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Hog Island, Grenada:
February 13, 2012:
Mannish water made easy?

Home in Toronto, I’ve been caught turning to instant soup mix when I’m in a hurry. Soup…Needed…Fast. After all, what could be less complicated than ripping open the envelope and adding water? So imagine my surprise when I read the directions on the back of the “Mannish Water” soup mix – described on the packet as “ram goat flavor soup mix” (“with artificial goat flavor”) – that I had impulsively bought at the Marketing and National Importing Board (MNIB) in Grand Anse. This envelope of mix was merely one of – count ’em – 20 ingredients required for making mannish water. And first on the list was 3 lbs of goat head and belly. Well, geez, just let me pull that spare goat head and belly out of my fridge and I’ll whip up a quick pot.…

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