"Jacquie" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>I am watching an interesting show on PBS about sustainable foods. This
>>woman is in Alaska and she eats a lot of wild game and salmon. She
>>visited an Alaskan vegetarian place and had dinner with them.
>>
>> When she got back home, she said that we are now eating more meat than
>> ever. And if we were to trap or hunt all of our own meat like she did, we
>> would soon run out of animals to kill.
>>
>> Of course we don't do this. Yes, some people do, but I think they are in
>> the minority. I don't know too many people around here who do that at
>> all. SIL said her dad used to kill deer right out in their yard in
>> Edmonds. Not too many deer left now and not sure it is even legal to
>> kill them now. We did see a deer on our street once. Angela thought it
>> was a giraffe. *Snicker* Okay she was much younger then.
>>
>> Fishing is quite popular here though and clamming used to be. We've had
>> a lot of red tides so not sure that can be done any more. I used to do
>> it all the time as a child. I loved digging them up. But we never ate
>> them. Gave them to the neighbors. Also catching crabs is a big thing
>> here. Not sure about lobsters...whether we have them or not.
>>
>> Anyway... Collecting old cookbooks is a hobby of mine. I also like
>> reading old books about diet and nutrition. Was looking at an
>> interesting one today about healthy eating. Until I realized it wasn't
>> as old as it looked. Was put out in 1981 and was low sodium and low fat.
>> Ick. I put it back.
>>
>> But it seems to me in the past that they ate seasonally, mainly because
>> they had no choice. Yes, some wealthy people might have had imported
>> food, but most did not.
>>
>> I think they ate meat mostly in the winter months when little else was
>> available. They would have things like potatoes, cabbages, carrots,
>> turnips and other root vegetables. But not much in the way of fresh
>> greens. Apples would probably keep through the winter, but most other
>> fruits would not unless they were canned or dried. And certainly they
>> dried and canned some vegetables.
>>
>> But did they eat much meat in the spring and summer? I'm thinking not.
>> I've read stories of the farm life and often they had beans for lunch and
>> sometimes more beans for dinner. These were supplemented with fresh
>> vegetables from the garden as they became available.
>>
>> Yes, chicken was eaten but often it was just for the Sunday supper,
>> perhaps with the leftovers being used in something like chicken and
>> dumplings or a pot pie.
>>
>> I've also read stories about hog butchering so I know many families ate
>> pork products.
>>
>> And I've read stories about people eating spring lamb.
>>
>> Yes, I see recipes for beef and all sorts of wild game in the old
>> cookbooks. But just how often were these foods eaten? I wonder. I'm not
>> inferring anything one way or the other. Just curious.
>>
>>
> Obviously this person doesn't know about the over abundance of Deer in
> Florida . The natural predators have been taken away but the deer kept
> breeding , that caused death due to starvation...because there wasn't
> enough land to support the appetites of this many deer. Most game hunting
> requires a permit to kill. The Game and Fish People keep tight control on
> what can or cannot be hunted , and when it can be hunted...and they do
> watch people. We had a neighbor in Alaska that shot a deer...elk...moose
> (I don't remember) from a dirt road...out neighbor was in the back of the
> truck when he shot his gun...the Warden was right there within 15
> minutes...while they were gutting the game. The kill was taken from him
> and he had to go to court and pay a Large Fine. Even in Alaska you have to
> have a permit ..... I don't think there is a shortage of Moose ..we saw
> them all the time everywhere

I didn't know about deer in Florida either. She was reporting from Alaska.
>
>
> When we lived in Montana my Dad would go Elk or Deer hunting ...and have
> it butchered and wrapped for the freezer. We ate Deer and elk often. We
> would all go fishing and eat trout. When we moved to AZ he would hunt deer
> and Quail(No shortage of quail here)
> It doesn't bother me when people hunt to supplement there food
> supply....but just to hunt for the sport of it or for the antlers or head,
> doesn't agree with me much

I don't think I ever age any game meat.