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> > > > > "Nixon, D" > wrote in message
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> > > > > > > "Wayne Lundberg" > wrote in message
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> > > > > > > > The other comment is that, as far as I know, chili contains
> beef
> > > and
> > > > > > > > although deer and antelope were here long before the
conquest,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Just a gentle correction for anyone who cares. There have
never
> > been
> > > > > > > antelope in the Americas. You are probably refering to the
> > > pronghorn -
> > > > > > > "Antelocapra americana". It is not related to antelopes nor to
> any
> > > > > living
> > > > > > > animal. As the scientific name suggests, they are sometimes
> placed
> > > in
> > > > a
> > > > > > > group of animals called "goat antelopes" although they are
> > neither.
> > > > > Other
> > > > > > > animals in this group: chamois, saiga, takin and muskox. Other
> > than
> > > > the
> > > > > > > muskox and takin none are actually related.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Charlie
> > > > > > ================================================== =======
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Oh yeah?? Well if that be true, tell me
this--------------------
> > why
> > > > > would
> > > > > > "where the deer and the ANTELOPE play" be in the words of the
> > > > > > most popular song of the 20th Century !!!! ???? I'm talkin'
> > > > > > Home on the Range !
> > > > > >
> > > > > > McDave
> > > > >
> > > > > But, but.....that's the same song that has non-existent buffalo
> > roaming
> > > > too!
> > > > > <grin>
> > > > >
> > > > > Charlie
> > > >
> > > > ================================================== ===========
> > > >
> > > > Well, one of those non-existent buffaloes tore the arm off a cousin
of
> > > > mine when he was on a picnic in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma
> > > > in 1972. He was a native OKIE, a Warrant Officer in the U.S. Army
> > > > Artillery,
> > > > and should have know better than to wander among the herd in the
> > > > rutting season !! They did let him stay in the Army until his
> > > > retirement.
> > > >
> > > > McDave
> > > >
> > > A one armed Okie can't pick much fruit in California.
> > > Kack<G>
> > ============================================
> >
> > You're sure right about that.... particularly one who cain't
> > tell an Cantaloupe from a Antelope !!
> >
> > McDave
> >
> >
> >
>
> No one has mentioned the Texas Jackalope.
>
> Jim
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No, they haven't. But, I had one back in my OKIE days.
Actually, I bred it myself. Turned out to be a cross between a Jackass
and a Jack Rabbit. And, when it died, we used its skeleton for
a Jack-o-lantern.......

Saying of the Day------ "Always carry a small flask of whiskey in
case of snakebite.
Furthermore, always carry a small snake."

I guess I better quit this cross-posting. Many on this newsgroup get
all "quivvered up" when a guy cross posts! It's considered worse than
cross-dressing !

McDave, OKIE At Large
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I first began reading (some) usenet groups shortly after they began in
the late 70s/early 80s. The subject of ingredients, methods, and
authencities of chile/chilli/chilie has consistently been one of the
most prolific generators of discussion since then. There *is* no
original concept. Humans stew whatever's available together -- meat,
veg, grain -- whatever. In his original post, Wayne mentioned seeking
"old timer" recollection. Well, since capsicums of various sorts have
been grown and eaten in the Americas for thousands of years, a *real*
old timer might report "chile -- tasty!" Or rather "green thing tasty;
also good when red -- let's add to bean pot." It's sort of like
asking the "origin" of salting foods, or adding sweeteners.
Chili/chile/chilli isn't an invention. It's an evolution. Peppers must
surely have been one of the most welcome exports from the new world
(like tomatoes and potatoes) considering their rapid inclusion in
world cuisine.