Tirsdagstips :: Muslingeskaller og knogler

Tuesday Tips - Shells and bones

I Uglebo er vi samlere. Går vi tur på stranden, finder fine sten, vandslebne glasskår, fine muslingeskaller og mange andre spændende ting vej ned i vore lommer. Går vi i skoven, er det kogler, planter og fjer, der kommer med hjem. Og når vi spiser, vil vi gerne gemme fine knogler og muslingeskaller og krabbekløer og, og, og.
     Problemet med mange af de fine ting, er at de ikke er så lækre at have liggende: Planter visner, men knogler og ting fra fisk og skaldyr lugter! Vi har prøvet at lægge dem i blød - det stinker bare endnu mere, i en myretue - men så kommer der en fugl eller en ræv og napper dem, ude i solen - men så mister de farverne.
     Forleden dag spiste vi muslinger, de fleste var blåmuslinger, men der var nogle, der var meget flotte imellem. Måske er det også blåmuslinger? I hvert fald kom Uglemor i tanker om noget, hun engang havde læst. Knoglesmede - eller hvad de nu hedder, dem der laver ting af ben og horn - gav deres knogler en tur i opvaskemaskinen. Det måtte testes. Vi placerede en fin, stor muslingeskal under en ske, der kunne holde fast på den. Og så ventede vi til næste morgen.
     Muslingeskallen var fin, og selv Uglemors følsomme næb opfangede ikke den mindste lugt. Succes!

Så hvis du ligesom Uglemor og Ugleungerne ind i mellem gerne vil gemme en flot muslingeskal eller krabbeklo, eller måske prøve at lave noget ud af knoglerne fra aftensmaden, så er opvaskemaskinen din ven!

Friskopvasket muslingeskal - Shell fresh from the dishwasher.

In The Owlery we are collectors. When we go to the beach, stones, sea glass, shells and many other interesting things find their way into our pockets. When we go to the woods, it's pine cones, plants and feathers we bring home. And when we eat, we would sometimes like to save some of the bones, shells, crab claws, or, or, or ...
     The problem with many of the fine things is that they're not so delicious after a few days. Plants wither, but bones and seafood things smell! We've tried soaking them - it just stinks even more; putting them near an anthill - then a bird or a fox comes and grabs them; placing them out in the sun - but then they lose their colour.
     The other day we ate mussels, most of them were blue mussels, but there were some very nice ones in between. Maybe they are blue mussels too? Anyway, MotherOwl remembered something she had read once. Bone smiths - or whatever they're called, the ones who make things out of bones and horns - gave their bones a run in the dishwasher. It had to be tested. We placed one of the different shell under a spoon to hold it down. And then we waited until the next morning.
     The mussel shell was fine, and not even MotherOwl's sensitive beak picked up the slightest smell. Success!

So if like MotherOwl and the Owlets you'd like to save some shells, or claws or try making something out of old bones from your dinner, the dishwasher is your ally!

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