Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
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Tom wrote: I really must buy some squirrel, even if it is only to squick some squeamish relatives. Personally I don't think you ought to be regarded as an adult unless you can prepare a small animal or bird for the pot. Ah, a Heinleiner! I meet about 70% of his criteria, and can add quite a few others, like "make a net" and even "make a netting needle". Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
Tom wrote:
I really must buy some squirrel, even if it is only to squick some squeamish relatives. You are bad:)))) Personally I don't think you ought to be regarded as an adult unless you can prepare a small animal or bird for the pot. Indeed:) Last weekend I bought razor clams at the same shop. Delicious when sauteed for 60s, but some people don't like watching them wriggle immediately before cooking. But perhaps this is meandering a bit too far off topic. I don't eat shellfish so I have never had this problem. I am not sure *I* would be happing seeing my ingredient still wiggling either:) |
Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
Tom wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote in : Tom wrote: "Ophelia" wrote in : Might I suggest the OP learns to use his airgun well? Much better to eat what you kill if they are edible. I have plenty of recipes if anyone is interested:) Yes please. Brief details only! (My local butcher had them for sale at the weekend). I presume you can cook them like wild rabbit or hare. Yes, more or less, but not hare. Oddly enough I have never cooked them. I might have recipes somewhere if you need them:) I cook rabbit and squirrel the same, not unlike chicken. Is your email good? Yes, but email to you bounced! I will mail you. |
Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
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from Tom contains these words: Last weekend I bought razor clams at the same shop. Delicious when sauteed for 60s, but some people don't like watching them wriggle immediately before cooking. But perhaps this is meandering a bit too far off topic. In 1958 when I was hiking round the Highlands I caught an eel. A big hooter. I cut off its head, and it wriggled. I skinned it, and it writhed. I cut into sections, and they twitched. They only stopped twitching when they were cooking nicely. Despite the twitchiness, the eel was delicious - and revolted several passers-by. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message 3 from Tom contains these words: Last weekend I bought razor clams at the same shop. Delicious when sauteed for 60s, but some people don't like watching them wriggle immediately before cooking. But perhaps this is meandering a bit too far off topic. In 1958 when I was hiking round the Highlands I caught an eel. A big hooter. I cut off its head, and it wriggled. I skinned it, and it writhed. I cut into sections, and they twitched. They only stopped twitching when they were cooking nicely. Despite the twitchiness, the eel was delicious - and revolted several passers-by. lol |
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Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
"Ophelia" wrote in
: Tom wrote: I really must buy some squirrel, even if it is only to squick some squeamish relatives. You are bad:)))) Personally I don't think you ought to be regarded as an adult unless you can prepare a small animal or bird for the pot. Indeed:) Last weekend I bought razor clams at the same shop. Delicious when sauteed for 60s, but some people don't like watching them wriggle immediately before cooking. But perhaps this is meandering a bit too far off topic. I don't eat shellfish so I have never had this problem. I am not sure *I* would be happing seeing my ingredient still wiggling either:) I wouldn't want to admit it in public, but I was a bit squeamish too. And that's probably not a bad thing. |
Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
Rusty_Hinge wrote in
. uk: The message 3 from Tom contains these words: Last weekend I bought razor clams at the same shop. Delicious when sauteed for 60s, but some people don't like watching them wriggle immediately before cooking. But perhaps this is meandering a bit too far off topic. In 1958 when I was hiking round the Highlands I caught an eel. A big hooter. I cut off its head, and it wriggled. I skinned it, and it writhed. I cut into sections, and they twitched. They only stopped twitching when they were cooking nicely. Despite the twitchiness, the eel was delicious - and revolted several passers-by. Oh eels. Especially freshly hot-smoked. There's the last surviving mud-horse fisherman in the UK, (Adrian Sellick in Stolford *), and he regularly catches eels in his nets, and then keeps them alive in a Belfast sink. As my daughter found out, you can't lift the eels out with your hands, you have to scoop/flick them out. Once upon a time everyone would have known why "as slippery as an eel" is an apt simile. (And "flying by the seat of your pants" has real meaning in a glider, but that's another tangent). Anyway, I once bought some eels from a local fishmonger and asked that they kill them. After 5 mins of thumping out back, the eels were subdued (with a hammer to the skull) and put in a carrier bag. I duly put them in the fridge door and, when I came back an hour later, I had to retrieve one from somewhere else in the fridge. [*] http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/may/31/foodanddrink.shopping |
Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
Tom wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote in I don't eat shellfish so I have never had this problem. I am not sure *I* would be happing seeing my ingredient still wiggling either:) I wouldn't want to admit it in public, but I was a bit squeamish too. And that's probably not a bad thing. Depends how desparate you are I suppose:) |
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Tom wrote:
I duly put them in the fridge door and, when I came back an hour later, I had to retrieve one from somewhere else in the fridge. Oh dear:) Did you receive a post from me btw? |
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"Ophelia" wrote in
: Tom wrote: I duly put them in the fridge door and, when I came back an hour later, I had to retrieve one from somewhere else in the fridge. Oh dear:) Did you receive a post from me btw? No :( You could always try tggzzz at gmail dot com |
Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
Tom wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote in : Tom wrote: I duly put them in the fridge door and, when I came back an hour later, I had to retrieve one from somewhere else in the fridge. Oh dear:) Did you receive a post from me btw? No :( You could always try tggzzz at gmail dot com Will do:) |
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