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Skriven 2007-07-12 08:32:42 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Barbara Mcnay
Ärende: BIRD NEST 707 70712
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 -=> Quoting Barbara Mcnay to Glen Jamieson <=-

 >  BM> of 'higher civilizations' could not survive in areas that aboriginals
 >  BM> call home.
 
 > One of the most important things we can learn from
 > them is how they
 > have managed to care for and live off their
 > environment without
 > degrading it, over 50,000 years or so.

 BM> They didn't invent anything that enabled them to increase their
 BM> survival rate and overrun their own and others' lands; that's the main
 BM> thing, I'd guess. 

Very important.  The low population density was deliberately maintained
at a level that the country could support indefinitely.

 > The Australian aborigines do not consider themselves
 > as owners of the
 > land; they see themselves as no more than an
 > interdependent part of
 > their world.  That is a mind-set which unfortunately
 > "civilised"
 > society has not yet grasped.

 BM> Aborigines are human.  All you have to do is to encourage them to
 BM> adopt modern, civilized ideals and standards. They, too, will lose
 BM> their grasp. 

Regrettably that is what has happened to most modern aborigines.  They
live in a white man's society and have assumed much of the life style.
The rules under which they have lived for thousands of generations no
longer apply.  The best that can be hoped is that some, at least, of
those rules of respect for the land are adopted by the rest of the
country's population.

Only yesterday a serious proposal was made that sheep farmers in
marginal rainfall areas give up sheep and farm kangaroos, which are
much less destructive of the natural vegetation.  At present kangaroos
run wild over grazing areas and are culled by professional shooters to
prevent the population becoming excessive.  As the meat is becoming
more popular the price is rising, and it is now as expensive as beef.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: KANGAROO RUMP ROAST
 Categories: Aussie, Kangaroo, Game, Meats, Roasts
      Yield: 5 Servings
 
      5    Potatoes, Dobson variety
           -or any soft flesh type
           -may be substituted.
      5    Pumpkin, Queensland blue
      2 tb Oil
    500 g  Kangaroo rump
    100 ml Wine, red
      1 ts Mustard, blended
 
  Peel potatoes and leave whole; leave skin on pumpkin and cut into
  large serving pieces and place both potatoes and pumpkin in a
  roasting pan with oil in a hot oven for 1/2 hour. Remove vegetables
  from roasting pan and turn oven down to 250^C.
  
  Place kangaroo roast in pan and quickly sear both sides. Turn oven to
  200^C, return vegetables to the pan and cook meat and vegetables for
  approximately 20 to 25 minutes.
  
  Rest meat for at least 10 minutes before serving finely sliced
  kangaroo with vegetables.
  
  While the meat is resting, reduce the roast juices with a little port
  or red wine and mustard. Spoon over meat.
  
  NOTE: "Because there is very little fat on kangaroo, it's important
  to rub the meat with virgin olive oil. If you have time, sprinkle
  freshly ground pepper over the oil and meat and marinate until ready
  to cook."
       "Once I marinated kangaroo roast in walnut oil and peppercorns
  and it was brilliant. However, because it's important to keep the
  natural flavour of the kangaroo, don't overdo any marinade with herbs
  and wines.
        "I cook roasts in the oven, but some believe a Weber
  barbecue/smoker is better. Whatever method is used, always remember
  that you must never over-cook kangaroo. It's best served rare to
  medium after it has rested for at least ten minutes." -JR from A
  TASTE OF AUSTRALIA by JOY ROSS & ALISTAIR PUNSHON typed by KEVIN JCJD
  SYMONS
 
MMMMM
 
This will be my last posting for a while, as I depart Australia
tomorrow for the "far East".
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