I was watching the food network yesterday. They showed a farm in
Quebec where they raise and also force feed ducks. It's kind of neat,
and a little gross. They make a mixture of corn meal and water, then
hook this feed up to a type of gun. I think this gun has a trigger
mechanism, and a long tube. The fowl gets this gun pushed down it's
throat and the trigger is squeezed releasing the feed.
I thought this practice was outlawed in Canada. I guess not.

"Portland" > wrote in message
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>I was watching the food network yesterday. They showed a farm in
> Quebec where they raise and also force feed ducks. It's kind of neat,
> and a little gross. They make a mixture of corn meal and water, then
> hook this feed up to a type of gun. I think this gun has a trigger
> mechanism, and a long tube. The fowl gets this gun pushed down it's
> throat and the trigger is squeezed releasing the feed.
> I thought this practice was outlawed in Canada. I guess not.
>
>
Interesting! They must be making fois gras. I haven't heard that word since
the last trip to France. Did they give a product name where one can find it?
It does great things to your cholesterol levels.

Kent

"Kent" > wrote in message
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>
> "Portland" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I was watching the food network yesterday. They showed a farm in
>> Quebec where they raise and also force feed ducks. It's kind of neat,
>> and a little gross. They make a mixture of corn meal and water, then
>> hook this feed up to a type of gun. I think this gun has a trigger
>> mechanism, and a long tube. The fowl gets this gun pushed down it's
>> throat and the trigger is squeezed releasing the feed.
>> I thought this practice was outlawed in Canada. I guess not.
>>
>>
> Interesting! They must be making fois gras. I haven't heard that word
> since the last trip to France. Did they give a product name where one can
> find it? It does great things to your cholesterol levels.
>
> Kent
>
>
Whoops! I spelled it wrong. For more about foie gras look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras I didn't realize this was made in
Canada.

Kent

Kent wrote:
>
> Whoops! I spelled it wrong. For more about foie gras look at:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras I didn't realize this was made in
> Canada.

For a while foie gras was banned in Chicago based on the force feeding.

"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
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> Kent wrote:
>>
>> Whoops! I spelled it wrong. For more about foie gras look at:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras I didn't realize this was made in
>> Canada.
>
> For a while foie gras was banned in Chicago based on the force feeding.
>
>
I remember that quite a few years ago. Tournedos Rossini* was removed from
the menus from several very upscale Chicago restaurants, including, I think
The Bakery.

Is that restaurant still in existence?

Kent

*filet mignon of beef, pan-fried in butter, served on a crouton, and topped
with a slice of whole foie gras.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:38:57 -0800, Kent wrote:
>
>> "Portland" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>I was watching the food network yesterday. They showed a farm in
>>> Quebec where they raise and also force feed ducks. It's kind of neat,
>>> and a little gross. They make a mixture of corn meal and water, then
>>> hook this feed up to a type of gun. I think this gun has a trigger
>>> mechanism, and a long tube. The fowl gets this gun pushed down it's
>>> throat and the trigger is squeezed releasing the feed.
>>> I thought this practice was outlawed in Canada. I guess not.
>>>
>>>
>> Interesting! They must be making fois gras.
>
> No Shit, Kent? Really?
>
>> I haven't heard that word since the last trip to France.
>
> You've heard it here at least a dozen times. Also in ba.food. All
> since your "last trip to France" which you continuously remind us
> about ad nauseum (That and what a great French Chef you are -
> nevermind that you're Danish, not French).
>
> When *was* your last trip to France, anyway?
>
> -sw
>
>
Little Boy, are you drinking again when you post?
It's not my duty to read all rhetoric on this NG as you seem to. There's
nothing on this NG about foie gras other than as part of a comment. I don't
think it's ever been discussed. We're all much too low life for that,
including me. I'm not a "great chef". I'm a struggling amateur as all of us
on this NG are.

Finally, I think references to one's ethnicity on this NG is very
inappropriate. We're all amateur chefs, sharing what we know about cooking,
without regard to age, gender, education, credentials, travel history, or
ethnicity. That's what makes this exciting, at least for me.

Kent

On Jan 23, 10:16*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:51:25 -0800, Kent wrote:
> > Finally, I think references to one's ethnicity on this NG is very
> > inappropriate.
>
> And I was just guessing, cool! :-)
>
> Do Danes get a bad rap for something? *I didn't use it as a derogatory
> comment, and Danes are not known for anything bad, right? *

Other than being cheap assholes, no.

>
> So it's not inappropriate.
>
> -sw (Who's German and who watch the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
> last night on History channel - 4 hours worth. *A very good
> documentary)

I'm Norwegian and hate lutefisk and think the Third Reich is suffering
from overexposure.....on any given moment you can find a program about
it on television! : D

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:51:25 -0800, Kent wrote:
>
>> Finally, I think references to one's ethnicity on this NG is very
>> inappropriate.
>
> And I was just guessing, cool! :-)
>
> Do Danes get a bad rap for something? I didn't use it as a derogatory
> comment, and Danes are not known for anything bad, right?
>
> So it's not inappropriate.
>
> -sw (Who's German and who watch the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
> last night on History channel - 4 hours worth. A very good
> documentary)
>
>
If you haven't read the "Rise and Fall", you should.
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Thir.../dp/0671728687 It's at
your local library. William L. Shirer's nephew was one of my roomates years
ago.

Re German: Yes you are a bit Germanesque. That explains. I can imagine you
as a member of the National Socialistic Party.
http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v18/v18n5p50_Stoddard.html

Re Dane: The Danes are no bargain. The Boers in South Africa were Danish.
They kicked the out British in 1948, and established Boer apartheid rule.
Independence would have been far more humane if Africa had gained
independence under British rule, as in India. The British left something
workable behind when they left their colonies. The Danes, French, and
Germans left nothing.

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:26:56 -0800, "Kent" > wrote:

> Re Dane: The Danes are no bargain. The Boers in South Africa were Danish.

Huh! I thought they were Dutch.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On 2011-01-25, sf > wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:26:56 -0800, "Kent" > wrote:
>
>> Re Dane: The Danes are no bargain. The Boers in South Africa were Danish.
>
> Huh! I thought they were Dutch.

They were.

Mostly Dutch and German, but a few Danes (lumped in with other
Scandinavians) snuck in. The Germans contributed the Mauser rifle,
which allowed the Boers to kick Khaki bum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer#Origin


nb

On 25/01/2011 1:26 PM, Kent wrote:


>> Do Danes get a bad rap for something? I didn't use it as a derogatory
>> comment, and Danes are not known for anything bad, right?
>>
>> So it's not inappropriate.
>>
>> -sw (Who's German and who watch the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
>> last night on History channel - 4 hours worth. A very good
>> documentary)
>>
>>
> If you haven't read the "Rise and Fall", you should.
> http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Thir.../dp/0671728687 It's at
> your local library. William L. Shirer's nephew was one of my roomates years
> ago.
>
> Re German: Yes you are a bit Germanesque. That explains. I can imagine you
> as a member of the National Socialistic Party.
> http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v18/v18n5p50_Stoddard.html
>
> Re Dane: The Danes are no bargain. The Boers in South Africa were Danish.


?????? The Boers were primarily Dutch. Make that overwhelmingly Dutch.





> They kicked the out British in 1948, and established Boer apartheid rule.
???
South Africa was already independent. In 1948 the National Party had a
majority and started passing segregation laws. It was still part of the
British Commonwealth until 1961.




> Independence would have been far more humane if Africa had gained
> independence under British rule, as in India. The British left something
> workable behind when they left their colonies. The Danes, French, and
> Germans left nothing.

Among the most successful countries in the world are those which are
members of the Commonwealth or former British colonies.

Sqwertz wrote:
> Kent wrote:
>
>> Finally, I think references to one's ethnicity on this NG is very
>> inappropriate.
>
> Do Danes get a bad rap for something?

Vikings. At the time Danemark included much of what is now Norway as
well. But Beowulf was a Geat note a Dane. Where's Geatland? Same
general area. Giving us Beowulf compensates for a lot of the Vikings.
A couple of shiploads. Okay, drop in the bucket.

Luktefisk. Maybe more Norwegian but a long time ago most or Norway was
a part of Danemark. So there you go. A bad rap for food.

On 25/01/2011 6:05 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:

>>
>> Do Danes get a bad rap for something?
>
> Vikings. At the time Danemark included much of what is now Norway as
> well. But Beowulf was a Geat note a Dane. Where's Geatland? Same
> general area. Giving us Beowulf compensates for a lot of the Vikings.
> A couple of shiploads. Okay, drop in the bucket.
>
> Luktefisk. Maybe more Norwegian but a long time ago most or Norway was
> a part of Danemark. So there you go. A bad rap for food.

FWIW.... the Danish flag first appeared in Tallinn Estonia, apparently a
gift from God in their battle to conquer Estonia.

The Danes controlled part of the UK for a while the 9th century.

On Jan 25, 5:05*pm, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
> > Kent wrote:
>
> >> Finally, I think references to one's ethnicity on this NG is very
> >> inappropriate.
>
> > Do Danes get a bad rap for something?
>
> Vikings. *At the time Danemark included much of what is now Norway as
> well. *But Beowulf was a Geat note a Dane. *Where's Geatland? *Same
> general area. *Giving us Beowulf compensates for a lot of the Vikings.
> A couple of shiploads. *Okay, drop in the bucket.
>
> Luktefisk. *Maybe more Norwegian but a long time ago most or Norway was
> a part of Danemark. *So there you go. *A bad rap for food.

Wrong.

On Jan 23, 8:39*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:51:25 -0800, Kent wrote:
>
> ...
>
> <snork> Lets see how many times I can respond to this post...
>
> -sw

Something about mocking TheHogenBogen never gets old does it.

He's a gift that keeps on giving. Like kimshee, or eating too many
peppers.