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I am curious about the potted head too!
We often had head cheese when I grew up. Although you could buy it at =
the store, it was mainly made by people who butchered their own pig.=20
They would boil the pig's head (minus brains and eyes and probably a few =
other parts), sifted out the meat and fat, this was ground up, and would =
turn quite solid. Then spices and vinegar were added which would extend =
the "best before date".
Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS..=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: James W. Wolford=20
To: NatureNS=20
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 3:39 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] re headlessness of carcasses etc. (incl. potted =
head?)
Two of Paul's comments caught my eye. First, wolves eating only the =
heads of salmon: brown bears in the West are well-known, when the salmon =
are abundant and esp. when still caught alive, to go first for the =
brains (head) and then open the belly to look for roe, discarding the =
male salmon, just like our herring and capelin fishers do -- thus I'm =
not surprised to hear this about coastal wolves as well, they being =
quite different from inland wolves.
Secondly, dare I ask about the "potted head"? From what is the =
"head"? or maybe Paul could answer only me, since I have opened a =
delicate subject about which some may not want to hear more?
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
Begin forwarded message:
From: Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan <slickdog1@gmail.com>
Date: February 16, 2013 2:45:43 PM AST
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Dead dovekie and razorbill wing
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Thanks for the comment on the decapitated dovekie
Potted head, I think, is similar to Head Cheese, which is what my =
Scottish father called it. Never had the pleasure of making it, and we =
probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much as we did had my father told =
us what it was we were eating.
.
Andy
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Paul MacDonald=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Dead dovekie and razorbill wing
Hi Andy=20
Decapitated usually means great horned owl.
For some reason they eat the head and leave the rest.
On a Nature program I saw a little bit ago, wolves
were doing eating only the head of salmon.
My mother used to make delicious potted head when I was =
young.
Learned a lot about anatomy helping her make it.
Such skills have disappeared.
Have a nice winter
Paul
--- On Fri, 2/15/13, Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan =
<slickdog1@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan <slickdog1@gmail.com>
Subject: [NatureNS] Dead dovekie and razorbill wing
To: "NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Received: Friday, February 15, 2013, 6:05 PM
Today I came across the decapitated remains of a dovekie =
in one of the pastures up behind our house in Freeport. The pasture is =
several hundred metres from the Bay of Fundy. The other day Chris =
picked up a wing along the shore. After consultation with people with =
much more experience, we have concluded it is most likely a wing from a =
razorbill. =20
We have no idea what led to the demise of either bird. =20
Andy
Freeport, Long Island,
Digby County NS
=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>We often had head cheese when I grew =
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you could buy it at the store, it was mainly made by people who =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>They would boil the pig's head (minus =
brains and=20
eyes and probably a few other parts), sifted out the meat and fat, this =
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NS..</FONT> </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">James W.=20
Wolford</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 16, =
2013 3:39=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] re =
headlessness of=20
carcasses etc. (incl. potted head?)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Two of Paul's comments caught my eye. First, =
wolves=20
eating only the heads of salmon: brown bears in the West are =
well-known, when=20
the salmon are abundant and esp. when still caught alive, to go first =
for the=20
brains (head) and then open the belly to look for roe, discarding the =
male=20
salmon, just like our herring and capelin fishers do -- thus I'm not =
surprised=20
to hear this about coastal wolves as well, they being quite different =
from=20
inland wolves.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Secondly, dare I ask about the "potted head"? From what is =
the=20
"head"? or maybe Paul could answer only me, since I have opened a =
delicate=20
subject a