Kansas Prarie Chicken:

1) Capture a Prarie Chicken. More easily said than done. Used to
running for its life on those stubby little legs, lives in mortal fear
of being "caught" and darts around so quickly and pointlessly it
appears to be in 2-3 positions at once.

2) Dispatch Prarie Chicken with a sharp axe. Don't be surprised if the
dead body continues to run around brainlessly for a while after the
decapitation, or if the severed head appears to be attempting to
sqwuak. The brain of the Prarie Chicken gets so little use that it's
really the bleeding out through the neck, vs the removal of the brain,
that actually kills the bird.

3) Gut Prarie Chicken. This doesn't take long, as the Prarie Chicken
doesn't have many guts.

4) Pluck Prarie Chicken. Don't be disappointed to discover that
underneath all that proud and puffed-up plumage there really isn't a
whole lot of actual bird. Those Kansas Prarie Chickens
are built for show and go, but are relatively lacking in substance.

5) Cook Prarie Chicken. Turn up the heat under this bird, and while it
will initially cook very slowly it eventually reaches a point where it
collapses into a quivering mound of meat.
Especially allow the bird to stew in its own juices. Roast, bake, or
broil but avoid *boiling* the bird at all costs- the Kansas Prarie
Chicken is averse to water. Should you use any water at all, be sure
that it is completely unsalted.

6) Serve appropriately. Open back door, whistle, and call "Here, Spot!
C' mere boy! I got something you'll enjoy, just waiting for you in your
dish."

wrote:
Kansas Prarie Chicken:

1) Capture a Prarie Chicken. More easily said than done. Used to
running for its life on those stubby little legs, lives in mortal fear
of being "caught" and darts around so quickly and pointlessly it
appears to be in 2-3 positions at once.

2) Dispatch Prarie Chicken with a sharp axe. Don't be surprised if the
dead body continues to run around brainlessly for a while after the
decapitation, or if the severed head appears to be attempting to
sqwuak. The brain of the Prarie Chicken gets so little use that it's
really the bleeding out through the neck, vs the removal of the brain,
that actually kills the bird.

3) Gut Prarie Chicken. This doesn't take long, as the Prarie Chicken
doesn't have many guts.

4) Pluck Prarie Chicken. Don't be disappointed to discover that
underneath all that proud and puffed-up plumage there really isn't a
whole lot of actual bird. Those Kansas Prarie Chickens
are built for show and go, but are relatively lacking in substance.

5) Cook Prarie Chicken. Turn up the heat under this bird, and while it
will initially cook very slowly it eventually reaches a point where it
collapses into a quivering mound of meat.
Especially allow the bird to stew in its own juices. Roast, bake, or
broil but avoid *boiling* the bird at all costs- the Kansas Prarie
Chicken is averse to water. Should you use any water at all, be sure
that it is completely unsalted.

6) Serve appropriately. Open back door, whistle, and call "Here, Spot!
C' mere boy! I got something you'll enjoy, just waiting for you in your
dish."


Now that's a recipe we all should prepare. I don't have a dog these
days, so what should I do with the tough old bird's meat?

wrote:

Kansas Prarie Chicken:

1) Capture a Prarie Chicken.

2) Dispatch Prarie Chicken with a sharp axe. The brain of the Prarie
Chicken gets so little use that it's really the bleeding out through
the neck

3) Gut Prarie Chicken. This doesn't take long, as the Prarie Chicken
doesn't have many guts.

4) Pluck Prarie Chicken. Don't be disappointed to discover that
underneath all that proud and puffed-up plumage there really isn't a
whole lot of actual bird. Those Kansas Prarie Chickens
are built for show and go, but are relatively lacking in substance.

5) Cook Prarie Chicken. Roast, bake, or broil but avoid *boiling*
the bird at all costs- the Kansas Prarie Chicken is averse to water.

I'd bet some unscrupulous NW boat brokers are so stableblind that they
couldn't even spell prairie chicken AKA pinnated grouse or prairie
grouse, let alone cook it...but little doubt they'd try for all they're
worth.

Bert Robbins wrote:

So, I guess that lying about a conversation is a higher crime than lying
about a actual physical sexual encounter between boss and employee.

If we were discussing a certain NW boat broker, well yes, I'd say it
was. There needs to be a certain amount of trust when giving exclusives
to these agents. If that confidence is not honored, where are we? There
are scoundrels out there.
--
Skipper

Skipper wrote:
wrote:

Kansas Prarie Chicken:

1) Capture a Prarie Chicken.

2) Dispatch Prarie Chicken with a sharp axe. The brain of the Prarie
Chicken gets so little use that it's really the bleeding out through
the neck

3) Gut Prarie Chicken. This doesn't take long, as the Prarie Chicken
doesn't have many guts.

4) Pluck Prarie Chicken. Don't be disappointed to discover that
underneath all that proud and puffed-up plumage there really isn't a
whole lot of actual bird. Those Kansas Prarie Chickens
are built for show and go, but are relatively lacking in substance.

5) Cook Prarie Chicken. Roast, bake, or broil but avoid *boiling*
the bird at all costs- the Kansas Prarie Chicken is averse to water.

I'd bet some unscrupulous NW boat brokers are so stableblind that they
couldn't even spell prairie chicken AKA pinnated grouse or prairie
grouse, let alone cook it...but little doubt they'd try for all they're
worth.

I should have asked your advice on this. You are, after all, the
undisputed expert on things having to do with dry, dusty prairies.

I see that your only criticism of my post had to do with a spelling
error, so undoubtedly you concur with the recipe itself....



Bert Robbins wrote:

So, I guess that lying about a conversation is a higher crime than lying
about a actual physical sexual encounter between boss and employee.

If we were discussing a certain NW boat broker, well yes, I'd say it
was. There needs to be a certain amount of trust when giving exclusives
to these agents. If that confidence is not honored, where are we? There
are scoundrels out there.
--
Skipper


Along with scoundrels I'm sure there are some neophyte boat buyers who
think there's something called an "exclusive agreement" between a
broker and buyer. What a joke.
Only in a yacht broker's fondest dreams.

Of course you wouldn't be among the neophyte buyers who felt that way,
as, after all, you previously wrote that you were sorry that you felt
an obligation to a broker you were working with before you met me (when
I was working as a broker) and that you were sure your aborted deal
with the other broker would have been successfully concluded *had you*
used me to represent your interests.........