AIRLOW'S

We feature this week:

Chateau Briand
& King Crab Legs
2 legs of King Crab and 12 oz. of Filet

Mignon served with bearnaise sauce & 3
kinds of fresh vegetables.

$4990

The restaurant will be open every night
during the long weekend.

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\ For dinner reservations call:

922-3412
1405 Marine Drive, West Van

parsley if desired.

_over ‘high ‘heat: for™ a”
minutes to reduce or thicken
‘with a little. flour. ‘paste. =

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11 AM-3 PM SATURDAY NOV 17TH

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- HOME FURNISHINGS

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Makes 6-6. Servings.

Fried ' ‘gator

| By ROYAL BRIGHTBILL

7 BATON-ROUGE, La (UPI) -
Fast food fans who are bored .
-> with the burger, taco and
_ chicken
‘bypassing the golden arches

routine are

and Kentucky colonels these
days for an exotic new taste

», — fried alligator meat.

In south Louisiana where

’ people eagerly devour tons
' of frog's legs, crawfish and
' virtually anything that swims

, or crawls, fried ‘gator is
invading the fast food
'. market,

One of the first ‘com-

' mercial ‘gator meat outlets

in operation is a_ fried

1860 LONSDALE AVENUE (AT 19TH) NOATH VANCOUVER

985-8738

(OPEN EVERY THURSDAY & FRIDAY UNTIL 9)

whose
owner thought it might be a
good idea..

‘Chicken,
weird.

thought it -was

“I’m from Colorado. They
don't eat.
Colorado,” she'said. “That's
why when my boss called me
up and asked me if I wanted
to sell alligator, I said,
‘What?’ I've been here seven
years but I'm still strictly a
meat and potato, girl, but
once in a while I try
something else.”

She tried the ’gator and
declared, . “It’s delicious.
Very good. " |

The meat is cut in: strips

and marinated in a special ©

Visit our new

_ showroom at
1711 Marine,
West Van. Come

Diana _ Rice,"
“manager of Danny's Fried

"gators in,

meat—the new f fe

- chicken franchise

seasoning and . dipped in a.
batter that is a. little bit.

“Customers: can have “a
small -order. of four olinces

thicker than used on the— for $2.50, and a large order

chicken." Fried ’gator meat
has a texture similar to pork,
and a delicate fish taste like
frog’s legs.

The first shipment of

‘gator meat arrived from

southwest Louisiana less
than a week ago.

Within five days the meat
was sold out. On Thursday
afternoon, Miss Rice was
waiting for another, overdue
shipment. So were her
customers..

“I've got people breathing
down my neck,” she said.
“They. are sitting here
waiting. It's unbelievable.”

in and view our selection of
solid, hardwood cabinets, In
oak, birch, maple & alder - all
at 20% off regular prices.
Much less. than, you might

expect.

Master Chef

Kitchens
342 Orake

Vancouver —
687-2526

1771 Marine
West Van.
026-1615

of eight ounces for. $3.50.

Either dish comes. witha. side oo
order of: rice,

cole _slaw,. ;
baked beans or French fries.’

The commercial sale of
alligator meat was legalized
this year for the first time
since the animal was put on
the endangered species list
in 1973. It still can be sold
legally only in Louisiana.

The rest of the country
will have to wait.

* BeaGasWatcher_