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THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1979 Page 9 the nation I ators to substitute for burgers? United Press International BATON ROUGE, La. — Fast food fans who are bored with the erve V> presit ^ ur g er > taco an d chicken routine are v ‘ n g s andL«ibypassing those golden arches and l0 t enoughn, Kentucky colonels these days for an "ants a 1 exotic new taste — fried alligator cent loans,i meat. ir| ust beahlfHln south Louisiana, where people nt downpat t J|gerly devour tons of frog legs, e a house fcrawfish and virtually anything that ‘ases up s Ve Tswims or crawls, fried gator is invad- ^ 90 and93i mg the fast food market. IrOne of the first commercial gator 1 ex Pects a slo y® eat outlets in operation is a fried g in the las) chicken franchise whose owner cause the ! thought it might be a good idea. But vely raise Ik Diana Rice, manager of Danny’s gh interestni fred Chicken, thought it was a anuaryofnej weird idea. e will be vejB I' m from Colorado. They don’t uilt in (ter, cat gators in Colorado,” she said. ;e rates wil phat’s why when my boss called o discour . me U P an< ^ asked me if I wanted to Iso expects lb- se H aMigator, 1 said, ‘What?’ I’ve soon been here seven years, but I’m still H peak at i strictly a meat and potato girl, but said. Botha orice * n a while I try something ; to the Sun 1 e l- se - acal economB^l 16 tr i ec l ihe gator and declared, i housingiiiB ts delicious. Very good.” and a suinjB^he meat is cut in strips, mari- many now between: e in a positioi: move toalarjf by the Depa: d Urban Dr, so predicts as! fusing in the s jects thathy nt of all Sci single-family it 66 percents mt housing through tl d for k: ' regional pop: ith and West ; are also bets nscious. umber of per. -saving devil lervey said, y, a local real: t halfofhisct uestionsaboai energy aspec e, also a local ners are dei: nscious. on people •nergy of dil 1. Few peop! omes yet, she leaning to ‘vices such as: ows. “They it she added ospective hi i know how ■ t and cool a I buy it. Becai are, he said, more eificiet I heaters, and the insulatffi nated in a special seasoning and di pped in a batter that is a little thicker than used on the chicken. Fried gator meat has a texture simi lar to pork and a delicate fish taste like frog legs. The first shipment of gator meat arrived from southwest Louisiana less than a week ago. Free samples were given to chicken customers and a notice on the outdoor mar quee announced fried gator for sale. Within five days the meat was sold out. Thursday afternoon, Rice was waiting for another, overdue shipment. So were her customers. “I’ve got people breathing down my neck,” she said. “They are sit ting here waiting. It’s unbelieva ble.” Customers can have a small order of 4 ounces for $2.50 and a large order of 8 ounces for $3.50. Either dish comes with a side order of rice, cole slaw, baked beans or french fries. “We would be able to sell it all year round if we could get it and if it was killed legally,” said Rice. Louisiana’s coastal parishes provide a home for an estimated 350,000 alligators. Each year just before the start of the gator hiberna tion period, a strictly controlled hunt is carried out to keep the popu lation down. An estimated 15,000 al ligators were killed this year. The hides are sold to make high fashion wallets, shoes, purses and luggage, but trappers have always enjoyed the meat. The commercial sale of alligator meat was legalized this year for the first time since the animal was put on the endangered species list in 1973. Journal forecasts rise in alcohol use United Press International NEW YORK — A grocery trade magazine predicts beer, wine and liquor consumption in the United States will grow 20 percent, 115 percent and 30 percent respectively during the 1980s. The forecast was 1 made in a recent issue of Progress ive Grocer. Off-Campus Aggies General Meeting Mon. Oct. 22 6:30 PM Room 207 HECC Aggieland Picture will be taken TOGETHER WE GROW SINGLES* who wish to make new friends & grow in faith — Come join us in a casual, nondenomina- ftional Christian atmosphere: Baptist Student Center October 25, 1979 6:30 p.m. Food, Fellowship, Bible study Call for reservations: 846-7722 ForTAMU graduate students, faculty, staff Take your choice of a FREE SIDE ORDER When you order a big Super Burger and a drink of any size, we’ll give you FREE your choice of Sonic’s Tater Tots, crisp and tender French Fries, or honest-to-goodness fresh and golden Onion Rings! Wheel into happy eating with this FREE SONIC SIDE ORDER special! " Special Good Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday — Only vimerica's fai/orile drine-in T.M. 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