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e c i p e s Grilled Fish in Aluminum Foil Walleye, perch, or other fish fillets Butter Juice from a lemon or lemon concentrate Your favorite spices such as lemon pepper, cajun seasoning, dill, parsley, etc. Aluminum foil; sheets large enough to wrap each fillet to make a pouch Aluminum foil and a grill provide a convenient, no-fuss way to prepare dinner with your catch of the day while at the cottage, campground, or at home. The potato recipe provides an easy to prepare, tasty side dish. Place each fillet on sheet of aluminum foil. Spread butter on top of fillets. Sprinkle on spices and drizzle with lemon juice. Flip fillets and repeat with butter, spices, and lemon juice. Wrap fillets in foil, folding top and ends to make a pouch. Grill four to five minutes per side. The amount of cooking time will vary with thickness of fillets, but they are done when fillets flake easily. (Contributed by Jim Schott) Cheesy Potatoes Tim Daniel 5 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 1 medium onion, sliced 6 tablespoons butter or margarine ⅓ cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons parsley 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce salt and pepper to taste ⅓ cup chicken broth Aluminum foil, about 20 inches by 20 inches Place potatoes and onions on foil sheet; dot with butter. Combine cheese, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper; sprinkle over potatoes. Fold foil up around potatoes and add broth. Seal edges of foil tightly. Grill over medium coals for 35-40 minutes or until potatoes are tender. (Serves 4 to 6.) (Contributed by Kim Johnston) Tim Daniel / photo illustration–Gene Whitten 22 WILD OHIO SPRING 2005
WILDLIFE Reflections Wildlife Constellations of Spring by Jen Dennison This issue’s “Wildlife Reflections” is the second in a four-part series of articles exploring the legends and mythology related to constellations that are named for wildlife. Constellations have long been a source of fascination and stories for many different cultures. Greeks, Romans, Native Americans, ancient Egyptians, and more all have stories of the different constellations. What is remarkable is how similar the stories are from culture to culture. The following constellations can be observed year-round, but are especially easy to see in the spring. The Great Bear Ursa Major, or the Great Bear, is a very large constellation best known for containing the Big Dipper. This cup-shaped portion of the constellation is one of the best known sights in the sky. Many ancient cultures identified this constellation as a bear including the Greeks who called it Arctos or Artic, which means bearish. This was associated with the great bears of the northern part of the world, which is where you can see this constellation year-round. In Latin, Ursa Major means large bear. Many North American native tribes also called it the bear, including the Algonquin, Iroquois, Illinois, and Narragansett, among others. The Big Dipper is what is called an asterism, which is basically a group of stars that is not officially a constellation. The Big Dipper forms the shoulder and top of the head of the bear. The star called Mizar that forms the crown of the bear’s head has another smaller star right beside it named Alcor. These two stars were used as an eyesight test before glasses were invented. If you could see Alcor, you were said to have perfect vision. Alcor head Mizar LITTLE DIPPER Ursa Minor- The Little Bear BIG DIPPER pointer stars Polaris rump hind paws Ursa Minor Ursa Minor, or the Little Bear, doesn’t look like a bear at all. Ursa Major - The Great Bear It is actually the constellation that makes up the Little Dipper. front paws The Little Dipper is not as bright in the sky as the Big Dipper, but it does contain one of the most important stars, Polaris or the North Star. This star, also referred to as the Pole Star, marks the celestial north pole and always remains in the same spot while all the other stars and constellations circle around Star Magnitudes it throughout the night. Polaris is the last star in the tail or handle of the Little Dipper. This star, because of its constant position was and remains important in navigation by humans 0 1 2 3 4 5 and it is even thought to be used by migratory birds. If you are lost in the woods at night, you can use Polaris as an indicator of north on a map. To find Polaris, use the Big Dipper. The two stars that make up the wall of the cup of the Big Dipper are called “pointer stars” and point right to Polaris in the handle of the Little Dipper. The constellations, shown in a new graphic way, are based on those shown in The Stars, A New Way to See Them by H. A. Rey. SPRING 2005 WILD OHIO 23
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