Todd wrote:

> On 07/28/2013 10:07 AM, Bjørn Steensrud wrote:
>> Bjørn Steensrud wrote:
>>
>>> W. Baker wrote:
>>>
>>> [massive snippage]
>>>
>>>> Do the Lapps still move with the reindeer herds
>>>> in Northern Scandinavia? all ancient practices.
>>>>
>>>> Wendy
>>>
>>> They do. In the northernmost part of Norway, they walk from the inland
>>> plain to the coast, freighted by boats/small ships to the islands to
>>> graze all summer. When summer is ending they SWIM back to the mainland,
>>> with boats standing by to help stragglers. They are in much better shape
>>> than in the spring :-)
>>
>> I should add that the deer walk and swim, not the Sami :-)
>>
>>
>>> There's also reindeer herding in the southern mountains, less movement
>>> but they have to be watched all the time so they don't join the herds of
>>> wild reindeer.
>>
>
> Hi Bjørn,
>
> We call them Caribou here (Alaska). Are they good eating?
>
> -T

Excellent eating!
In stores I can find packs of frozen "shavings" - small slices - of reindeer
meat. Saute chopped onions, fry the thawed meat in oil, add cream for a
sauce. Crushed juniper berries for a spice, in addition to s&p of course.
(S)he who has an oven could try a roast - just treat it as venison.

Caribou and reindeer are classified as different subspecies of Rangifer
tarandus - google "caribou vs reindeer", nice article.