{"id":59,"date":"2007-07-31T02:39:49","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T02:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3253e656-7c91-479f-a450-0af163a7c393"},"modified":"2017-08-17T07:53:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T12:53:35","slug":"more-cicada-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/more-cicada-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"More Cicada Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>We\u2019ve got so many interesting resources on cicadas from this month\u2019s podcast, that I thought it best to give them their own place online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Indiana University\u2019s award-winning film Return of the 17-Year Cicadas\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.bio.indiana.edu\/~hangarterlab\/broodx\/broodxmovies\/NSFmovie.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Indiana University\u2019s Invasion of the Cicadas\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.indiana.edu\/~preserve\/research\/CicadasPres\/start.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Field Museum of Natural History: Cicadas and Emerald Ash Borers\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.fieldmuseum.org\/exhibits\/cicadas_tempexhib.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Lake County Forest Preserves’ Species Database\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.lakecountyspecies.org<\/a>\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Lake County Forest Preserves’ Cicada Mania! Brood XIII Cicada Emergence 2007\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.lcfpd.org\/cicadas\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo long, cicadas. I’m glad I got to know you\u201d Chicago Tribune (June 23rd, 2007).\n
\nhttp:\/\/featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com\/chicago_gardener\/2007\/06\/so-long-cicadas.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cCicadas in Illinois: Return of the noisy teenager\u201d The Economist (June 14th, 2007).\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.economist.com\/world\/na\/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9340263<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cCooking Up Cicadas\u201d ABC 7 Chicago (June 21st, 2007).\n
\nhttp:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/wls\/story?section=websites&id=5401799<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Anyone try these or any other cicada recipes? What\u2019s your opinion? Make your opinion known. Add a comment to episode 8: Cicadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Soft-Shelled Cicadas Snack<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ingredients:\n
1 cup Italian dressing\n
60 freshly emerged 17-year cicadas\n
4 eggs, beaten\n
3 cups flour\n
Salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme & paprika\n
1 cup corn oil\n
1 cup marinara sauce, heated<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Directions:\n
Remove the wings and marinate the cicadas (best done in a plastic ziplock “baggie”) in Italian dressing for at least four hours.\n
Mix the salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme and paprika with the flour in a bowl.\n
Dip cicadas in the beaten eggs, and then roll them in the seasoned flour and gently saut\u00e9 them for 3 minutes in hot oil until they are golden brown.\n
Serve with marinara sauce for dipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Simple Cicada<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ingredients:\n
2 cups blanched cicadas\n
Butter\n
2 cloves crushed garlic\n
2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh basil, or to taste\n
4 oz. Shitake mushrooms\n
2 oz. fresh spinach\n
1 lb. of your favorite pasta\n
Olive oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Directions:\n
Boil pasta in a pot of salted water.\n
Melt butter in saut\u00e9 pan over medium heat. Add garlic and saut\u00e9 for 30 seconds. Add basil, cicadas, spinach and mushrooms and continue cooking, turning down the heat if necessary, for 5 minutes or until the cicadas begin to look crispy and the basil and spinach are wilted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Toss with cooked pasta and olive oil; sprinkle with parmesan cheese, if desired. Yields 4 servings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Chocolate-Chip Trillers<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ingredients:\n
2 1\u20444 cups flour\n
1 tsp. baking soda\n
1 tsp. salt\n
1 cup butter, softened\n
3\u20444 cup sugar\n
3\u20444 cup brown sugar\n
1 tsp. vanilla\n
2 eggs\n
1 12-ounce pkg. chocolate chips\n
1 cup chopped nuts\n
1\u20442 cup dry-roasted chopped cicadas<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Directions:\n
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture and cicadas, mixing well. Stir in chocolate chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Scoop-up a teaspoonful of batter, and drop it onto ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat until all batter is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cook for 8-10 minutes. Yields approximately 3 dozen cookies.<\/p>\n\n]]><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve got so many interesting resources on cicadas from this month\u2019s podcast, that I thought it best to give them their own place online. Indiana University\u2019s award-winning film Return of the 17-Year Cicadas http:\/\/www.bio.indiana.edu\/~hangarterlab\/broodx\/broodxmovies\/NSFmovie.htm Indiana University\u2019s Invasion of the Cicadas http:\/\/www.indiana.edu\/~preserve\/research\/CicadasPres\/start.html Field Museum of Natural History: Cicadas and Emerald Ash Borers http:\/\/www.fieldmuseum.org\/exhibits\/cicadas_tempexhib.htm Lake County Forest … <\/p>\n

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