Rabbits are lagomorphs, not rodents. My grandpa use to raise rabbits for eating. Apparently they were tasty enough that he had problems with them being stolen. He rectified that by putting a possum in one of the rabbit hutches.
You can buy rabbit at most HEB's. George On 6/22/07, Fritz Holt <fh...@townandcountryins.com> wrote:
Although rodents, squirrel and rabbit are accepted fare on US tables but few are consumed for various reasons. I have eaten both and they are delicious if prepared properly. Fritz -----Original Message----- From: dan evans [mailto:dan_evan...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 10:16 PM To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] rodent recipe Attention rodent eaters-- This doesn't relate to caving, but I read some of the Texascavers' emails about eating rodents and wanted to add a tasty "Belgium" recipe for a good American rodent--squirrel. It's from "Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices," first published in Minnesota in 1960. Obviously, for a crowd, you'll need a lot more than 3 squirrels. It is more trouble than rat-on-a-stick but well worth the effort. Karen Belgium Squirrel Clean, wash, and dry 3 squirrels. Cut into serving pieces. Brown the pieces in butter in a frying pan. Transfer the browned pieces to a deep cooking pot. Slice two onions and cook until done in the remaining butter. Put the onions and butter over the squirrel. Add enough water to almost cover the squirrel. Add 3 tablespoons of vinegar, 1/8 teaspoon thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover the pot. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour. Then add about 18 prunes (seeds removed) to the liquid in the pot. Bake 45 more minutes at 325 degrees. Remove the pot from oven. Make a gravy: Mix 1 1/2 tablespoons of flour in a cup of cold water until there are no lumps. Add this to the liquid in the pot and cook on the stovetop, stirring frequently about 10 minutes. Serve the gravy and squirrel together. _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine's 2007 editors' choice for best Web mail-award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migr ation_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
