Re: Re: calamari/octopus

Scottie - I can relate. I know that the Chinese say "if its back faces
Heaven, it's edible" but my tastes are quite so adventurous! LOL


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Scottie Baugh" <scottieb@mindspring.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 20:52:08 -0600

>Pam, I know what you mean.  We recently ate at a great Italian place here,
>and I ordered "Fruit of the Sea".  I was all ready to enjoy the clams,
>mussels, shrimp, scallops, etc., when I noticed a tiny little octopus
>sitting legs up in the middle of the bowl.  Well, I thought, ok, I'll just
>put it aside and enjoy this dish.  But it was mostly octopus (octopi?)!  I
>ate it, but every bite went down thinking about all those legs; I just
>couldn't put my taste buds above my brain and enjoy it.  Other than being
>leggy, it was a little tough, so I decided to always ask before ordering in
>future.
>
>Scottie
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 9:22 AM
>Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] fat birdies
>
>
>> Actually Kitty - it wasn't awful. It would have been better if they had
>> not told me what it was until after I ate it. Couldn't get the visual of
>> "tentacles" out of my mind....
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Kitty Morrissy" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 09:52:48 -0500
>>
>> >Ah, Pam, I love calamari, prefer the deep fried kind but have also had it
>> >served in a red sauce of some kind.  Wonderful.  Two related stories:
>> >Back in high school I dated a guy who was half Irish, half Japanese. His
>> >mother, though here many years, kept her house as closely as possible to
>> >that of her homeland.  I remember him telling me how he and his brother
>> >used to drive her nuts by sticking the squid to the table.
>> >And:
>> >A friend of mine in another state adopted two little Asian boys.  She
>made
>> >a valiant effort to steer them away from McDonalds.  The one time I
>> >visited, I happened to be there on the 5 year old's birthday.  They
>always
>> >took the B-boy to the restaurant of his choice and this little one had
>> >picked Olive Garden.  He ordered his favorite food, calamari.  I was
>amazed!
>> >
>> >Kitty
>> >
>> >
>> >> [Original Message]
>> >> From: Pamela J. Evans <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
>> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >> Date: 1/25/2003 9:22:12 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] fat birdies
>> >>
>> >> Had that once too (calamari). Fortunately in was smothered in enough
>> >> alfredo sauce that I could get it down w/out choking. I want to try
>some
>> >> of that - what? Frogmore stew or something you were talking about last
>> >> year....
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> >> From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net>
>> >> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >> Date:  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 23:00:07 -0500
>> >>
>> >> >Come on and visit and then you can add squid to your list of things
>> >eaten.
>> >> >;-) good stuff.
>> >> >
>> >> >Andrea H
>> >> >Beaufort, SC
>> >> >Zone 8b
>> >> >
>> >> >----- Original Message -----
>> >> >From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
>> >> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >> >Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 1:27 PM
>> >> >Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] fat birdies
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Well you have to remember that you're as likely as not to find
>squirrel
>> >> >> on the menu in this part of the world, therefore calling them tree
>rats
>> >> >> (I'm still laughing) probably won't drum up much dinner business.
>No, I
>> >> >> don't eat them. Have had gator and rattler though. That just tickled
>my
>> >> >> funny bone for some reason....
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On the other hand, I don't believe I've ever met anyone who ate a
>> >> >seagull - LOL
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Pam
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> >> >> From: "Peggy Elliott" <pegster57@ntelos.net>
>> >> >> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >> >> Date:  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:25:44 -0500
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >and then there are the flying rats, seagulls!!
>> >> >> >-Peg
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >----- Original Message -----
>> >> >> >From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>> >> >> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >> >> >Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 8:25 AM
>> >> >> >Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] fat birdies
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Tree rats? You are cracking me up!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Pam -
>> >> >> >> Aha! a term the northerners know and you didn't! ;+D
>> >> >> >> Squirrels are rodents in trees, you know.
>> >> >> >> Kitty
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
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>> >> >> Pam Evans
>> >> >> Kemp TX/zone 8A
>> >> >>
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