I had no idea of exactly what a "hoodoo" was anyway, until Ed Venn mentioned
the rock formations, and Louisiana don' have enny of dem, ennyway......: )
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Bock <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:53 PM
Subject: NANFA-- off topic: calling all Cajuns
> I'd like to request the assistance of persons of the cajun persuasion, or
of
> anyone else with knowledge of cajun tradition, culture, and lore.
>
> In the Creedence Clearwater Revival song, "Down on the Bayou," John
Fogarty
> sings about his "old hound dog, chasin' down a hoodoo." What's a hoodoo?
>
> My hound dog isn't so old, but she's flushed out mourning doves,
cardinals,
> and white tail deer; she chases squirrels, rabbits, crows, cats, and
> raccoons, stalked a jogger, scared the mailman, and even barked up the
wrong
> tree, but, to either or our knowledge, she's never chased down a hoodoo.
>
> We don't have a bayou here, just some sparse suburban woods, but can
hoodoos
> be found in Silver Spring? Do they sleep in the daytime, and then come
out
> at night to raid suburban garbage cans, like the raccoons and possums do?
>
> Can a young hound dog ever chase a hoodoo down? And if she caught one,
are
> they edible? And if so, how do you cook one? Do you stew a hoodoo, or
> fondu a hoodoo, or could you simmer one in a ragu?
>
> Thank you for your attention to this matter.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
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