>  JW> caribou herd populations.
>  JW> We still have tens of thousands of our own (but we used to have
>  JW> millions).
>  ML> Is it a stable population
> No, they continue to decline dramatically (the local herd has
> declined from half a million in the 1980s to 8200 last year despite
> a hunting moratorium that's been in effect for the last 13 years)

Well, when the total crash happens, there will be an
European genetic reservoir to reverse engineer a
usable repopulation.

> and we don't know why. There could be several factors at play
> simultaneously. More mining activity including the winter ice road
> traffic and a whole bunch of climate change related factors: coyotes

Loss of habitat.

> moving into their territory from the south, deer invading from the
> south and bringing ticks and fleas with them, warmer weather
> creating ice covered vegetation and bringing crusty rather than
> powdery snow, making it harder to paw for moss to eat and to run
> from wolves, and longer and worse bloodsucking insect seasons.

And other torturesome things. Unfortunately the mosses and
lichens no doubt lack the feeling to know how fortunate
they are.

>       Title: Lithuanian Braised Veal with Apples and Prunes
>     1/2 kg (1 lb) boneless veal
>       4    Sour apples, peeled and
>     Sliced
>       1 c  Pitted prunes

That could be kind of fun, but I'd prefer wine for 
the fruitiness. Maybe tip in the end of a bottle 
in addition to these if used.

>     100 g  (6 tb) butter
>     200 g  (3/4 cup) sour cream

Lots of dairy in a recipe of strange balance -
10 parts fruit to 5 parts meat to 3 parts dairy.

>       1 ts Caraway seed

I of course wouldn't, but of course the benighted
Lithuanians would.

> ... Why put liquefied processed cheese-food product into a hairspray can?

Because there's a huffer born every minute.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.01

      Title: Broccoli Rice Casserole
 Categories: Casseroles, Rice/grains, wwtt
      Yield: 1 servings

      1    Box frozen broccoli             1 1/2 c  Sauteed onions
      2 c  Uncooked minute rice               16 oz Cheese whiz
      2 cn Cream of mushroom soup

  Servings: 1

  Combine all ingredients and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour.

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