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2007-01-25 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

NJ state officials: don't eat the squirrels

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Posted by Mike 2007-01-25 17:49|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wanted to post something witty but can't stop laughing at the idea of eating a squirrel. Isn't it basically a large version of a rat?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-01-25 19:16|| 2007-01-25 19:16|| Front Page Top

#2 #1 CS - I remember our poor relations from the country (and if they were poor compared to us, that's poor) bringing Nannie a mess of squirrels a couple of times. She skinned them and floured & fried them for supper. I don't remember the taste, except that they didn't taste odd - just floured/fried meat.

Yes, squirrels are rodents. But they're BIG rodents, and they were free.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-01-25 19:46|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-01-25 19:46|| Front Page Top

#3 And their tails are waaaaay cuter. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-01-25 19:47|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-01-25 19:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Not bad, stewed up with some corn, limas, taters & anything else you have left over. The original Brunswick stew, before folks switched to using chicken in it. I'm sure rat would work fine too. With both rodents, it probably is a good idea not to use the ones caught around a toxic waste dump though.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-01-25 20:12|| 2007-01-25 20:12|| Front Page Top

#5 The Weight Watcher's "Complete Food Companion" gives squirrel the value of 1pt per oz. That's the same as boneless, skinless chicken breast.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-01-25 20:40|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-01-25 20:40|| Front Page Top

#6 I had squirrel once - kilt in Tennessee by a Ragin' Cajun and cooked up by a little old black lady. It was so smothered in BBQ sauce it tasted like ... BBQ.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-01-25 20:54|| 2007-01-25 20:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Jersey, toxic waste dumps, squirrel eaters.
This story's got everything...

Posted by tu3031 2007-01-25 21:24|| 2007-01-25 21:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Piney trash might eat tree rat, but it's confined to the denizens of Pennsyltucky otherwise.

Posted by JerseyMike 2007-01-25 21:34|| 2007-01-25 21:34|| Front Page Top

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