Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

No brandy at all. It's as though black people having
discovered it has led to white people disowning it.

I wasn't aware of either of those two trends. But then the
dichotomy between the races doesn't run as deep here.

I did some reading on this and came across an interesting article
about Hennessy. Here is the edited down short version:

Hennessy is synonymous with rap music and African Americans, who are
the brand's major consumers and advocates. But Hennessy's popularity
didn't start with Hip Hop.

A lot of African American soldiers became familiar with cognac in
France during World War II. Following the war, Hennessy placed
advertisements in black publications, a decision that was rare,
given the times. It was one of the first major brands to feature
ads in Ebony and Jet magazines with black models in the 1950s.

But it wasn't just about placing ads in black neighborhoods; the
company was also a leader in hiring blacks in ranks of leadership.
During the height of the nation's civil rights movement, in 1963,
Hennessy brought on Olympian Herb Douglas. He was with the company
for more than three decades, serving as Vice President of Urban
Market Development. Douglas was just the third African American to
reach the level of vice president of a major national corporation.

America's black community has grew 35 percent faster than the
country's general population. And their buying power is $1.4
trillion. Any brand that does not consider this audience doesn't
want to be great. And it is going to take more than just slapping a
black model in the back of an ad for a company to become a go to
staple brand for Black America. Brands are going to have to be
authentic. They're going to have to follow Hennessy's lead.

push out the plug of slushy guts ...
they remained inside the fish overnight ...

JW an added unami richness that was quite pleasant.

Points to grandma ....
You've learned something the Thai and Filipinos
had down cold centuries ago.

Are you referring to fish sauce and fermented shrimp paste? This is
a little different where fresh fish is marinaded in its fresh guts
briefly and then cooked.

In a land without any herbs and spices people had to use their
imagination to come up with flavouring agents.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Aalu
Categories: Native, Canadian, Venison, Dips, Offal
Yield: 1 Text file

1 Bowl of caribou or seal;
Chopped
Few drops of melted fat
Few drops of blood
Ptarmigan intestine

Aalu is made from choice parts of caribou or seal. Here is the recipe.
Make sure the meat is very lean and clean. Cut it up in tiny pieces
and put it in a bowl. Add a few drops of melted fat. Then add a few
drops of blood. Add uruniq (ptarmigan intestine) to taste. Stir
everything very friskily with your fingers until the volume doubles
and the mixture turns fluffy. This is one of the most popular dips
for all kinds of meat.

Recipe by: Ann Meekitjuk Hanson

Source: The 1998 Nunavut Handbook

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Cheers

Jim

... Symphony orchestras are just 19th century cover bands.

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