European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A photo re it mod of a Gator farm in Christmas Fra. In Concrete Ponds carefully separated by size to pro decl the smaller ones from their carnivorous elders. Alligators will eat just about any hmm but prefer spoiled raw meat most Farmers feed hem a High protein diet of Chicken and fish supplemented with vitamins and  Alligator needs a very High problem diet in order to Lay eggs " said Cardeilhac whose team is working toward developing a How to guide Tor prospective Gator Farmers. To produce a 6-foot Alligator takes 200 pounds of food Al roughly 15 Cen la a  some Farmers depend on tourism to carry them until their Slock is Malure enough to Harvest the hides and the did usury is still to new to make Long Range profit prediction seven experienced Farmers May not have the rugged Lempera enl necessary to  whal is essentially a very stupid but very wild animal. You could never domesticate and Trust an Ali Isal isaid Hudson who made a living trapping Asig Alors in he wid Back in the unregulated t930s it s not like raising  concedes Cardeilhac. I think that if it s Well managed it can be a relatively prof table Enterprise but i m not advising everybody to save their Money and go into the Alligator oust ass chel Sieve Rosen grinds up Gator meat to make a Jan Pefito spiced chill. Of pasts a trendy Type thing1 Szyjan Eslep on United press International Alligator fare has Orfil Oul of who swampland and into trendy Flonda calories Whoie adventurous Chela Are cooking up everything from Alligator Pate to brie sized Gator nuggets and Allig Aloi Chili Alligator lib tvs Are a top Selling appetizer at Craw daddy s. A wat Ortron lounge Ond res Laurall in Miami Beach the chewy chunks of while meat Are coated in a seasoned breading and deep food called Gator pulls or Galor nug gals Al other grazing spots they often come with a pizza Lypp sauce Tor tipping barbecued Gator ribs arc also showing up on menus reports Bert Greenwald of National fisheries which supplies All Igalo meal to restaurants through out cos in Miami West Palm Beach and Tampa you be had barbecued spareribs some people Are doing them that Way. Making barbecued rib Els Greenwald said it s a trendy Type thing " no longer endangered alligators Are now Plena ill enough to ensure a steady Supply of Galor meal at restaurants far removed irom i he swampland the prime meat comes rom the Tail which is generally served As steaks and Sells for up to $8 so a Pound retail the Belty meat is usually used in slews and shish kebabs Alligator meat is All while meat a bit denser than Beel. With a mild taste thai hints Al seafood. You get a Low fat Boneless piece of meat nutritionally it s comparable to fish it s Una Luralee fat it s really a health  said Paul Cardeilhac. A professor at the University of Florida s Insl flute of food and agricultural sciences. Since i has almost no fat toughness can be a problem and if Frozen for More than a few weeks in can become downright leathery Alligator is All  said Steve Rosen executive chef Al noodles restaurant in Dania ii s a muscle just Ike your prime cuts of beef Are muscle bul thai Lail is a muscle that s  Rosen grinds up the meat to Mako a Jalapeno spiced Alligator Chili and Gator Chili dogs both Standard Otle rings in noodles airy Pink and Mauro dining room now and then Lor the dinner special hell serve sauteed Alligator medallions in a Sweet Pepper and Mustard sauce. Lisl giving them a couple whacks  a meal Mallet to break tip inc f Bers if you Don t Shue in thin and Pound in out you n.1 Quinif to have a chewy  Rouen said noodles which specializes m unusual now american dishes such As Osc Argol in won Lon and to squid grilled cheese in Raspberry Vinaigrette. Cry ii with All Gator because it is both available and unusual it s Lor people who Are a in Lyle bit daring  Rosen if youve going to go out Why have something you Couri to in your own home1 1" the Gator Choli. Lopped with Rhodar cheese and  has drawn repeat customers ant hit Only complaints so tar have come from diners v. To find the Lap Cong a Tad too fiery Rosen snid Ralph Graber manager of mrs Peters Smol Ixl food co near Stuart of flames the toughness a smoking the meat Lor several hours he began Eisenm Cahng ill Galor lend Cri Alion at Tho urging of Friend and licensed Galor in not r Miko Raf Lerly. Who Lell it was a shame to Shiow away so much of what he worked so hard to catch a lot of people Only use the Tail Lor Ito meal and discard the rest because it s Lough said Graber by smoking the meal the company can use almost every bit of it to makes its spicy Alligator sausage which retails for $12 a Pound and an Alligator  thai resembles a thick Pate made with Alligator meat Mayonnaise and spices it s a big seller at s5 Lor a 7 a ounce tub. Graber Sairaj you spread in on crackers of Rolls it s going Ike Cray said Abor distributors like Greenwald say Alligator is still More of a Novelty than a Mains ram goods Lull strict regulations governing the Sale of the meal could keep n from becoming a supermarket Staple the processor dist Bulor and restaurant must All record the permit lag numbers placed on the meal by he i rapper or commensal Gator Larmer and must keep soup Ulous records Lof slate inspectors every ounce of meal Musl be accounted Tor in order to curtail Black Markel sales that could put the Alligator Dack on the endangered species Hal. Bul the Alligator s worst Public relations problem is ils appearance Nappe Longly jeplilian1 when you say Al Ligal. They picture an Ali Isaloi they re wary when they taste it they re pleasantly surprised said Graber once you gel past the idea thai it s an Alligator it s Preny Good Lood xu13.19b7 the stars and stripes Page 15