[Magdalen] Swan Lake.

[Judy Fleener]

Well, I am on the turtle side.  Snapping turtles are native to North
America, Mute Swans are not. I am not anti-immigration but I wonder about
species that were brought here. Certainly plants and fish have proved
dangerous.

On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 11:33 AM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I remember a home health  patient telling me, "Turkle (sic) is mighty good
> eatin'. Seven different kinds of meat in a turkle."
>
> On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 10:31 AM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am ashamed to say I've eaten turtle (in the Caribbean).
> > It's incredible!
> > Tender white meat, but firm.
> > Very clean flavor.
> > More like veal than chicken.
> >
> > This turtle had been harvested from the ocean.
> > Have to say, I probably wouldn't catch, kill, and gut a snapping turtle
> > even if I were starving.
> > They're dangerous, they're ugly, and they live in filthy ponds.
> > -M
> >
> > On Thursday, October 3, 2019, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I have a repro copy of the Escoffier Cook Book.  His recipe for turtle
> > > soup starts out with “Go catch a turtle."
> > >
> >
>


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Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan