Richard T, are you pulling our appendages?? ha If you are purposfully feeding said possum the buttermilk and cornbread, which evidently causes fat, and you are parboiling it to get rid of the excess fat, what is the purpose ? Is MOST of the cornbread and buttermilk making better/tastier/more MEAT (a la feeding beef to the Kobe or corn to the U.S. beeves) ?? and just part of it is considered excess fat? Whew ! On a more serious note, can you tell me the general location where the friendly Creeks settled in Texas? (The Alabama-Coushattas are in East Texas, which we've discussed before.) Thanks, as always, Richard T ! gmw