>  ML> You're too big to carry away, and there aren't any
>  ML> cats around any more.
> There is around the place down at Kasilof.  Well actually it lives about a
> fifty yards away.  It's a big black cat that sneaks around in the brush.  Has a

Big out in the wild is a survival advantage. I couldn't
see a hawk or eagle take down a 10-to-20 pound feline
or even trying unless it was desperate.

> bright red collar so it's pretty easy for me to spot, I have seen another but
> just got a glimpse of it.  The black one wanders by carrying small feathery
> things several times a year.  Earlier this year it added hairy to the mix, the
> bat population was reduced by 1.

Too bad - bats are said to eat their weight in bugs,
especially mosquitoes, every night.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

      Title: Crawfish Pie
 Categories: Main dish
      Yield: 6 servings

      1 ea Onion; diced                        1 lb Crawfish tails;
coarsely ch
    1/4 c  Green onion; minced               1/4 c  Parsley; minced
      2 ea Garlic; cloves                      1 T  Salt
    1/2 ea Bell pepper; diced                1/2 c  Bread crumbs; seasoned
      2 ea Celery stalks; diced              1/2 t  Red pepper
    1/2 c  Butter                              1 ea Egg
    1/2 t  Pepper                            1/4 c  Tomato sauce
      1 c  Milk                                1 ea 10" pie plate (double
crust)

  Calories     per serving: 290 Fat grams per serving: 35 Approx. Cook
Time:
  1:00 Cholesterol per serving: 18 Saute onions, garlic, bell pepper and
  celery in butter until limp. Add tomato sauce, crawfish and parsley. Cook
  slowly for 10 minutes. Turn off heat. Add bread crumbs, salt, pepper, egg
  and milk then mix well.

  Bake 35 to 40 minutes in 350 degree oven.  If you don't care for the
  delicious mud bugs you may substitute shrimp.

  Source unknown.
  M's note: I'm not sure what a double crust pie plate is.

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