SC - Beaver? it's the other blue meat (was New World Foods-rant)

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

Lainie limned:
>The Smithsonian web site says:
>
>"BEAVER, semiaquatic mammal of the family _Castoridae_ in the rodent
>order (see RODENT), noted for the building of dams. The family contains
>a single genus, Castor, with two species: C. canadensis, found in the
>New World, and C. fiber, found in the Old World. The two species differ
>chiefly in the shape of the nasal bones and are so much alike that some
>authorities consider them to be varieties of the same species."
>
>They also remark that the Beaver is nearly extinct in Europe, but is
>making a comeback in North America due to aggressive conservation
>efforts.
>
>As far as I'm concerned... that's pretty well the same animal.

Thanks for the info. I'm doing different web research at the moment...

So, beaver on the next feast menu? Has Lord Ras eaten any? (oh, yeah, 
"tastes like fish" :-) Well, so did the duck eggs i ate.

What would be good side dishes? (Lenten fare? It *is* coming up...)

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