See the Ensisheim snails in photo 17 on this page from the show last year!
http://www.lutherjackson.co.uk/ensisheim_2011.html Mmmmm, very tasty... I will definitely be having them again this year! Hope to see many list members at the show again this year. Cheers, Luther On 9 Apr 2012, at 00:56, Graham Ensor <[email protected]> wrote: > The escargot in Ensisheim are very good....looking forward to them > again this year :-) > > Graham > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 12:46 AM, Anne Black <[email protected]> wrote: >> I agree Mendy. >> I have helped my mother and grand-mother prepare many escargots when I was a >> kid. >> Anybody needs the recipe?? ;-) >> >> But no snails in Colorado, much too dry. >> >> >> Anne M. Black >> www.IMPACTIKA.com >> [email protected] >> Vice-President of IMCA >> www.IMCA.cc >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mendy Ouzillou <[email protected]> >> To: Meteorite-list <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sun, Apr 8, 2012 5:09 pm >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse >> >> >> Butter, garlic and a dash of parsley makes everything taste good, even >> snails >> ... I mean escargot. >> >> Mendy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Anne Black >> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 3:32 PM >> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse >> >> A few years ago, I had some near Lyon. >> I was told they came from Turkey. They were quite good, of course with a >> garlic >> and white wine sauce. >> >> Anne M. Black >> www.IMPACTIKA.com >> [email protected] >> Vice-President of IMCA >> www.IMCA.cc >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Michael Bross <[email protected]> >> To: Sterling K. Webb <[email protected]>; karmaka >> <[email protected]>; MexicoDoug <[email protected]>; >> Meteorite-list <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sun, Apr 8, 2012 4:17 pm >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse >> >> >> Hello Martin, Sterling and all >> >> I am not a specialist but French and loving frog legs (with garlic of >> course) >> >> As far as I know, we only eat frog legs, not toad legs. >> But more importantly, frogs and toads belong, for many years now, to the >> endangered species list in France, thereby, you will eat frog legs coming >> from >> Asia (which are much much bigger and much less tastier... quite disgusting >> actually) unless you are in one of the few areas where they are not in >> danger, >> like in Alsace... and a very very few more ! >> >> I would have to check, Toulouse might be one of them, but not sure >> >> Anyway... >> Enjoy your trip to Toulouse, Martin. >> >> Michael B. >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Sterling K. Webb" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 5:10 PM >> To: "karmaka" <[email protected]>; "MexicoDoug" >> <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse >> >>> Dear Martin, >>> >>>> Does the hallucinogenic alkaloid of a toad's skin secretion still >>>> have an effect once they are deep-fried? >>> >>> >>> The answer is YES. >>> >>> Bufotenin (also known as bufotenine and cebilcin), or >>> 5-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-HO-DMT or >>> 5-OH-DMT) has a very high boiling point of 320 C. >>> The vapors above or below that temperature are still psychoactively >>> potent, as are the liquid and crystal forms (melts about 146 C). >>> >>> Depending on the mode of administration, bufotenin is more likely to >>> produce dangerous cardiac effects than visions. >>> >>> While it is possible that deep-frying would evaporate the bufotenin >>> and hence remove most of it from the toad's skin, I'd stick with the >>> frogs' legs, if I were you. >>> >>> >>> Sterling K. Webb >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "karmaka" <[email protected]> >>> To: "MexicoDoug" <[email protected]>; >>> <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 2:02 PM >>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse >>> >>> >>>> Hi Doug, >>>> >>>> don't worry. You can rely on the fact that if I manage to visit the >>>> Toulouse exhibition this summer, I will provide you all with some >>>> interesting photos. ;-) >>>> >>>> As for toads, escargots or anything else that might pour down on me, >>>> there is no worry either since I bought THIS at the last art >>>> exhibition I visited. >>>> >>>> FRITTI NIRODA - the METEORITE TRAP >>>> made out of baskets for deep fat fryers >>>> >>>> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/5794279846_b9ab0fc403.jpg >>>> http://vimeo.com/24591320 >>>> >>>> I will carry it on top of a rod instead of a sunshade when being in >>>> Toulouse. ;-) >>>> >>>> I'm a bit worried though... >>>> >>>> Does the hallucinogenic alkaloid of a toad's skin secretion still >> >> have an >>>> >>>> effect >>>> once they are deep-fried? >>>> >>>> I don't want to be stoned before seeing the stones... >>>> >>>> Best wishes, >>>> >>>> Martin >>>> >>>> >>>> Von: MexicoDoug <[email protected]> >>>> An: [email protected], [email protected], >>>> [email protected] >>>> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of >> >> Toulouse >>>> >>>> Datum: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:15:38 +0200 >>>> >>>> Dear List, Dr. Mathieu, and Martin; >>>> >>>> Martin, if you do or anyone does make it there, please remember your >>>> friends on the list who won't have the opportunity to vacation or >> >> visit >>>> >>>> the lovely southern latuitudes of France and post us a nice picture >> >> for >>>> >>>> the admiring meteorite-list of this historical group of stones. So >>>> much to do on vacation there - see this Toulouse meteorite exhibit, >>>> then go to the Space Center and Space City, the Kennedy Space Center >>>> analog and lots more, of France. >>>> >>>> Watch out if you take the low road, as nearby Toulouse was the site >> >> of >>>> >>>> a Toad-storm from an inclement thundering sky, Two shocked horsemen >> >> had >>>> >>>> to put on their overcoats while being Toad-hammered, and gallop out >> >> of >>>> >>>> their as fast as they could, to reach a stage coach also on the way >> >> to >>>> >>>> Toulouse that witnessed the event, saw many small toads still on the >>>> unfortunate horsemen's cloaks and when it passed through the spot >>>> trampled many thousands of toads of all sizes. (I wonder if the >>>> meteorite in any way biased this report?) >>>> >>>> A rain of escargot snails might have been more comical for France, >> >> but >>>> >>>> maybe they were toads, frogs, whatever -- after all the toadstorm was >>>> 1834 and even today frogs and toads are varied and not recognized by >>>> science as distinct animals. Fried frogs are a delicious part of >>>> French cuisine that is required to try for all Beefeaters attending >> >> the >>>> >>>> exposition ;-) >>>> >>>> Kindest wishes >>>> Doug >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: karmaka <[email protected]> >>>> To: rm31 <[email protected]>; Meteorite-list >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sun, Apr 8, 2012 7:31 am >>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of >> >> Toulouse >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Congratulations, Dr. Mathieu, on having organised this very >> >> interesting >>>> >>>> exhibition. >>>> >>>> The beautiful city of Toulouse, la « ville rose », is always worth >> >> a >>>> >>>> visit ! >>>> >>>> I'll try to visit this exhibition this summer! >>>> >>>> Best wishes >>>> >>>> Martin >>>> >>>> >>>> Von: [email protected] >>>> An: [email protected] >>>> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse >>>> Datum: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:11:07 +0200 >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi List, >>>> >>>> I'm pleased to invite you to the conference and exhibition for the >>>> bicentenary of the fall of the meteorite of Toulouse, april 10th >>>> 1812. The exhibition will remain until september 2nd. >>>> This event is the materialization of 2 1/2 year of historical and >>>> scientific researches. It benefited from the early support of the >>>> Museum of Toulouse (SW France). Most of the main samples of the >> >> fall, >>>> >>>> loaned by the Museums of New York, Chicago, Geneva, London, Vienna, >>>> Stockholm, Troyes, Paris, and from the University of Tuebingen will >>>> be reunited close to their place of >> >> fall, >>>> >>>> 200 >>>> years >>>> later to be shown to the public. >>>> >>>> http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2373/invitationmtoritedetoul.jpg >>>> >>>> J'ai le plaisir de vous inviter à la conference et a l'exposition >> >> qui >>>> >>>> auront lieu au Museum de Toulouse, en celebration du bicentenaire de >>>> la >> >> chute >>>> >>>> de la >>>> meteorite dite de "Toulouse", le 10 avril 1812. L'exposition durera >>>> jusqu'au 2 septembre. >>>> Cet evenement est la concretisation de deux ans et demi de >> >> recherches >>>> >>>> historiques et scientifiques. Il est le fruit de la collaboration >>>> entre l'auteur et le Museum de Toulouse et a beneficie de l'apport >> >> de >>>> >>>> dizaines de contributeurs. Fait exceptionnel: les principaux >>>> specimens de la meteorite de Toulouse, pretes par les Museums of New >>>> York, Chicago, Geneve, Londres, Vienne, Stockholm, Troyes, Paris, et >>>> par l'Universite de Tuebingen seront à nouveau réunis à Toulouse 200 >>>> ans plus tard pour être montres au public! >>>> >>>> R. 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