our winnings

A few Saturday nights ago we tuned into KZPA which is "the only show in town." We listened as a fundraiser for a Canadian(Old Crow) Gwichi'in family went late into the night. When four jars of silver salmon came up to auction we called in our bid of thirty dollars. We dozed off as they mentioned my name and bid over and over again. At 11:30 that night we were awakened by a phone call that we had won. A high school girl dropped by with our prize and took away our cash.
We've eaten the salmon on crackers and baked it into melts on our home made bread with some mustard and cheese. It's pretty tasty stuff, fresh from the Yukon this past summer.
Since then we've gotten to try some of Bunny's famous salmon strips. I work with Bunny, who is very generous. Everyone in town has tried her strips. Its hard work cutting the strips I've been told and people talk a lot about Bunny's talent. Her strips are about one inch by two inch pieces with the scales still on one edge. They are cut out of the fish the day they are netted out of the Yukon, then hung on birch poles to smoke dry. They have a lot of flavor and color--bright pink/red. A good source of fish oils to chew on all day. Yummy Omega-3.