How about a nice soap salad? And a noxious insect entree? Not to your liking? Well, then, maybe you're one of those people hopelessly averse to the flavor compounds in cilantro, aka coriander. According to an article last week in The New York Times, many people are repelled by cilantro's aroma, which is caused by a class of fat molecules, called aldehydes.
     Aldehydes are found in soaps, and some bugs use aldehydes to either attract or repel other creatures. People who don't grow up with cilantro are often repelled. But some cuisines - among them Asian, Latin American and portugese - call for the generous use of cilantro, and people in those cultures are fond of the herb. One of the world's most famous cooks, Julia Childs, couldn't stand the stuff. Nor could she abide arugula. "Throw it on the floor," she said. So if you're thinking of supplementing your milk check with profits from a field of cilantro, maybe you'd better look for a less devisive vegetable. 
    Reporter Harold McGee looked into the cilantro matter in the last Tuesday's edition. You can read his report here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14curious.html

     Big sea fisherman Gaylord Clark is hoping to someday reel in a profit from his pastured poultry operation in Stevenson, Maryland. Clark, who makes a living as a commercial fisherman in Alaska and on the West Coast, spends most of the year on his small farm just outside Baltimore. His wife, Lee Ann, contributes to family finances with income from a calligraphy business. Lancaster Farming Maryland correspondent Laurie Savage visited the Clarks to talk about their unique lifestyle, and prepared a report for the issue due in your  mailbox Saturday. Gaylord and his daughter, Madelyn, are shown here on the shore of Alaska's Bristol Bay, along with one that didn't get away.


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