European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Covers Tor entertaining with insects by Ronald Taylor and Barbara Carter. $14.95 plus $2.55 shipping and handling from in a Basket . Boy 287, Swampscott mass. 01907, 800 395-1351. This is the Ideal gift for the person who would actually pay extra to have a Fly in his or her soup. Entertaining with insects is a Cookbook filled with tasty recipes for dishes made with insects including Beetle bars Cricket crisps mealworm Chow mein and the aptly named new Orleans Surprise pie Here we have replaced the pecans with insects state the authors and the result is wonderfully sur prising.,. -. V. A. The authors you will be shocked to learn that they Are from California contend that insects Are Safe to eat and nutritious. We have no doubt that this is True. We note that Many healthy looking Ani Mals such As fish and Birds eat insects All the time. We also note that fish and Birds Are very stupid. We suspect that if a Bird suddenly experienced a Sharp increase in in it would immediately spit out the Grasshopper in its beak and Fly to the convenience store to Peck of microwave burritos and the other types of foods preferred by advanced life forms. But if you know somebody who for whatever reason such As a Sharpb Lowon the head really wants to eat h sects this is the Cook Book for that per son. It s full of practical sect Prpa ration tips /-.-. Such As the following which we swear we Are not making up any delay now will mean More dead crickets and you will simply complicate the cleaning process later and have fewer crickets to the legs Ovipositor and antennae Are simply peeled off the wings Are pulled off and the head is plucked now pour the mealworms onto Wax paper the smooth surface prevents them from crawling the Book also contains a Section titled rearing your own insects and another one titled Earth worm cookery chop earthworms and spread on a Teflon cookie Sheet. We Are certain that Many people on your Holiday list will be thrilled to receive this Book from you. They la probably want to invite you Over for a special Christmas dinner. Horsefall $25.89 plus shipping and handling from Wise Equine Supply . Box 192, Eldon to. 65026 0192, 800 869-4373. " suggested by Duncan Clement of Pembroke Pines Fla. A problem that Many of us face at this time of year is what do we get for that special horse on our Holiday gift list of sure we could buy h something obvious such As a Blanket or the Dan Quayle Book but if we re looking for something that will truly " Challenge the horse we should definitely think about the Horsefall Here is the Catalon description which not making up this Strong rubber like Vinyl Ball provides an Energy outlet for your horse and helps reduce stable vices such As cribbing and wind we Are strongly in favor of any item that reduces cribbing and win sucking which is destroying the moral fiber of this once great nation. We also Are certain that your special horse will derive countless hours of entertainment from playing with its horse Ball. Perhaps it could form a league. This is truly a gift that will cause your horse to love you and Possi Bly even Stop biting you for a Brief period. Electronic trophy fish $49.99 plus $6.94 shipping and handling from Bass shops 1935 s. Campbell Springfield to.65898, 800 227-7776. Suggested by Charles Keuffer of paso Robles calif., -. Here is an item that will provide hours of entertainment for the on your Holiday list who has a tiny brain. This item which according to the manufacturer was designed by a taxidermist is an extremely realistic representation of what a Large Mouth Bass would look like on some planet where fish Are made out of brightly coloured rubber. It s mounted on a Board so it looks just like a nor Mal mounted rubber fish but Here s the fun part in Side the fish there s a Battery powered motor which is activated by sound. So when for example the phone rings the motor whips and the fish s Tail moves exactly the Way real Bass move in the natural environment when they receive phone Calls. This item is a tribute to what we can do with mod Ern technology and Way too much spare time. We Are pleased to report that this is the Only electronic Tro Phy fish used aboard . Space shuttles. Miami Herald now for mailing them All on time Karla Yekulis y sister s birthday is just before Val Entine s Day. Last february when i called her to wish her a Happy birth Day she thanked me for the Beautiful cuckoo clock i d sent her. But Why she asked Hie did you enclose a Christmas card with it and Why was the wrapping paper covered with tiny wreaths and smiling santas the answer was simple enough. That was her Christmas present. I told her she d probably be receiving her birthday present right around easter. What my sister did t understand is that All of us living overseas Are innocent victims of Apo mail ing deadlines. These deadlines printed so nicely on the Little posters you la find hanging on the Walls of the Apo on Post Are for me the worst thing about this fes Tive Holiday season. They re worse than the icy. Chill of the Winter months. They re worse than cleaning up my Sticky pre schooler after he has been sucking on a Candy Cane. They re worse than telling my husband hat the tree in t straight after he has already cursed at its scratchy branches and tightened All the screws on the stand. " the deadlines Are demanding imposing and impractical. They create stress and chaos and because they expect too much from me at such a Busy time of the year they always win i never get Rny packages sent out in time. So that s Why my sister s Christmas present was Ivi months late the first deadline for this year was nov. 23 this is for mail sent Sam. Since i m not always up on the latest Post office. Acronyms i Call this service slow As / look at your Calendar. Nov. 23 yes you re right it was before thanksgiving. It might As Well be labor Day if the Post office thinks i can get my gifts Pur chased wrapped and packaged by then. I can barely get the Turkey in the oven before thanksgiving. Of i know i know there Are those of you who do it. There Are those of you who really do buy Rolls and Rolls of half priced Christmas wrapping paper and bows the Day after Christmas. There Are those of you who while on a midday shopping excursion on a Balmy Day in March really do pick up a couple of hand knit sweaters to stash away As Christmas pre sents for the twins Back in Colorado. There Are those of you who glance at the annoying mailing deadlines and chuckle because you be sent your packages out the Day after halloween. There Are a couple of other dates for deadlines after Sam and then the final one is on dec. 21, four Days before Christmas and three Days before i usually Start my shopping. This service to avoid con fusion is simply called the name is self explanatory and implies that it costs a Fortune to use. So even those of you who Are just armchair procrastinators Are Safe from the piercing talons of the mailing deadlines. You can take your packages to the Apo just a few Days before Christmas and by paying an Arm and a leg still manage to get them to your relatives before Santa visits. Christmas cards which had a mailing deadline of dec. 7, Are another Story one that i would rather not discuss. After All i m still trying to finish writing the last few thank you notes for my wedding gifts. Maybe i la Call my sister tonight and wish her Happy birthday. Karla Yekulis lives in Brun sum Netherlands. Page 8 sunday december 18, 1994
