Sounds great--and your write-up is terrific! (It's spelled
"entomophagy," by the way: with an "a." Sometimes "o" sneaks in despite
our best intentions because of the third "o" in "entomology.")
On 6/27/2013 5:53 PM, Cindy wrote:
Bring the kids! Bring yourself!
But leave everything you've been taught about good table manners at home.
*We're gonna eat bugs!*
Entomophogy...The worldwide practice of eating insects (and spiders)
Big fat juicy ones, wee little skinny ones, we're all gonna eat bugs.
Why not do it in a fun and friendly environment -- you never know when
you might really need it....
Marjory Wildcraft, Allen Davisson, and Robert Allen will again be
teaming up to create an amazing evening that you and your kids will be
remember for the rest of your lives. If you have a camera, bring it!
We will be preparing tasty treats of grasshoppers, crickets, spiders,
katydids, bees, wasps, wormy things and if we're lucky, a scorpion or
two.
This will be a BYOB (Bring Your Own Bugs to share) party so start
catching them early so we have lots! They can be stored in a bag in
the freezer until the festival, but get an early start so we have a
swarm.
This will also be a 'normal' potluck so bring a dish of ordinary food
to share. Bring a dish large enough to feed 8 hungry people.
* *June Bugs* are out now around the lights at night.... bag lots of
them + freeze em.
* *Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids...* keep them alive overnight so
they get a chance to "purge" then freeze em.
* *Wasp nests...* into a jar with the whole nest... NOTHING will be
wasted.
* *Wolf Spiders...* put on a headlamp and their eyes glow like green
laser emeralds at night. They taste like chicken but they'll eat
each other so keep em separate.
* *Grubs...*new on our menu this year... not for the faint of heart.
* *Mealworms....* Usually from the pet store but we wouldn't want to
miss em!
* *Scorpions* -- yum, yum, the best of the flavors -- bring as many as
you can. They show up yellow at night under a black light.
Bring any other insects you find and we will put Alan to the test to
see if he knows the edibility of it. Last year, the kids brought a
walking stick and munched it down. Ooossshh.
The Bug Festival is held at Zilker Park in the Rock Garden Picnic area
(just a bit above the hill where the outdoor amphitheater is). We are
starting at 7:00pm and go until almost dark. Saturday June 29th. Yup,
the *really interesting* people will be there.
This is all you need to bring to the event your family will talk about
for years to come:
* Bugs!
* Potluck dish of "normal" food for 8 hungry people
* Your own beverages (no glass bottles), but alcohol is allowed (and
Marjory's husband highly recommends lots of beer)
* A good story or joke
* An open mind
* $5 for each grown-up (at the door)
* kids under 12 free
*Sign up* for the newsletter to get reminders and more info about our
crazy projects at www.GrowYourownGroceries.org
PS: Rumor is we might have a bluegrass band playing during the
evening too!
Related posts:
1. 6th Annual Bug Eating Festival Comes To Zilker Park (24.3)
<http://www.growyourowngroceries.org/6th-annual-bug-eating-festival-in-austin-tx/>
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