enteral cold 
or warming depending upon which RUM theory you follow.

And Send me that beautiful item hanging in your kitchen.  I will personally 
examine it in my kitchen for accuracy for a while.  Trust me.:->

Frederich 
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