rotting fruit recipe?

Tue May 10 12:30:09 EDT 2005

Grkovich, Alex wrote:

>If I remember correctly, Leroy also would grind up the snakes in his kitchen...Story goes that his wife threw out the snakes and the grinder...
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I am glad to learn of this story. Now I am confident his superb 
formula's are real and have withstood the rigors of scientific testing.  
:-)   I am sure they work excellently, if one has the fortitude to make 
them!

>I have relayed this little story to my own Assistant...who has never found it to be very funny...
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>Why not, I've asked myself? It sure is to me...
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I too find it very funny which is why I kept it all these years, but 
your woman assistant and Leroy's wife apparently didn't. I wonder if 
this is one of the basic differences between the two sexes?
Stan

>Alex
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:	Stanley A. Gorodenski [SMTP:stan_gorodenski at asualumni.org]
>>Sent:	Tuesday, May 10, 2005 11:01 AM
>>To:	Trish Meyer
>>Cc:	Grkovich, Alex; Leps-l at lists.yale.edu
>>Subject:	Re:  rotting fruit recipe?
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>>Trish,
>>In 1999 Leroy C. Koehn posted these formulas in Leps-L. I do not know if 
>>any of the formulas were tongue in cheek, but he does single out Morning 
>>Cloaks as one of the species one of the formulas attracts:
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>>RE: Blood, flesh and stuff!
>>Many species of butterflies and even some moths will feed on the 
>>liquids, including blood from fresh road kills. My father-in-law was a 
>>farmer, when visiting him early in the fall some twenty years ago, he 
>>slaughtered a hog. The pig's blood soaked the ground and Polygonia comma 
>>and Polygonia interogationis visited the blood, just like a mud puddle club.
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>>I know a little bit about bait and bait traps. If you want Nymphalids, 
>>especially Polygonia and Nymphalis, take a small snake and or 
>>toads/frogs, mince them in a blender (I suggest you use a blender other 
>>than your families), add a small amount of table salt or rock salt, 
>>place in container and into trap. For best results, keep moist. As the 
>>bait ages like fine wine, it works even better. The smell may be 
>>unpleasant, but it will work. I used this bait numerous times when I 
>>lived in the mountains of western Virginia and trapped Polygonia progne, 
>>Polygonia faunus smythi, Polygonia comma, Polygonia interogantionis, 
>>Nymphalis antiopa, Speyeria atalanta, and Feniseca targuinius in great 
>>numbers.
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>>Another tasty bait is beef liver and frogs. Again, mince in a blender 
>>with some salt. Add a small amount of water, seal in an airtight 
>>container and let age in the sun for a day or two (MMM-yum). Once opened 
>>this tasty bait will attract the above and then some.
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>>Turtles can also be used, especially box turtles. Cot or poke several 
>>holes in a dead turtle's shell, add a pinch of salt and age in the sun. 
>>When you can't stand the smell, it is ready for the trap.
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>>All of these baits will also attract hoards of flies. If the flies 
>>remain in the trap, their constant movement will remove the majority of 
>>the scales from the wings of any Lepidoptera in the trap. To provide an 
>>escape, cut a two inch hole in the top of the trap and sew in a piece of 
>>1/4 inch grit galvanized screen. The majority of the flies will escape 
>>throught the screen. If you want the small moths, forget the screen and 
>>check the traps several times during the day to remove the flies.
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>>Water and salt help to slow the decaying process and increase liquids 
>>from the rotting flesh. It will also prevent fly maggots. I assume that 
>>phosphates and proteins are abundant in these liquids.
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>>Ready for lunch!
>>
>>Leroy C. Koehn
>>Lake Worth, FL
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>>Grkovich, Alex wrote:
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>>>Trish,
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>>>This is an excellent bait...rotting watermelons and bananas are good, too...
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>>>One last thing that makes the bait even better: Pee into it...
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>>>Alex
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>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From:	SoWestLep at yahoogroups.com [SMTP:SoWestLep at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Trish Meyer
>>>>Sent:	Monday, May 09, 2005 4:05 PM
>>>>To:	SoWestLep at yahoogroups.com
>>>>Subject:	[SoWestLep] rotting fruit recipe?
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>>>>I've had a few mourning cloaks (males I think) patrolling in the 
>>>>garden the past few weeks, and I read that they like "rotting fruit."
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>>>>Does anyone know which fruit is favored?
>>>>
>>>>I googled for "recipes" attracts rotting fruit fans, and found this:
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>>>>http://journals.aol.com/punky5678/AnAppleADay/entries/622
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>>>>Does anyone have any other favorite recipes or links?
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>>>>And after you make this goop, do you keep it in the fridge or let it 
>>>>keep fermenting at room temperature?
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>>>>thanks in advance,
>>>>Trish
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