tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3597767604440475696..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Lobsters.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8666858431427740892018-02-23T10:12:13.356+00:002018-02-23T10:12:13.356+00:00I don't think I would have done either!I don't think I would have done either!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58929885914447841032018-02-22T19:23:27.033+00:002018-02-22T19:23:27.033+00:00I do like lobster, but prefer crab. Don't like...I do like lobster, but prefer crab. Don't like the idea of putting them in boiling water (can't imagine that they die instantly, but surely hope that could be true). When I was in college in Animal Science (back in the 60's) we had to take a slaughter class. This is the only time I refused to do something an instructor asked of me. I would not slit a hog's throat. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54720390978147715762018-02-22T04:35:20.676+00:002018-02-22T04:35:20.676+00:00I keep meaning to make a simple Crayfish trap. One...I keep meaning to make a simple Crayfish trap. One could almost live off the things!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27643408173791262352018-02-22T04:33:07.568+00:002018-02-22T04:33:07.568+00:00We eat veggie at least once a week, and I would li...We eat veggie at least once a week, and I would like to extend that. As a Veg' gardener, I have little option than to kill Slugs and Greenfly. However, I do so with 'wildlife friendly' products.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75927429607346225072018-02-22T04:30:09.666+00:002018-02-22T04:30:09.666+00:00You've covered a lot of ground there Parsnip. ...You've covered a lot of ground there Parsnip. We eat a lot less meat that we used to, but I refuse to eat Tofu.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3767060209496957922018-02-21T21:35:19.322+00:002018-02-21T21:35:19.322+00:00Crayfish! Sweet ! I could eat all day longCrayfish! Sweet ! I could eat all day longJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71693541015055420542018-02-21T19:41:25.419+00:002018-02-21T19:41:25.419+00:00Crab is so much better than lobster. Crayfish are ...Crab is so much better than lobster. Crayfish are better than lobster too. There are a lot of American crawfish to eat in our rivers right now.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61510031582575358442018-02-21T19:14:08.221+00:002018-02-21T19:14:08.221+00:00I have never eaten lobster but like Rachel, I ador...I have never eaten lobster but like Rachel, I adore crab, especially straight off the boat in somewhere like Cromer. As to revolving restaurants - I too have been in that one in Toronto and it also refused to revolve while I was there.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80107920076662815992018-02-21T17:48:27.024+00:002018-02-21T17:48:27.024+00:00I'm a lapsed vegetarian who would like to be m...I'm a lapsed vegetarian who would like to be more vegan; who can milk cows but finds their wailing for their calves incredibly moving. I need to know more about Halal. Fortunately I am perfectly happy when eating only veg. but find it uncomfortable that the whole of life is a kind of destruction. I've been killing greenfly.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62695499415929048342018-02-21T16:58:30.436+00:002018-02-21T16:58:30.436+00:00Fish, chicken and beef I like it all but I am eati...Fish, chicken and beef I like it all but I am eating less and less of it and not because some vegan told me too. I do like Japanese cooking makes me happy. I do like tofu very much.<br />I am horrified by the Halal and the Koreans killing of Dogs. Makes me sick.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80859476234876753332018-02-21T13:19:19.216+00:002018-02-21T13:19:19.216+00:00I'm often amazed by the foods that people like...I'm often amazed by the foods that people like or dislike. To me Lobster is one of the most delicious.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86052551661152275742018-02-21T13:18:15.521+00:002018-02-21T13:18:15.521+00:00Well, it's good to know that there are revolvi...Well, it's good to know that there are revolving restaurants that revolve, even if they are all in Canada. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44721145796360137252018-02-21T13:02:44.589+00:002018-02-21T13:02:44.589+00:00I have tried lobster a few times and I didn’t part...I have tried lobster a few times and I didn’t particularly like it. However, I loved the butter. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1048173350640971962018-02-21T12:45:09.866+00:002018-02-21T12:45:09.866+00:00Again, it's a question of respecting the choic...Again, it's a question of respecting the choice of others; providing that those choices are humane. I would never eat Tofu, but I shan't be campaigning against it!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48931189139051031252018-02-21T12:21:06.555+00:002018-02-21T12:21:06.555+00:00Sorry Gwill, darn you auto correctSorry Gwill, darn you auto correctLife In The Seniors Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186161053521494126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43200385656505484162018-02-21T12:20:08.690+00:002018-02-21T12:20:08.690+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Life In The Seniors Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186161053521494126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87777170546090272802018-02-21T12:19:29.751+00:002018-02-21T12:19:29.751+00:00Grill you need to go to Nova Scotia in late June t...Grill you need to go to Nova Scotia in late June to mid July. There you will get the real deal. You also will probably eat so many you will be glad for a change of diet. As for turning towers. Winnipeg’s “tower” isn’t as high as Calgary’s or Toronto’s but it turns and it takes one hour to see the whole landscape.Life In The Seniors Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186161053521494126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29302913363384901982018-02-21T11:57:56.492+00:002018-02-21T11:57:56.492+00:00F***ing hell, give me a fresh live lobster and I&#...F***ing hell, give me a fresh live lobster and I'll eat it whatever way you kill it. I've eaten quite a few still squirming shellfish. Not to my taste but not because I can hear them screaming as they go down.<br />As for meat, well I'm like you. I just hope they have put to death humanely. Humans eat meat. Those that don't have made their choice and should respect those who have made a different choucelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10912416379876877102018-02-21T10:34:18.657+00:002018-02-21T10:34:18.657+00:00Some of the oriental practices are appalling. Ther...Some of the oriental practices are appalling. There are, of course, campaigns to stop them, but they fall upon deaf ears.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63831135365429904192018-02-21T10:24:33.563+00:002018-02-21T10:24:33.563+00:00Pretty awful to see and there would surely be pain...Pretty awful to see and there would surely be pain involved in the cutting of the neck, never mind the stress and fear to the other sheep nearby, but dying of blood loss is not the most painful death. As for lobster, I heard the noise came from the scraping of parts of the shell as it rapidly heated. I don't think that is particularly cruel. We need to look to the Middle East and China for real cruelty to animals, some of the very high order animals. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58372028202418075422018-02-21T10:09:56.091+00:002018-02-21T10:09:56.091+00:00They are probably the same lot who follow hunts. T...They are probably the same lot who follow hunts. They can be very aggressive.<br /><br />I like Crab, but find it very difficult to navigate my way around. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5939150269628234342018-02-21T10:02:32.055+00:002018-02-21T10:02:32.055+00:00I can easily buy lobster here caught in the North ...I can easily buy lobster here caught in the North Sea, and sometimes do, but I have to say I prefer the crabs which are far more tasty.<br /><br />The Vegans are at the local livestock market on a regular basis now protesting about animals produced for meat and being a commodity and inspecting the animals as they arrive. Ministry vets are always present and have the done the job perfectly well for 60 years. The vegans have elbowed their way in in a most unpleasant manner. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66626232293264455642018-02-21T09:51:17.703+00:002018-02-21T09:51:17.703+00:00I love all shellfish and crustaceans. I don't ...I love all shellfish and crustaceans. I don't think people will complain en masse about Halal meat; they don't want to upset a whole religion.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32199300806910046702018-02-21T09:49:26.100+00:002018-02-21T09:49:26.100+00:00Why is it that all revolving restaurants refuse to...Why is it that all revolving restaurants refuse to revolve? I think the Lobster you had must have been frozen, they end-up like tasteless cardboard (but still at the price of fresh).<br /><br />Here in France at Eid, the streets run red with the blood of Sheep; it's an appalling practice.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82012867398955559402018-02-21T09:46:14.110+00:002018-02-21T09:46:14.110+00:00Lobster is not only delicious, but also VERY expen...Lobster is not only delicious, but also VERY expensive. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com