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13 May 04 - 10:49 AM (#1184754) Subject: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Bobert Well, fir my Catters in the Mid Atlantic states, now is the time to enjoy yer favorite cicada recipes... I like 'um in omlettes with a mushrooms and green peppers... Yummy!!! Ahhh, the buggers ain't too microwavable so don't stick 'um critters in there unless you want a big mess to clean up... And remember, you won't get another chance to dine on these guys fir another 17 years so like the waitress down at Joe's Inn says when she brings you yer order..."Enjoy!"... Bobert |
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13 May 04 - 10:55 AM (#1184759) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: GUEST,MMario aren't there 5 year and 7 year broods as well as the 17 year one? |
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13 May 04 - 11:52 AM (#1184805) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: GUEST more then you ever wanted to know about cicadas |
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13 May 04 - 07:02 PM (#1185154) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Liz the Squeak Are they the little crunchy ones that go well with salsa and chips? LTS |
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13 May 04 - 07:17 PM (#1185170) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Rapparee If elected, I promise a cicada in every pot! |
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13 May 04 - 07:28 PM (#1185181) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Bobert Hmmmm, has a familiar ring to it, Rap???... Bobert |
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14 May 04 - 12:04 AM (#1185337) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Seamus Kennedy I actually tried 'em last time around in '87. Deep fried, crispy, they sorta taste like walnuts. They're related to shrimp and crawdads, so just take the wings and legs off and throw 'em in hot fat. A little salt and cayenne.. Or when you've fried 'em and they've cooled, dip 'em in melted chocolate. Lots of beer helps. Seamus |
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14 May 04 - 05:41 PM (#1185811) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Peace Woulda got more votes promising some pot with every cicada. |
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14 May 04 - 07:20 PM (#1185877) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Bobert Now there's a thought... Cannibicatas... "Hey, man, this is some dynomite stuff. Like, what is it?" Stoner Bobert |
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15 May 04 - 02:17 AM (#1186031) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Shanghaiceltic Try deep fried bumble bees. Had them last year when I was in north west Yunnan province. I thought at first they were fried boiled peanuts which is another taster dish served as you select from the menu in that region. Still they tasted quite nice though. |
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15 May 04 - 01:40 PM (#1186284) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Stilly River Sage I try to limit my dining. Some mammals, fish, and critters with a carapace are okay. No annelids or insects. No grubs. Call me unadventurous in some regards. SRS |
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15 May 04 - 01:48 PM (#1186291) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: S O P If you like shrimp you're already there. |
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15 May 04 - 02:04 PM (#1186297) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: robomatic Cicada Recipes, Adobe pdf format |
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15 May 04 - 02:08 PM (#1186299) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: pdq Thanks for the recipes, but it think they are being pushed by the moguls of the dental floss industry. Beware "big dental floss!" |
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15 May 04 - 06:57 PM (#1186469) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Joybell We all had them for breakfast along with our bacon and eggs at a Folk festival once. It was accidental really. Couldn't keep them out of the frying pan. We have Wichitty grubs that taste great deep fried, but I have to compete with our tame Magpies who like them raw straight from the wild. It's not kind to deep fry them without chopping off their heads quickly first. Joy |
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16 May 04 - 04:47 AM (#1186662) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Dave Hanson You actually eat insects ? ugh that's disgusting. eric |
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16 May 04 - 10:48 AM (#1186761) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: S O P eric thanks for the revealing post. you've given great incite to the rest of us. |
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16 May 04 - 12:18 PM (#1186798) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: harpgirl we had a plague of them about 1986. My little eight year old next door neighbor once knocked on my door. He had dozens of empty cicada shells attached to his shirt! I laughed loud and long! |
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17 May 04 - 11:08 PM (#1187566) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: GUEST,Ron Davies Well, it turns out this song fits the topic--discusses several benefits to eating cicadas, including an unexpected one. Came out around the time of the last visitation--a rap song, yet. Cicada Serenade--by the Pheremones They got big orange eyes they can barely focus Some people call'em 17-year locust But that's the wrong data The name is cicada And they're here now but they won't be here later They got 4 wings but they ain't supposed to fly They just come out the ground, have sex and die But I can dig their rig--I like their style Cause they may go quick but they go with a smile Check it out (cicada noise) Cicada serenade Check it out (cicada noise) Cicada serenade Cicadas on the sidewalk, cicadas on the ground Place looked like a little tiny Jonestown Now I hate to see anything go to waste And I was wondering how a cicada might taste Cicada, potata, it sounds the same To let 'em go to waste would be a crying shame So I got a couple hundred of' em, took 'em inside Put some ketchup on 'em and I ate 'em French-fried I ate 'em all up without hesitatin' The next thing you know I was hallucinatin' Freakin' out (cicada noise) Cicada serenade Freakin' out (cicada noise) Cicada serenade I was out of my mind My head was in a fog Next thing you know I was sick as a dog My friends came over, said "Let's get high." I said "No way" so they said "Bye bye" I don't need no lovely, no reefer, no cocaine Cause I still got them cicadas buzzin' round in my brain So eat your cicadas with every snack Cause they can also help you say no to crack Bugs, not drugs |
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09 Apr 13 - 12:32 PM (#3501003) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: beardedbruce refresh |
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09 Apr 13 - 12:39 PM (#3501006) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omlettes... From: Bobert Wow, is it that time again??? Great... I got some BBQ recipes in mind this time around... B;~) |
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09 Apr 13 - 03:12 PM (#3501066) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Ron Davies Here in the DC area we have to wait another 8 years for the next big visitation by the 17- year darlings. Anybody have any (5, 7, 17, whatever) this year? But Jan and I are still singing the above "song". It's our biggest hit by far. |
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09 Apr 13 - 03:20 PM (#3501070) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: beardedbruce In the eastern half of the United States, periodical cicadas come up out of the ground every 17 years when the ground warms up to 64°F. They are expected to be seen here in the Washington, DC area in May of 2013. They are large insects, about an inch and a half long, with black bodies, red eyes and delicate wings. There are far too many to count. You see them everywhere--on the sidewalk, on the trees, on the porch, on the street. Cicadas of the same life cycle are known collectively as a single "brood". There are 12 broods of 17-year cicadas. As a result, it is possible to find cicadas in almost any year by traveling to the appropriate location. The group expected in the capital region this spring, known as Brood 2, are the offspring of cicadas last seen in 1996. ....... Specific groups of periodical cicadas are called "Broods." Entomologists have devised a chart that documents the emergence of these groups. There are twelve "Broods" that appear in the northeastern part of the United States in different years. This year, the lucky area is Brood X. Brood X refers to certain parts of fifteen states (DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WVA) and Washington DC. These states will witness the emergence of the 17-year periodical cicadas sometime around May or June of 2004. ........ http://www.cicadamania.com/where.html |
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09 Apr 13 - 03:22 PM (#3501072) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: beardedbruce (Reference to 2004 is because that was the year of the article- I wanted to get the brood number) sorry for any confusion. This year is Brood II, 2004 was Brood X. |
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09 Apr 13 - 03:26 PM (#3501074) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Ron Davies Yup, you got it. This is Brood II, 2004 was Brood X. Looks like 2004 had the largest range of any of the 17-year cicadas. But this year will be no slouch in range--second on the list. The return of the cicadas is great news as far as I'm concerned. And I'm not even a bird. |
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09 Apr 13 - 05:20 PM (#3501111) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Bobert Well, I'm ready... I got charcoal and some freshly created Bobert's Best BBQ Sauce... B~ |
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09 Apr 13 - 06:03 PM (#3501135) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: gnu Ket's hope some of the preious posters don't take much longer to hatch again.... Liz!!! WTH are you? |
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09 Apr 13 - 08:14 PM (#3501177) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Bill D I knew it hadn't been 17 years yet.... a different brood, hmm? About 25ish years ago, we had 'em... and a couple years later a pretty crabapple tree in my yard died. Turns out a cicada had dug in and eaten the tap toot! Maybe this time, I'll eat THEM! |
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10 Apr 13 - 12:06 AM (#3501244) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Ron Davies "Cicada, potata, it sounds the same To let'em go to waste would be a crying shame..." |
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10 Apr 13 - 01:30 PM (#3501488) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Q (Frank Staplin) I remember a plague of crickets in Austin, Texas, years ago. They were everywhere. In a cafe popular with the University students, a man was hassling the young, female short order cook, who was grilling hamburgers. She served his burger with a top layer of crickets. |
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11 Apr 13 - 01:01 AM (#3501653) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Ron Davies Perfect, Q. |
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18 Apr 16 - 05:05 PM (#3785910) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: keberoxu According to the Star Beacon in Ashtabula, Ohio, this is the year for Brood V of the Seventeen-year cicada. The males make the noises, the females are silent, it says there. (article dated 11 April 2016: "listen for cicada") |
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18 Apr 16 - 05:12 PM (#3785912) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Steve Shaw Cicadas are the sound of my Med holidays. I love 'em! |
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18 Apr 16 - 06:35 PM (#3785918) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Greg F. Different cicadas, Steve. These U.S. 17 year guys & gals are more like a 1950's B horror movie when they hatch out. |
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18 Apr 16 - 07:27 PM (#3785925) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Steve Shaw They're cousins though, Greg. Those mass emergences must be a pain, but I believe they don't actually do much damage? Anyway, they are highly nutritious. Stir-fry in a little chilli oil until crisp is my advice! 😜 |
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19 Apr 16 - 01:04 PM (#3786079) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: keberoxu One interviewed entomologists says that cicadas evolved during the Pleistocene era. Dinosaur flies? |
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19 Apr 16 - 11:02 PM (#3786195) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Janie Remembering a wonderful performance of the Cicada Rap by Ron and his True Love from several years ago. Like Amos, I am culturally very limited. Never did go to the Bug Feast my ex-hubby continues to sponsor every year. Not just cicadas, bugs and grubs of every kind. The imagination is mightier than either the tongue or the stomach acids. |
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19 Apr 16 - 11:34 PM (#3786199) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: Joe Offer Cicada omelettes? I have a one-word response to that: No!!!!!! |
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20 Apr 16 - 02:23 PM (#3786327) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: keberoxu Okay: the page at this URL does not show the map. There seems to be a way to get TO the map from here. Maybe someone more computer-savvy than I (that would be darn near everybody) can figure out how to get to the map. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/us-forest-service-periodical-cicada-broods |
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20 Apr 16 - 02:31 PM (#3786330) Subject: RE: BS: Yum... Cicada Omelettes... From: frogprince I still remember that, about the time I was in junior high, I started to hear of the availability of chocolate covered ants. For several years I had occasional thoughts of obtaining some and sharing them with my older sister before telling her what they were. I'm fairly sure she would have recycled them when she found out. |