[Sca-cooks] Re: [Sca-cooks]Flamingos in period...

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

The pink color comes from eating things that contain carotenoids, in the
case of flamingos this is apparently either brine shrimp or blue-green
algae (or supplements, in zoos). Salmon are orange for the same reason,
and if you take too many beta-carotene supplements, you'll turn orange
too.

Margaret, who spent too much time volunteering at the zoo in her youth

On Sat, 5 Oct 2002, kattratt wrote:

> To asnwer the original question that has since been deleted from my
> computer...
>
> Yes flamingos are period.  The "Greater Flamingo" is the closest
> relative that we have modern day... This is the Creme Colored flamingo.
>  The ones native to Europe (Italy) are this form.   The pink flamingos
> are from South America I believe... didn't research those once they were
> seen to be new world...
> However excellent proof of the periodocity of flamingos is found in the
> recipe book by our good friend Apicius... where we get the recipe for
> Broiled? Is it? Or Roasted? Flamingo.  I have the recipe somewhere as it
> is what I use when someone asks me about flamingos... (I built my Rapier
> Armor with a Flamingo theme.) It is creme with pink gold and black trim.
>  I am working on stone working my Pink Flamingoes for some camp decor.
>  As well as painting my flamingo table Creme in Color.
> See there were to many peacocks in our area so I chose another bird......
> Nichola
>