Your Absolute Favorite Meal

[alicia-w]

here's additional evidence that it hasnt been wiped out:

USA: July 16, 2004


ATLANTA - U.S. health officials warned hunters and consumers yesterday not to eat raw or undercooked bear meat and wild game following an investigation into a handful of trichinosis infections in New York and Tennessee.


Two cases of the parasitic infection, also known as trichinellosis, were confirmed in a Tennessee couple who ate bear steaks at a barbecue last summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report.
The meat, which was taken from a black bear shot in Canada during a hunting trip, was cooked medium rare.

Another case surfaced at about the same time in a New York man who ate approximately two pounds of nearly raw bear meat purchased from a custom slaughter house, the Atlanta-based agency said.

The three people suffered from fevers, muscle weakness, facial swelling or other symptoms of the disease, which is spread by roundworms that live in meat-eating animals such as bears, pigs and dogs.

All have made a full recovery.

Robert Kenny, assistant director of public affairs in the New York State Department of Health, said awareness of the need to properly cook wild game, including bear meat, was the key to keeping a lid on the disease.

Trichinosis can be prevented by cooking meat to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Freezing kills the parasite in pork but not in wild game.

"Wild game should be cooked well-done," Kenny said.

Traditionally linked to consumption of infected pork, trichinosis has declined in the nation since the 1940s due largely to government bans on feeding untreated garbage to swine as well as the practice of widespread freezing of pork.

A total of 72 cases were reported to the CDC between 1997 and 2001. Bear meat was the most common known source of infection.

The CDC, however, said the disease might rise due to the combination of an increase in local bear populations and the popularity of bear hunting in the northeastern United States and Canada.

About 1,850 bears were reported killed by hunters in New York last year, a record number for the state.



Story by Paul Simao


REUTERS NEWS SERVICE
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory ... /story.htm

[Janice]

Wow, that was later than the 50's. My husband makes new drugs for diseases, research, and he attended a conference on this and was given those dates. Interesting. I am still trying to find a link with some data.

[Miss Mary]

Not to sound arrogant BUT..........my fried chicken, I've been told is the BEST anyone has had, serioulsy, my aunts from Texas learned me how to cook chicken. SLOW fired in an electric skillet. I marinate the chicken 24 hours in STRONG salt water with Nature Seasoning (a GREAT spice), garlic powder and "What's this here sauce" *worcherster* and I spice the flour with SECRET spices THEN.........side dishes, depending on the season (winter, summer):

Mashed potatoes (potato salad n the summer)
corn (or corn on the cob in summer)
Iced tea
Cherry turnovers for dessert.

Dennis

Dennis - I think we need an S2K Pinetop Roadtrip! You've made my mouth water.......I like your last part too, except I'd add homemade apple pie.

My favorite meal is simply Roast Turkey, Mashed Potatoes w/o gravy, fresh green beans. I can take or leave dressing.

Mary

[alicia-w]

Wow, that was later than the 50's. My husband makes new drugs for diseases, research, and he attended a conference on this and was given those dates. Interesting. I am still trying to find a link with some data.

Here's a search link to the CDC for trichinosis. There are multiple post-1954 reports.

http://www.cdc.gov/search.do?action=sea ... richinosis

[Janice]

Wow, thanks Alicia for the site. Very interesting. I will show it to John. I wonder where he got that date from? Well, when he told me that, I was interested in finding a link to it. Thanks

Well, I just talked to John and he said he was surprised, but one good thing is that there were only a few cases which is good. He said he thinks the talk was by a veternarian at Purdue. He will read the link you gave me to see what the treatments were, etc. Thanks again

[LSU2001]

Lightly breaded, pan sauteed Red Snapper Filet with a White wine, mushroom, shrimp and crabmeat sauce on top. Angel Hair pasta with a mild alfreado sauce, garlic bread, steamed asparagus with sweet Iced Tea.
Tim

Darn Sounds so good I guess I'll cook that for supper.
Tim

[alicia-w]

ditto! i was having a craving for fish anyway. we may have grouper or tilapia instead of snapper, though.

[Janice]

John is bringing home Chinese tonight... Fridays I do not cook.....Isu, sounds like you are a great cook, that is a wonderful menu.

[LSU2001]

I keep snapper in the freezer from my fishing trips so it's easy to use
Tim

[LSU2001]

UHHHHHHHHHHHHH how can I change my log in name mods. Everyone thinks it says Isu not LSU oh well my mistakes are coming back to bite me lol

[SouthFloridawx]

UHHHHHHHHHHHHH how can I change my log in name mods. Everyone thinks it says Isu not LSU oh well my mistakes are coming back to bite me lol

Post your request here...

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=7

[Janice]

Just pm one of the mods when they come in and they will help you.

[Janice]

You can also go to the membership list and the mods and admns are on the first couple pages, just pm a couple of them and one will get back to you. Janice

[alicia-w]

if you go to the forum index, at the very bottom you can see who is online. then pm a moderator who's already here and you wont have to wait very long for a response....

[Janice]

Pepr is in the chatroom now too if you need help.