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Growing up in a family where the money tree grew on the other side of the tracks, squirrel was a staple in our diet in the fall. Every one who could shoot was expected to contribute to the pot. .22 rounds were doled out carefully to my brother and I. If you left with 6 rounds of ammo, you'd better come back with at least 5 squirrels for the pot. Mom would either do it in the slow cooker or the pressure cooker to take the toughness out of it. Her dumplings were the stuff of legend. Dad was a pot-checker and made the mistake of lifting the lid om Mom's dumplings one time before they were done. They came out so tough you could have used 'um for shot put competitions.
Mom's squirrel and gravy was very good stuff. To those that don't eat it, good-that's more for me!
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Ate some BBQ groundhog at a sportsman banquet one time. He must have been one of the originals. Even the BBQ sauce was tough.
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The squirrels I kill are carefully skinned and frozen. When I get enough, they go into a big pot of Brunswick stew.
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The squirrels I kill are carefully skinned and frozen. When I get enough, they go into a big pot of Brunswick stew. sounds great. I am trying to introduce my new wife to scrat stew. Lord knows we have many dinners running about the yard!
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[quote=Mannlicher]The squirrels I kill are carefully skinned and frozen. When I get enough, they go into a big pot of Brunswick stew. I've been told since moving south that squirrel was the original meat in Brunswick stew. Too bad you don't have armadillos there, you could have opossum on the half shell.
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I'm headed down to So.Eastern Ohio to do some squirrel hunting and to check the place out for deer season. Hopefully no repairs will be needed.
Simple fare, the blow outs are in deer season. Taking my chicken mac and cheese stuff, with the spicy salsa in it. Making some Sloppy Jo's with green peppers and onion cut up.
I'll dice some squirrel and brown it in a pan. Add green peppers, onions and soy sauce for a simple stir fry. Put that over some brown rice.
Sounding Good? Nope. nope, Sounds Great.
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Ain't nuthin' like squirrel and gravy. That and some fresh out of the oven biscuits, MAN!
Side of fried taters too!! You said it, best gravy for biscuits there is
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As long as you're cooking in a cast iron! Sounds great to me!
I'd rather have a bad day hunting than a good day working!
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