In article >,
Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:
>In article >,
> piedmont > wrote:
>
>> There are many oven Q recipes as well as game
>> recipes for rabbit and venison, things that are still commonly shot to
>> supplement those not so fortunate in SC.
>
> I wonder why there is an association with poverty and eating game.

Living off the land/free meat.

Both my grandfathers grew up on ranches in prime bird-hunting country
in California (the Spanish, when they came in, called one of the rivers
"Plumas"/"Feather"). My maternal grandfather kept it up during the
Depression (he had a job, but sometimes he didn't get paid) and the War
(rationing) to feed his family. My paternal grandfather was left
fatherless at a young age by a hunting accident - his dad and older
brother died in the river - and he didn't hunt (he had a better job, as
well), but he sure enjoyed fishing.

My mom doesn't remember having "store meat" much. Duck, venison,
pheasant? A lot more often. Lots of trout, too. My mom to this day
can't eat trout because she had it way too much as a girl.

>We have a dear friend who is a hunter and he brings us all sorts of
>wonderful meats. Neither he, nor we are poverty stricken. He enjoys
>hunting and the meat, and we enjoy his catch. Now that we live in an
>area with more opportunity for hunting, we are looking into it
>ourselves.

There's also the "fun" and "tasty" aspect of it. My grandfather kept it
up well after times improved and he didn't really need to do it to put
quality protein on the table, because he liked the sport and he liked the
game.

Charlotte


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