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Moose meat ... colored ? Well after shooting 30 some add moose over the years I�ve have never ran into this! Last years moose, packed rite and just taken from the freezer. Took out a small roast Sunday eve, kinda the size of a small nerf football, left it to thaw a hour or so, then instead of roasting it �whole� I did a bunch of �thin slices� to make a �sort of beef- with noodles in a cream sauce� as I cut each slice fell �.like slices of a bread loaf ��..�I seen a color, a sheen of sorts ,that looks like the gold dust/rainbow/green sheen of a fresh caught salmon/trout > all the way thru the whole thing ,but mostly on one side about the size of your/a thumb print, I could not rub it off it did not smell ��everything�s fine�.. so I season the meat up some by pouring on some soy sauce a bit of apple cider vinegar , a quick stir fry with a small sweet onion /cooked thru then added that to my sauce and hot egg noodles and into the oven toped with some cheese to add flavor and a crust �.it was good to go and we ate near � the pan �..this morning I toss us some lunches in Tupperware to have at lunch �hummm -something not rite �.sure enough I get to work > and more awake I mite add< �and pop open the container and I have what looks like purple meats in my dish??????? wtf???????????? I have no colored onions either /that the 1st thing I thought of . I have pics >at home and will try and post tonight....�.called wife and told her to �toss lunch� !! she looked at here sure enough ..purple �me �.I�m going to keep mine for pictures when I get home I will post them both �. Weird��..

Here's an explanation.

rainbow

I take it back

yumm t bones! ...any beer near me /u will be worked like a rented mule to earn... if'n I aint drank'em all !! lol

purple..... gold dust ...hard to see rainbow as it moves with the light ...but u get the idea >

atvalaska;
Good morning to you sir, hopefully other than being in possession of the off colored moose meat this finds you folks doing well.

I've been following this thread with interest as I grew up eating Saskatchewan moose and then have eaten some BC moose since then and this is new to me.

If you're so inclined I for one would love to see what the "folks in the know" tell you if and when they do.

Thanks again for aiding in my continuing education sir and all the best to you and yours this Christmas season.

Dwayne

2legit;
My goodness Randy I am now quite embarrassed and didn't mean to slight such august opinions as you or my other two cyber friends from Alaska offered.

I must confess though that my reading comprehension must be suffering somewhat - or better said my ability to read between the lines or understand local jargon.

Anyway Randy, I'm certain I'd not have thought of Klick's solution - notice how I worked solution into an ammonia based answer......

All the best to you folks this Christmas for sure though and may all your moose meat be "normal" colored too.

Dwayne

2legit;
My goodness Randy I am now quite embarrassed and didn't mean to slight such august opinions as you or my other two cyber friends from Alaska offered.

uh me and ironbender, & kliktarik have already chimed in on this subject


that's as good as it's gonna get Dwayne


well unless those smartalecs las and Sitka deer chime in

well here is the reply, that I got this weekend from the fish and game biologist > ***************** Here�s what our wildlife veterinarian said:

""The animal had just used up its fat stores and was starting to atrophy. So it could be a whole body thing if the animal was �starving� or in a single limb in the animal wasn�t using the limb and the muscles were starting to waste."""