pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on mon 19 mar 12
Hi James,
I think John may have meant 'Croppies'...( rather than
'crappies' )....just-a-guess though...
But this inspired me to recall one of the World's most exotic and expensive
Coffees -
Called 'Kopi Luwak', from Indonesia...the Coffee Berries are part of the
diet of wild Civets ( lythe, somewhat Mongoose-like,
frugivorous, Arboreal Mammals ) who's digestive system removes the Berry's
fleshy
portion, leaving the inner 'Bean', which is expelled in the usual (
'Bink!' ) way.
These Coffee Beans then are highly sought after for their unique and
marvelous flavor.
Among the various versions from varying localles, prices for the
just-the-raw-Beans range
from a few hundred dollors for the lower grades, to a few thousand dollars =
a
pound for the 'best'.
Kinda fun...
Phil
L v
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Freeman"
> On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 7:26 PM, John Hesselberth
> wrote:
> James, it is clear you are not a fresh-water fisherman. The biggest,
> fattest, and juiciest crickets are found underneath cow pies. Just lift
> one
> up and you will find bait that bream and bass and crappies find
> irresistible.
>
>
>
>
> John...
>
> No, not a fisherman. I try to avoid eating or playing with things that
> have spent their life marinating in their own, albeit dilute, bodily
> waste! Also, would the poop-crickets be the reason why said fish are
> called "crappies"? I've always wondered about that.
>
> Take care.
>
> ...James
>
> James Freeman
>
> "Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish."
> -Euripides
>
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Fredrick Paget on mon 19 mar 12
>Hi James,
>
>
>I think John may have meant 'Croppies'...( rather than
>'crappies' )....just-a-guess though...
>
>
>But this inspired me to recall one of the World's most exotic and expensiv=
e
>Coffees -
>
>Called 'Kopi Luwak', from Indonesia...the Coffee Berries are part of the
>diet of wild Civets ( lythe, somewhat Mongoose-like,
>frugivorous, Arboreal Mammals ) who's digestive system removes the Berry's
>fleshy
>portion, leaving the inner 'Bean', which is expelled in the usual (
>'Bink!' ) way.
>
>These Coffee Beans then are highly sought after for their unique and
>marvelous flavor.
>
>Among the various versions from varying localles, prices for the
>just-the-raw-Beans range
>from a few hundred dollors for the lower grades, to a few thousand dollars=
a
>pound for the 'best'.
>
>Kinda fun...
>
>
>
>Phil
>L v
>
Hi Phil,
I have a mature coffee tree in my large greenhouse and it has ripe
berries on it.
Hmmm?
Fred
--
Twin Dragon Studio
Mill Valley, CA, USA
James Freeman on tue 20 mar 12
On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:41 PM, wrote:
But this inspired me to recall one of the World's most exotic and expensive
Coffees -
Called 'Kopi Luwak', from Indonesia...the Coffee Berries are part of the
diet of wild Civets ( lythe, somewhat Mongoose-like,
frugivorous, Arboreal Mammals ) who's digestive system removes the Berry's
fleshy
portion, leaving the inner 'Bean', which is expelled in the usual (
'Bink!' ) way.
Phil....
Funny, a gym-mate and I (Mike H., who has the best poop stories ever,
accumulated during his post military career as a guard in a prison mental
facility in Ypsilanti) have been having a long running discussion about
kopi luwak!
There was an article about it a month or two back, I believe in the New
York Times, entitled "Cat Poop Coffee", or something along those lines.
The reporter and her husband coughed up the $50 for a cup, and actually
drank it. They said, as I recall, that it was interesting, but not
special, and certainly not worth the money.
The story they told of it's origin seemed far fetched, but who knows! In
any case, it seems the natives collect up the beige poops, separate out the
coffee beans from the excrement by hand, then "carefully" wash the beans.
Not sure how they would do this, and especially how they would get all of
the poop out of the nooks and crannies in the beans. I'm guessing that
they don't.
The article claimed that it was the digestive enzymes of the cat that
altered the chemical structure of the beans, and that the poop per se was
merely the bean's delivery vehicle. Given that, one wonders why they don't
just brew up a batch of cat enzymes in a beaker and soak all the beans they
want, cutting the actual cat-weasel and it's concomitant poop out of the
equation? Since they do not, one can only surmise that it is indeed the
poop that lends the distinctive flavor, but they don't want to admit to
coprophagia.
I wonder how kopi luwak would be with a bit of honey, which of course is
bee vomit...
All the best.
...James
James Freeman
"Talk sense to a fool, and he calls you foolish."
-Euripides
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John Hesselberth on tue 20 mar 12
On Mar 19, 2012, at 8:41 PM, pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:
> I think John may have meant 'Croppies'...( rather than
> 'crappies' )....just-a-guess though...
Hi Phil,
I think you will find I spelled it correctly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crappie
It is usually pronounced in a way that would be consistent with your =3D
spelling, though.
Regards,
John
John Hesselberth
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