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Many Scallops
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Caramelized Onion Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

 When it comes to "comfort" foods, scalloped potatoes has always been high on my list. Candied sweet potatoes is a traditional Thanksgiving dish in many households, and it also qualifies as "comfort" food on my scale of favorites. Who can resist caramelized onions, whether it be as a base for French onion soup, or as an accompaniment for meat and poultry dishes. This recipe gives the best of both worlds. The caramelized onions take some time and patience, but to me it's worth it.

 Here you are getting a twofer: candied sweet potatoes and scalloped potatoes. I used sweet potatoes, but you could probably use yams instead. I used yellow onions, but you could probably substitute the large sweet onions from Georgia and get even more sweetness. You could also vary this recipe by substituting white potatoes for half the sweet potatoes.

 The recipe for the caramelized onion used in this recipe is also included below:

 Ingredients:

2 medium sweet potatoes, skin on, sliced 1/8" thick
2 cups of milk
1/2 cp caramelized onion (recipe below)
Salt & freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

 1 - Add all the ingredients except sweet potatoes to a blender or food processor and puree' the mixture.
2 - Place the sweet potato slices in a single layer on the bottom of a greased 9X9 casserole. 3 - Add a layer of puree' then another single layer of sweet potato slices.
4 - Continue alternating layers until both are used up. (should be 4 or 5 layers)
5 - Cover and bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.
6 - Remove the cover and bake for another 30-45 minutes (until liquid is absorbed).

 Serve immediately

 Caramelized Onions

1 - Peel 2 medium yellow onions, cut off the ends and cut in half (top to bottom)
2 -Slice thinly and separate the thin strips formed by cutting .
3 - Heat a non-stick skillet and add 2 tbsp olive oil.
4 - When skillet is very hot but not smoking, add onions and turn heat down to medium or medium low.
5 - Stir to coat all onion strips, and continue to cook for 20-30 minutes stirring frequently to avoid burning.
6 - When caramelized the onions should be a golden brown color when they are done.

 Note: I prepared this dish the other night and my wife loved it. I hope you do too! Check
my website for this and many more delicious recipes. - Frank

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how many scalloped hammerhead sharks are there in the world?

I really need to know this for my research on the scalloped hammerhead shark. I would like to know their population numbers and their current status in the world, considering they are endangered. I won't be able to use the information unless i have a source, so I would greatly appreciate it. ^_^

Despite great efforts to look for an actual value of global population of scalloped hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini, I could not find any relevant publication.
Given the fact, that about 1.3-2.7 million S. zygaena or S. lewini (biomass 49,000-90,000 t) annually are reported to be found in the shark fin trade (Clarke et al. 2006), might be the worldwide population is not able to be estimated.
On the other hand globally, stocks of this species have declined to 15-20% of baseline. Northwest Atlantic:populations estimated to have declined by 89% over a 15 year period(1986-2000) and S. lewini is classed as endangered by IUCN in 2009. So somebody will start to find the actual number of living scalloped hammerhead sharks.

Sorry for not being helpful, but might be these links contain some interesting facts.
Prop. 15, page 13:

http://www.ssn.org/Meetings/cop/cop15/Factsheets/SSN_Digest_EN.pdf

An actual site
Prop. 15, page 18

http://www.cites.org/eng/notif/2009/E051.pdf

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