CNN: Why you should eat squirrel

I have a squirrel guy. His name is Buddy and by trade he's a sound engineer, but in his heart of hearts, he's a hunter. Buddy doesn't hunt simply for sport; he, his girlfriend and his son cook only meat and fish that they have personally dispatched.

If Buddy's willing to share meat with me, I say, 'thank you' and take what he's offering. I know his kill was clean, quick and respectful, it'll be expertly cleaned and dressed, and no way am I going to find anything of its variety or caliber in my local butcher shop or supermarket.

That doesn't mean that when he offered me a brace of squirrels, I didn't initially have pause. I got over that pretty pretty quickly - and deliciously - and you should, too. Here's why.

1. Squirrel is the chicken of the trees
2. Squirrel is a locavore's delight
3. Squirrel is a classic
4. Squirrel is easy to cook
5. Squirrel just tastes great

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http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2011/05/20/give-squirrel-a-whirl/

I don't know what's up with CNN and unusual meat this week. They had a story about eating horse a few days ago.

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End of thread. You can't top that. :thumbsup:

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My cousin used to hunt squirrels when we were kids and my grandmother, bless her, would cook whatever he got. Consequently I've eaten squirrels, birds, groundhogs, deer, and snakes.

Squirrel is stringy, not very flavorful and not much meat for the effort.

I say used to, mainly because I have not had a pork chop in probably 30 years.

Opinions differ though, see below.

BTW - I do love your signature line.

And if they're not flavorful to you then you must be a city kid :-)

She served this with boiled celery. You see what I mean?

It's been a while since I ate squirrel, but I've enjoyed it each time. Easy to skin, easy to cook, and delicious, no matter how you prepare it.

These days, I'm feeding the squirrels in my yard, but I'm not hungry enough or poor enough. In other times, I was.

Hanging out on the mall, shorting out electrical transformers, raiding garbage cans, and generally making a nuisance of themselves.

He said in his country they would have all been caught and eaten a long time ago.

eating squirrels and horses. The more the Republicans continue their draconian rule, the better chance for all things good for the masses to fail or go away, leaving people starving for everything from health care to regular food. CNN is trying to get us used to the idea that "Squirrel and Horses" are good food, after all, even Mike Huckabee eats squirrels (popped in a popcorn maker) and he can afford to eat any meat he chooses.
Lou

I'd bet money that red meat is horse too.

Lou

I see you're eaten your share too. :hi:

I've got a meat market in my backyard.

I feed them all my left-over bread. In fact, I am a vegetarian. so could not even consider eating my backyard pets.

I would always carry nuts with me or nut bars (which are kind of sticky). One day, I had a hard time getting the nut bar off my fingers and the squirrel just leapt up from the ground, grabbed my hand and grabbed the nugget out from between my fingers nipping me in the process. I still think they are cute, though.

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At least the little rodents eat the avocados: they dig up the plants just so they have a place to hide nuts.

If they didn't have those fluffy tails people would treat them like the rat kin they are.

We can't eat Fuzzy, Sheila, Rodney, Betty Lou, or Willy.

And Mr. Squirrel has brothers, Mrs. Squirrel has sisters. The kid and I watch them every morning, talking to them.

I know plenty who can eat them but I can't, not after they started making noises back at me.

For some reason they have more appeal when you call them squab. According to Anthony Bordain, they're commonly eaten all over the world.

They live in all the trees around here and are part of the neighborhood. And they put on a fun squirrelly show.

is a dead squirrel.

Little rat bastards have been invading my bird feeders again.

So far... I've managed to terminate 6 of them with a pellet rifle since late March (1,000 years from now when archeologists excavate my backyard, they'll be speculating about the significance of the dozens of squirrel skeletons scattered about).

May have to skin 'em if things get bad enough but we're not there yet. For now, they push daisies.

Blech. Never had squirrel, but I would try it if I had the opportunity.

woods because you can eat squirrels. They turned as one to me as if I were crazy saying, "Squirrels are rats grandma". I agree with you they can be eaten.

Raccoon is just way too greasy. You really have to know the right recipe.

nothing from the Order: Rodentia shall ever pass my lips unless I'm starving.

No squirrels
No beavers
No gophers
No African mole rats
No nutria
No jerboas or jumping mice
No hamsters, voles, or gerbils
No chimpmunks, prairie dogs, or marmots

No thank you, Sam I am.

More I chewed the bigger it got.

Very descriptive

My Dad and I would shoot them w/ the bb gun- and the lesson was to never kill anything you would not eat.

It's a little greasy, but not bad fried up with a good, spicey batter.

Kinda like eating chicken wings if I remember corretly.

to last us until payday. Good thing to have country, farm-raised parents.

trapping urban wildlife?

same reason a show like "extreme couponing" is suddenly on tv?

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when in college, while on Letterman last night, maybe triggered this guy's appetite.

became a vegetarian.

I've eaten bear, moose, elk, deer, pronghorn antelope, squirrel, rabbit, groundhog, rockchuck, porcupine, raccoon, pheasant, various types of grouse, ducks, partridge and quail, Canada goose, rattlesnake, crawdad, and bullfrog legs.

The ones that were completely awful were raccoon (fatty and greasy, yuk), porcupine, groundhog, rockchuck and rattlesnake. Horrible.

Here's granma's recipe for rockchuck:

Planked Rockchuck

Shoot a rockchuck that is raiding your garden. Skin and clean it. Boil well. With a sharp knife, split rockchuck down the belly. Splay it on a well soaked hardwood plank (do not use conifer planks). Nail it good and wire it securely. Marinate the rockchuck, plank and all, in a strong vegetable broth for 2 hrs. Place rockchuck upright on plank in front of hot coals on outdoor fireplace. Cook well for about two hours. When done, give the rockchuck to the dogs, and eat the plank.

I mean, is one squirrel enough for a sandwich?

Was squirrel hunting before I was in school. Fried or squirrel and dumplin's. Some mighty fine eating. As a kid growing up in northeast Oklahoma back in the early to mid 50's there were no other game except for rabbit and I've eaten many a cotton tail too. During the winter months my brother and I would be rolled out of bed (4:00 am) when mom got up to build a fire in the wood cook stove and go run our traps and if we caught any rabbits we'd have fried rabbits with our eggs and oatmeal. Rabbit or squirrel gravy is to kill for Hmmm hmmm good. Homemade biscuits as only mom could make them. damn I'm hungry now.
I can clean a squirrel or rabbit before city folk could figure out what they were going to eat too.

Cheers!

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One of the bosses is bringing in a wild turkey that he shot and he has asked me to turn it into wild turkey chowder. We have a full kitchen at work, so we'll be having it for lunch one day next week. We have used venison and wild hog in many recipes including Shepherd's Pie, chili and lasagna, to name a few.

the neighbors while we tracked and killed a big snake. We should have cooked it!??
Seriously, we are seeing more wildlife and critters along the bayou and our own street due to lack of rain.

only armed with a machete and a BB gun, and too worried about what kind of snake we were hunting in the dark.

YOu damn well there are "want to believes" in some of these organizations....

which is no longer anywhere on the Web, except for my quote, apparently. :(

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