Star Party Recipes For The Adventurous
"Snake Kebab"
Firstly, use of road-killed snakes rather than fresh snakes is advised, as:
a) All snakes in NSW are protected by Law - you draw a $5,000 fine for fiddling with them, and,
b) Of the World’s 10 deadliest snakes, Australia has 12, and most of those you encounter are dangerous and are well equipped to protect themselves.
If your road-killed snake is not too far gone, a bit of dexterous use of your trusty Swiss-Army knife can extract the backbone from horizontal chunks of meat, leaving them just right to place on your spit skewer, with alternating gum leaves, and either red or black bull-ants - colour doesn’t matter, it’s the presentation that is important.
Barbecue well, to kill any endemic parasites, noxious bacterium, organic venom-producing compounds etc…
When suitably charred, let stand until cool enough, and until you are hungry enough - this may take some time. Try to avoid chomping on the fangs.
"Yabby Wiruna"
First, check the colour of the Dam at Wiruna. If powder green, or, if the Yabbies have two heads or three claws, the dam may be going through one of its noxious stages, so fishing for yabbies is not generally advised at this time. If however, it is a putrid brown colour then it has returned to its normal pristine state, and you may possibly survive eating any yabbies you catch. An old net or stocking with some rotting meat usually attracts them in.
Boil for about 20 minutes, and let them stand on a plate until some innocent passer-by is foolish enough to try one. After one hour, if the innocent passer-by is still standing, then it may be considered safe to try one yourself.
"Bush Damper"
Add 3 cups of flour to a handful of grass seeds from the observing field, and a cupful of beetles to make the damper crisp and crunchy and to add a little protein. Slowly pour 2 cups of water from the Wiruna dam into the mixture, to make a stiff dough.
Bake in a tin or sealed pot over the embers of a fire for approximately 2 hours. If you are not asthmatic, or pollen-allergenic, you may be able to thrive on this. If you are reactive, cheer up - you may achieve fame in the medical journal of Australia.
