On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:36:15 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article . net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>
>> > On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:18:35 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>Hey, I haven't posted a link to an okra shot in a while!
>> >>
>> >>http://blinkynet.net/stuff/food/okra01_small.jpg
>> >>
>> >>WSANVS: Work Safe And No Visible Snot
>> >>
>> >>Yum.
>> >>
>> >>So while *I* don't mind the snot, did someone mention steaming it, the
>> >>other day, to prevent its snotfulness? Nuking it? What?
>> >
>> > There's ice in that pic. Wait. It's winter and all okra is frozen. My
>> > bad.
>>
>> Thawed by then, but still wet.
>>
>> I *think* I saw fresh okra at the farmer's market last weekend.
>>
>> > I bake it usually. For wht that's worth. --
>> > modom
>>
>> Thanks. Serene just suggested roasting and frying breaded, too. For me,
>> it's not about getting rid of the snot, but just about different ways to
>> try it.
>
>There is currently fresh okra at the grocery store. It's probably coming
>in from Mexico.
>
>Mexico could literally be the bread basket of the world if they'd get
>their political act together!
>
>They could be a wealthy nation from growing and exporting food...

Water is an issue:
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_...?uNewsID=69260

Sometimes the Rio Grande is almost dry because of all the irrigation
from its tributaries in Mexico, especially the Concho.
--
modom

ambitious when it comes to fiddling with meat