Names can be a powerful influencer, even stupid ones.

When Neekha was five and into dinosaurs like so many kids are, she
was impressed by the name. Now that she is a jaded 20 year old it's
"stupid #$$#%**&)(#$#@$^ marketroids".

Actually, I'd have thought she would have been
no older than a jaded 10 year old when she
discovered that. Certainly in a lot of ways
she seemed wise beyond her years.

Kugluktuk [...] moose

We just thawed out the first of the two pound packages. I made a
small meatloaf with half and some chili with the rest. It smelled
and tasted moosey but somehow a wee bit different than normal.

Moosey is a pretty fleeting flavor.

Perhaps their diet above the treeline is a factor. The meat was even
leaner than usual, so perhaps they were harvested in late winter or
early spring.

Evergreen needles? Or will they start
competing with the reindeer for lichen
and stuff like that?

The cucumber sandwich is the aristocrat of the tea table

Sounds like somebody has an idealizing notion of aristocracy.

In the old days real English aristocrats survived on thick slabs of
roast beef accompanied by huge tankards of French claret while common
folk got by with cabbages, roots and small beer.

That's sort of what I meant. Bear in mind
that the claret wasn't as alcoholic as it
is now.

Title: Baron of Roast Beef

I did a standing rib roast for Christmas with a
somewhat similar rub.

Rub
categories: spice
yield: 1 batch

3 Tb pepper
2 ts paprika
1 ts dry mustard
1 ts thyme
1 ts onion powder
1 ts garlic salt

Combine.
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