Probably. Goes really well with lamb chops, roast chicken, or brie cheese. Or if you're French - in a bowl of oatmeal.
Secret message for Meade: Should arrive by Thursday. On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 6:33 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > They're very tasty grilled, with a nice helping of organic hand-made > jalapeno pepper jelly, I hear... > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On September 17, 2018 4:54:52 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >Did you eat them all? How were they prepared? > > > >On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 4:22 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > >mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Depends on where you are, here we can't use rifles, theres too many > >> houses. .410 does the job just as good. > >> I can't even begin to count how many red squirrels have gone to meet > >their > >> maker because of our .410, plus porcupines, many porcupines...One day > >I was > >> frustrated deer hunting and decided to reduce the squirrel population > >> around the camp, shot 15 in one day. The following year 2 of us > >worked at > >> it and did 25. Dad had gotten a case of .410 #9 shot at auction for > >$20 so > >> it was cheaper than a .22.One of my cousins stopped by and said "Some > >> @$$%*!# is shooting up the place.""Oh yeah, that was me..." ;) > >> Didn't put a dent in the population, we see them all the time... > >> -Curt > >> > >> On Monday, September 17, 2018, 4:09:27 PM EDT, Greg Fiorentino > >via > >> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> This calls for an accurate .22 and a recipe for Brunswick Stew. > >> > >> Greg > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > >Andrew > >> Strasfogel via Mercedes > >> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 12:35 PM > >> To: Mercedes Discussion List > >> Cc: Andrew Strasfogel > >> Subject: [MBZ] OT: Bad news for Curt and other NE farmers > >> > >> NEW ENGLANDHuge squirrel population chomps crops, driving farmers > >> nutsPublished: > >> Monday, September 17, 2018 > >> > >> There's a bumper crop of squirrels in New England, and the frenetic > >> critters are frustrating farmers by chomping their way through apple > >> orchards, pumpkin patches and corn fields. > >> > >> The varmints are fattening themselves for winter while destroying the > >crops > >> with bite marks. > >> > >> Robert Randall, who has a 60-acre orchard in Standish, Maine, said > >he's > >> never seen anything like it. > >> > >> "They're eating the pumpkins. They're eating the apples. They're > >raising > >> some hell this year. It's the worst I've ever seen," he said. > >> > >> Evidence of the squirrel population explosion is plain to see along > >New > >> England's highways, where the critters are becoming roadkill. > >> > >> Last year, there was a bumper crop of acorns and other food that > >> contributed to a larger-than-normal squirrel population this summer > >across > >> the region, said Rob Calvert, wildlife biologist from the New > >Hampshire > >> Fish and Game Department. > >> > >> This summer, there's not as much food, so the squirrels are looking > >for > >> nutrition wherever they can find it, including farms, Calvert said. > >> > >> New England is home to both red and gray squirrels. Known for their > >bushy > >> tails, the rodents are a common sight in city parks and backyards, > >and > >> people enjoy watching their frenetic movements. > >> > >> They eat everything from beechnuts and acorns to berries and seeds. > >> > >> And, apparently, apples, peaches, high-bush blueberries, pumpkins and > >> gourds. In New Hampshire, squirrels have been raiding corn fields, > >dragging > >> away ears. > >> > >> "It is crazy. You see squirrel tails everywhere," said Greg Sweetser, > >who > >> has a boutique apple orchard in Cumberland Center, Maine. In the > >past, he > >> said, squirrels have sometimes nibbled on apples that had fallen to > >the > >> ground. But this season they're skittering into the trees, scurrying > >to and > >> fro, and making their mark. > >> > >> Oftentimes, the squirrels will take a single bite, then move on. > >> > >> But a single bite is all it takes to ruin fruit. > >> > >> In Vermont, where the harvest is just beginning in earnest, farmers > >are > >> keeping a watchful eye because rodent damage has been a growing > >problem for > >> its apple producers, said Eric Boire, the president of the Vermont > >Tree > >> Fruit Growers Association. > >> > >> The good news for farmers is that boom years for both acorns and > >squirrels > >> are uncommon. Thus, it's likely that populations will return to > >normal > >> soon. > >> > >> As hungry as the squirrels are, it's unlikely that they'll inflict > >massive > >> economic damage. > >> > >> "Every year in farming, there's something that we're dealing with," > >said > >> Margie Hansel, an owner of Hansel's orchard in North Yarmouth, Maine. > >"It > >> is what it is. It's part of farming. You expect to have something > >like this > >> happen every once in a while." *— David Sharp, Associated Press* > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > > > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
