Subj : Sneaky Snakes was: Pize v
To   : Ben Collver
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Mar 03 2025 10:18:00

-=> Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I've got a bunch of rattlesnake recipes. But never met one in the wild.
 DD> Copperheads and water moccasins now, that's a whole 'nother story.
 DD>       Title: Boiled Snake w/Herbs

 BC> I'm the opposite.  Never seen a copperhead or water moccasin, but i've
 BC> met rattlesnakes in the wild.  Once while hiking the lower Rogue River,
 BC> the scout in front of me walked right over a rattlesnake sunning in the
 BC> middle of the trail.  I spotted it, stopped, and hollered.  The scout
 BC> in front of me became angry that he hadn't seen it.  Fortunately, he
 BC> had stepped over the snake and not on the snake. We used our walking
 BC> sticks to "escort" it off the trail.

Living way out west you'd likely never have met a copperhead. They are an
eastern/midwestern breed centered in Ohio. I've not seen many and I'm told
their bite is seldom fatal. But Idon't care to mtest that idea on a first
hand basis. Water moccasins are aquatic snakes of several types. The bad
boy of those is the cottonmouth variant. All are, like the copperhead, a
midwestern, eastern and southeast US variety. I used to encounter them 
when fishing along the banks of local streams ... both in the water and
onthe banks. As well as infesting trees hanging over the water.

 BC> Here is a completely unrelated recipe.

 BC> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 BC>       Title: Chili's Southwestern Eggrolls
 BC>  Categories: Appetizers, Copycat
 BC>       Yield: 4 Servings

Been to Chili's a few times. Never been impressed. Some of their dishes
look OK. Here's one of their dishes that's a copycat of a copycat. Their
version of Outback's Bloomin' Onion.

MMMMM----   Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Chili's Awesome Blossom
 Categories: Appetisers, Vegetables, Sauces, Dairy
      Yield: 10 portions

      1 lg White onion
  2 1/2 c  A-P flour
      2 ts McCormick seasoned salt
    1/2 ts Ground black pepper
    1/4 ts Garlic powder
      1 c  Buttermilk
           Oil for frying

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    1/2 c  Sour cream
      2 tb Ketchup
    1/2 ts McCormick seasoned salt
    1/3 ts Ground red pepper
  1 1/2 ts Horseradish
    1/4 ts Paprika

  Mix all dry ingredients together.

  Cut the top 1/4 off the onion (the top has the stem).
  Then peel the onion but make sure the root stays intact.

  Carefully slice the onion from the top stopping about
  1/2" above the root (take care not to cut through the
  root). Slice the rest of the onion like a pie.

  Soak the onion in ice-cold water for about 30 minutes
  until the onion's petals open up and bloom.

  Heat oil to 350ºF/175ºC.

  Drain the onion and dip in flour mixture and dust the
  onion to cover the onion thoroughly.

  Dip onion in buttermilk and back in flour mixture. 

  Place the onion in the hot oil and fry until golden. Oil
  should cover onion.

  When done, drain well and place the fried onion on a
  plate.

  Cut the center out of the onion.

  SAUCE: Mix all sauce ingredients together. Serve the
  sauce in a small ramekin in the middle of the onion
  blossom.

  Garnish with paprika and just a dash of red pepper.

  MAKES: 10 servings

  Author: Stephanie Manley

  RECIPE FROM: https://copykat.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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