Hmmm....? Gun shy?
Bunnies do a heck of a lot of damage to shoots and bark on small plantings. They're great sport with a 20 guage.
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Hmmm....? Gun shy? Bunnies do a heck of a lot of damage to shoots and bark on small plantings. They're great sport with a 20 guage.
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Re: Rabbit stew with dumplings
Frances,
A friend of mine lives out in the bush in northern Michigan (and no, it's not XJ). He's an avid hunter, unlike me, and there is a hunting season there for squirrels, or "tree rats" as they're called here. He's very adamant about eating anything he shoots, so squirrel pie it is. His only proviso is that the gray variety is okay, but the black squirrels are "kinda skunky."
I'll try anything--once--and I've had my go at tree rats. Skunky about sums it up.
In winter, my yard is overrun with small burrowing bunnies, unlike the larger long eared type. The small ones eat the bark off my shrubs, so I've been eyeing them for the stew pot. We don't have a hunting season for tree rats, so they are everywhere and very bold. In Michigan, they're secretive and timid. Wonder why.
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Yes, well... the guy who ate squirrels said he'd never eat rabbit "because they're so sweet and fluffy"...
Until I met you guys I assumed all Americans were like that
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Hey George, you're the seasoned traveller! Where's your sense of adventure? I once ate what I hope was guinea pig in South America.Leave a comment:
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Squirrel = big rat with bushy tail.
Same O... Same O...
Rats do, however, make wonderful pets.
Can't wait to try this recipe though!
Looks yummy.Leave a comment:
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I think there's a few people living out in the woods that would still eat possum. Ken??? That's a southern dish, huh?? There's a lot available as road kill - (yuk)
Racoon - Naaaa
Squirrels - once again, heard it done, wouldn't do it myself. This topic is turning my stomach a bit. I think I feel a gag coming on.
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Sure, I've done that receipe with just about any kind of meat I could find. Any part of a cow or calf, horse, chicken, turkey, lamb...
Ostrich is the only meat I didn't like with it so far.
Seriously though, do/can you eat possum and raccoon? I was in Texas for a while years and years ago and very surprised to discover people would eat squirrels.Leave a comment:
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Sounds great Fances. There's no rabbits aound here to try it on. How about a possum or racoon?Leave a comment:
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I'm seeing rabbits on the road below us...coming out to enjoy the sun.....but alas, vaughn won't let me catch them.Leave a comment:
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You never know - we've had moving pizzas, haven't we?
Btw, did you ever hear of the receipe in Mrs Beaton's which starts with "first catch you hare"?Leave a comment:
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Rabbit stew with dumplings
Rabbit is one of my favourites, but I've never done it in the WFO till today. And this was the best Rabbit I've ever tasted!
This fed two hungry adults.
Brown 1/2 a rabbit cut into 5 pieces in your cast iron pot with olive oil (and with a new knob on), add chopped onion and some bacon cubes. When browned, add chopped veg (in this case a leek, two carrots, and some peas), chopped rosemary, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir for a while then slosh rose wine and some water over the top until nearly covered, bring to the boil, slam on the lid and place in your oven at 110 C.
After about one hour add 4 large dumpligs made of
4 heaped table spoons of wholemeal flour
4 table spoons of oats
2 large table spoons of coconut fat
salt to taste
and enough water to make a stiff dough
The dumplings take 20 mins to half an hour to cook.
This was really really good!
And for desert - by popular request - we had MORE MGANIFICENT MACAROONS, but I'll spare you the photos this time...
Was shamed faced into eating it.
and place in your oven at 110 C.
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