After a week of hefty breakfasts we at Diplo Hall find ourselves looking forward to a lighter meal on a Sunday morning. Pancakes with a slab of butter, a bottle of maple syrup and a rasher or two of streaky are a regular accompaniment to The Morning Service on the wireless. Today this little snack fills the gap nicely between the squirrel culling in the garden (from the warmth of the kitchen) and subsequent skinning and pinning out of pelts - perfect weather with a dry chill in the air. 
We should of course take a lesson from our tree climbing friends and lay on a bit of fat for winter - this thick sub-cutaneous layer is built up around the vital organs above the hips and is just not present at other times of the year. Squirrel burgers for tea today then. MORE VARIETY !
6 comments:
How'd the squirrel taste?
how did you bag the fella? With air pellet, trap or lightning reactions?
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squirrels around Diploville are pretty good eating,- sort of chicken/rabit ish. We're a bit lazy here and enjoy a slow cooked critter, shred the meat off the bone and make up into burgers with some chopped onion and garlic. seeing as they live on good wholesome grub (this one had a piece of apple in his teeth when i picked him up) they've got to be good. .22 rim-fire
Good meat, Squirrel. As per my blog of six months ago. The locals round here bring a few Squirrel pies into the pub now and again. Great pelt pic. Like a still from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
I am planning to take advantage of the wildlife around my new home...not sure about squirrels though as the phrase tree rat resonates. Merry Christmas to you your family and your bacon!
Expect a bit of Badger soon.
This recipe can be further enhanced by wrapping raw bacon around a banana, grilling it until the bacon is cooked and then popping it in a pancake. Mix together lemon or lime juice with syrup, warm it through then pour over the pancake.
I wouldn't hesitate to eat squirrel. First, wrap it round a banana then ......
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