| I recently read that the high demand for frog legs | | | | it has expanded to year round trading. Unfortunately |
| for human consumption has been making these | | | | for the frog population there are no hard and fast |
| creatures a bit on the scarce side. It appears that | | | | records in which we can reference in concerns for |
| there is a vast decline in frog population in the wild | | | | the frog harvesting. |
| due to over exploitation of them for foods both in | | | | In the event that you can still manage to locate |
| America and Europe. It will not be long before the | | | | some of these tasty morsels I have enclosed a |
| number of catches that you can have will be limited. | | | | favorite recipe of mind that you are sure to love |
| In fact I fully expect that you will be required to | | | | called Cajun style Frog Legs |
| have a Frog license just the same as a fishing license | | | | Ingredients |
| is currently required. | | | | 16 frog legs |
| Years ago Frog Legs were considered to be a | | | | 1 cup of oil or shortening |
| French delicacy. This is not the case any longer. You | | | | 1/2 cup of all purpose flour |
| can find Frogs legs on many school cafeteria menus | | | | 3 cups of whole milk |
| in Europe, in food markets in many Asian countries | | | | 1 teaspoon of paprika |
| and readily available in a lot of the more expensive | | | | 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder, garlic juice and ground |
| restaurants here in America. | | | | cayenne pepper |
| Amphibians are generally the low creature on the | | | | A dash of white pepper |
| food chain and when ever there are drastic impacts | | | | A dash of oregano |
| to our environment the frogs will be the first to | | | | A touch of rosemary |
| know. Chemical changes in our environment can easily | | | | And of course salt and pepper to taste |
| create three legged frogs before mankind even | | | | You will first need to skin, clean and completely rinse |
| notices that something is wrong. As you can see not | | | | your frog legs well. Cover the legs with whole milk |
| only are these creatures hampered by the | | | | which has the garlic juice mixed in with it. Refrigerate |
| environmental fractures but now their numbers are | | | | these legs overnight. |
| declining due to man's massive appetite towards their | | | | In the morning pat the legs dry and season them |
| legs. | | | | with the paprika, cayenne, onion powder, black |
| Market statistics reveal that there are between 200 | | | | pepper and salt. Add the white pepper, rosemary and |
| million and in excess of 1 billion frog legs consumed | | | | oregano to the all purpose flour. Heat the shortening |
| each year. Indonesian area represents the largest | | | | in a large skillet. Lightly flour each frog leg and fry it |
| exporter of these amphibians. The market used to | | | | until it takes on a golden brown color. |
| be more of a seasonal one however in recent years | | | | |