[Magdalen] Swan Lake.

[Marion Thompson]

And snapping turtles has survived since prehistoric times.  Will they
survive us?  Same goes for all the other turtles, fresh and salt water.  We
always side with the birds and other creatures that appeal to our own ideas
of beauty.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 12:48 PM Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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."
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
> Western Michigan
>