Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 okay, BIG and GREAT news!!!!!! This spring is the appointed time in my region for a brood of cicadas that swarms once every 17 years!!!! I cannot contain my excitement and I will definitely be digging up as many recipes and things as I can find. I'll post more practical stuff as the time draws nearer. Probably a good number of people on this list will fall into the affected region. This will be a chance to try out *every* recipe imaginable. And maybe freeze quarts of them for later on, since there's only a one month window or so. Major savings on food bills!!! Let's see, about a month later the mulberries will come out, so I'll have to try that combo for sure! very nice PDF with photos: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/ipmnet/04Cicada.pdf two nice articles: http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/02/29/loc_cicadas29.html http://tinyurl.com/2b4lc @@@@ http://www.natorp.com/Cicadas2004FactSheet.htm Beginning around May 20 or so, Periodical Cicada Brood X will begin to emerge in populations of unimaginable numbers for about a 3-4 week period. They will emerge in parts of SW and Central Ohio, eastern Indiana, down through Kentucky, and in pockets of Tennessee, land, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Adult cicadas live about 2-4 weeks, so you can count on joining them in their 17-year ritual of singing, mating, and laying eggs for about a 6-8 week period. @@@@ @@@@ http://www.markjcooking.com/recipex.php/59491 The seventeen year cicada is considered a delicacy by nearly every living creature and when emerging, by the millions, stuff every animal for miles. Birds have trouble getting off the ground. Foxes waddle. Garter snakes are lumpy. Dogs and cats curl up and sleep all day. In former times, the Native Americans found them to be a worthy addition to their diets when available. The cicadas emerge at night and hang like snow white Christmas ornaments from the trees. As they dry, their color darkens to a black with orange decorative stripes. They are at their finest at night when they just emerge and are still soft. They make great campfire cooking fare. For those who are interested, they are kosher! The best way to prepare them is to dip them, still alive, in beaten egg, roll them in the seasoned flour and then gently saute them until they are golden brown. They have a wonderful rich nutty flavor. Preparing them is simplicity itself. To find a supply of cicadas, call or write a local college or university department of entomology. They can supply information as to which brood will be emerging in your area or near your area. They may be able to supply a general map and even specific dates when the emergence will occur. Here, in Indiana, we will have to wait until about Memorial Day weekend, 2002 A.D. So you see, this is not a treat that you can just go out and pick up at Krogers. It is worth the wait, even if it is just to say that you have done it! Hartman Indianapolis, IN 1996 @@@@ This is gonna be one out-of-control shindig!!!! Put your party hats on!!! Mike SE Pennsylvania The best way to predict the future is to invent it. --Alan Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 At 10:49 PM 3/17/04 -0000, you wrote: > They will emerge in parts of SW and Central Ohio, eastern > Indiana, down through Kentucky, and in pockets of Tennessee, > land, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Hey, Mike, if you miss the " pocket " of Pennsylvania, you want me to save you some of mine? MFJ Any moment in which you feel like dancing is a perfect moment. Singing works, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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