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Post by Random Panther on Apr 3, 2012 3:53:06 GMT -5
www.irelandswildlife.com/2012/01/squirrel-virus-strikes-again/People should be hunting/trapping and eating the invasive grey squirrell,I reckon the best way to stop the spread of an invasive species is get people to know how tasty they are. Kind of like getting the human love of wiping out species to work for conservation for a change.
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Post by philipkduck on Apr 3, 2012 4:19:33 GMT -5
(((Panther))) Another wildlife story close to my heart. The Grey Squirrel is public enemy No.1 here in S. Scotland, because it threatens the native Red Squirrel (see link). The big fear is that greys moving north from England will meet those established in the Central Belt. Reds seem to be doing OK in nearby woods and in the forestry surrounding Drumlanrig Castle. Greys are not far away though. A few years back I reported seeing a grey to these people... www.red-squirrels.org.uk/...and was issued with traps and a Little Scientist Outfit - scalpels, pipettes, sample bottles, jiffy bags addressed to a lab in Edinburgh etc etc. so they could check for the dreaded squirrel pox. I did catch one once but didn't have it in me to kill it. I set it free at a spot where I knew it would have plenty of little friends. |
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Post by Random Panther on Apr 3, 2012 4:49:14 GMT -5
It's the same here,the red survives in small islandised habitats that they grey hasn't yet penetrated,but the grey is never far away from them.
Apparently the grey prefers conifers and the red,broad leaf,but there has been incresed sightings of greys in broadleaf woods.
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Post by StormInateacup on Apr 3, 2012 8:23:59 GMT -5
Trouble making , rabies infested fuckers. Someone ought to blow squirrels up:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2012 9:07:23 GMT -5
I love squirrel. It was a regular staple when I was growing up. They take a real dim view of you hunting them though  However, if anyone does get their hands on some, here is an awesome recipe that is quite similar to my grandmother's. She however, often substituted beer for cider. www.justgamerecipes.com/gam-squir014.htmlCider Squirrels Southern Style 4 lg Squirrels (gray, fox, or black), or 2 rabbits Flour Salt and pepper 1/4 ts Powdered sage 1/4 ts Powdered rosemary 3 tb Bacon or sausage fat 1 qt Dry cider 4 tb Butter 1 c Heavy cream Skin, eviscerate, and disjoint the squirrels, making sure to remove the small scent sacs from beneath the forelegs. If these glands are not removed, a bitter taste will be imparted to the dish. Soak the pieces for one hour in cold water to which 1 teaspoon salt has been added. Remove, drain, and pat dry. Roll the pieces in flour seasoned with salt, pepper, sage and rosemary. (Prepared poultry seasoning is a good substitute.) Heat the bacon fat in a deep skillet and brown the squirrel pieces on all sides. Add the cider and simmer until the meat is alnost tender. Remove the cover and continue cooking until the meat is tender and most of the liquid absorbed. Remove the squirrel pieces and put aside to cool. Reserve any pan liquids for the gravy. Roll the squirrel in the seasoned flour again, heat the butter in another skillet, and rebrown the squirrel until golden and crisp. Put the squirrel pieces on a heated platter, and keep warm, while you add all juices and scrapings to the skillet. Make a paste of a tablespoon of flour and the heavy cream. Pour this slowly into the pan juices, stirring constantly, until the sauce is smooth, hot, and slightly thick. Ladle the gravy over the squirrel pieces and serve. I serve this with mashed potatos or turnips and greens. |
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Post by Random Panther on Apr 3, 2012 9:11:30 GMT -5
*salivates*
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Post by StormInateacup on Apr 3, 2012 9:29:02 GMT -5
I love squirrel. It was a regular staple when I was growing up. They take a real dim view of you hunting them though However, if anyone does get their hands on some, here is an awesome recipe that is quite similar to my grandmother's. She however, often substituted beer for cider. www.justgamerecipes.com/gam-squir014.htmlCider Squirrels Southern Style 4 lg Squirrels (gray, fox, or black), or 2 rabbits Flour Salt and pepper 1/4 ts Powdered sage 1/4 ts Powdered rosemary 3 tb Bacon or sausage fat 1 qt Dry cider 4 tb Butter 1 c Heavy cream Skin, eviscerate, and disjoint the squirrels, making sure to remove the small scent sacs from beneath the forelegs. If these glands are not removed, a bitter taste will be imparted to the dish. Soak the pieces for one hour in cold water to which 1 teaspoon salt has been added. Remove, drain, and pat dry. Roll the pieces in flour seasoned with salt, pepper, sage and rosemary. (Prepared poultry seasoning is a good substitute.) Heat the bacon fat in a deep skillet and brown the squirrel pieces on all sides. Add the cider and simmer until the meat is alnost tender. Remove the cover and continue cooking until the meat is tender and most of the liquid absorbed. Remove the squirrel pieces and put aside to cool. Reserve any pan liquids for the gravy. Roll the squirrel in the seasoned flour again, heat the butter in another skillet, and rebrown the squirrel until golden and crisp. Put the squirrel pieces on a heated platter, and keep warm, while you add all juices and scrapings to the skillet. Make a paste of a tablespoon of flour and the heavy cream. Pour this slowly into the pan juices, stirring constantly, until the sauce is smooth, hot, and slightly thick. Ladle the gravy over the squirrel pieces and serve. I serve this with mashed potatos or turnips and greens. Yummo....hey have you seen Maya Angelou's cookbooks? You'd love them. Mostly her own and her grandmother's traditional style southern food. She took a lot of stick for writing them but I borrowed one from the library last year and they're beautifully photographed, the recipes well set out and easy to follow and have a lovely little story or aphorism to go with each one. The meals she teaches you to make bring whole new depths to the meaning of the phase "comfort food". www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/nov/02/maya-angelou-no-for-apologies-cookbookSquirrel fur looks kind of luxurious too. Do they make clothing out of it? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2012 9:43:13 GMT -5
I like Maya Angelou. I didn't realize she had written cookbooks as well. I'll be honest though, for me, I rarey buy "southern recipe" cookbooks simply because that is the base for everything I make. I watched a show the other night on TV, "My Family Recipe Rocks" and this dude in Georgia was teaching the host how to make collard greens. Guy acted like his recipe was a big huge secret. I sat there with my kids and we all were like WTF? it's the same damn recipe I've used all my life, my mother used all her life etc... Secret family recipe my ass. More like a "This is how southern folk make greens and we never told you yankees so you wouldn't eat your greens and would die of scurvy instead...." JOKING sort of...  Squirrel was, at one time, considered a "daytime" fur. Lighter than mink or fox. It fell in line with rabbit. Fun odd fact... coats were made up in opossum for samples and women could choose which fur they wanted their coat made up in. That's how a lot of women, who couldn't afford fur, ended up with fur coats, buying the opossum sample coats. Sorry, didn't mean to derail the thread. |
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Post by StormInateacup on Apr 3, 2012 12:02:43 GMT -5
What is this "derailing" of which you speak.
Why in our neck of the woods such a turn in a conversation as this is referred to as a " spontaneous and organic evolution of the subject matter".
lol
I could bullshit for Australia. Shame it's not an Olympic event really.
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Post by admin on Apr 3, 2012 12:13:30 GMT -5
As a kid I grew up hunting squirrel, Granny could fry squirrel better than anybody in the world.
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Post by Random Panther on Apr 3, 2012 13:04:02 GMT -5
I like the derailing,derailing of this nature should be encouraged and embraced,besides,it's all relevant to the original post.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2012 18:50:34 GMT -5
So, what are you peeps gonna hunt these invasive squirrels with exactly? You gonna throw rocks at em or sumpin, since you guys all let the gubmint take your guns AND your hunting hounds innit?
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Post by Random Panther on Apr 3, 2012 19:02:11 GMT -5
Trapping is a form of hunting.
We have guns,we just have to have a hunting permit and a firearm license.
And there's always air rifles.
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Post by admin on Apr 3, 2012 19:03:14 GMT -5
Wrist rockets and ball bearings
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Post by StormInateacup on Apr 3, 2012 19:22:25 GMT -5
Crossbows.
Robyn Hood didn't have no fecking gun and he still beat the Sheriff of Nottingham didn't he?
Mind you he's a fictional character and I am therefore open to the notion that his situation vis a vis armaments has little or no bearing at all on the matter under discussion.
I also never heard of him having any connection with squirrels.
Living or dead.... braised, grilled or fricaseed.
Just so's that's perfectly clear.
**ahem**
You're all doing very well not derailing things...and see that it stays that way or there'll be hell to pay.
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