Hello, All!

I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
or anything else that will eat them.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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On Aug 13, 9:01 am, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> Hello, All!
>
> I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> or anything else that will eat them.

As long as you kill them. Those vermin eat my tomatoes, and they also
eat all of the hickory nuts.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
--Bryan

The Truthful Assh0le wrote:
>
> On Aug 13, 9:01 am, "James Silverton" >
> wrote:
> > Hello, All!
> >
> > I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> > displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> > for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> > or anything else that will eat them.
>
> As long as you kill them. Those vermin eat my tomatoes, and they also
> eat all of the hickory nuts.
> >
> > James Silverton
> > Potomac, Maryland
> >
> --Bryan

Don't get me started on those "furry-tailed rats!" And the "long-eared
rats" are almost as bad.

Sky, who finally harvested a couple of backyard 'matoes' - woohoo

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In article <yuZvi.31461$SV4.21449@trnddc08>,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Hello, All!
>
> I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> or anything else that will eat them.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Oh man... Tree squirrel is SO good!
I keep it simple.

After I skin and clean them (wet the fur prior to skinning to keep hair
off of the meat), I quarter them with poultry shears, dust them with a
bit of lemon pepper and simply fry them in Olive Oil.

They are remarkably tender, but the ones in my yard are grain fed.
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The Truthful Assh0le > wrote:

> On Aug 13, 9:01 am, "James Silverton" >
> wrote:
> > Hello, All!
> >
> > I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> > displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> > for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> > or anything else that will eat them.
>
> As long as you kill them. Those vermin eat my tomatoes, and they also
> eat all of the hickory nuts.
> >
> > James Silverton
> > Potomac, Maryland
> >
> --Bryan

Eat them Bryan. You won't regret it, trust me.

Consider the sacrificed tomatoes as livestock feed. ;-)
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On Aug 13, 11:07 am, Omelet > wrote:
> In article .com>,
> The Truthful Assh0le > wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Aug 13, 9:01 am, "James Silverton" >
> > wrote:
> > > Hello, All!
>
> > > I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> > > displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> > > for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> > > or anything else that will eat them.
>
> > As long as you kill them. Those vermin eat my tomatoes, and they also
> > eat all of the hickory nuts.
>
> > > James Silverton
> > > Potomac, Maryland
>
> > --Bryan
>
> Eat them Bryan. You won't regret it, trust me.

I like them, but they don't let you hunt them in the city. Besides,
around here they do too much scavenging.
>
> Consider the sacrificed tomatoes as livestock feed. ;-)
> --
> Peace, Om

--Bryan

On Aug 13, 12:13 pm, The Truthful Assh0le > wrote:
> On Aug 13, 11:07 am, Omelet > wrote:
>
>
>
> > In article .com>,
> > The Truthful Assh0le > wrote:
>
> > > On Aug 13, 9:01 am, "James Silverton" >
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hello, All!
>
> > > > I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> > > > displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> > > > for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> > > > or anything else that will eat them.
>
> > > As long as you kill them. Those vermin eat my tomatoes, and they also
> > > eat all of the hickory nuts.
>
> > > > James Silverton
> > > > Potomac, Maryland
>
> > > --Bryan
>
> > Eat them Bryan. You won't regret it, trust me.
>
> I like them, but they don't let you hunt them in the city.

I've been considering the large mouse traps (rat traps?) the local
Canadian Tire sells.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

Omelet wrote:

> Oh man... Tree squirrel is SO good!
> I keep it simple.
>
> After I skin and clean them (wet the fur prior to skinning to
> keep hair off of the meat), I quarter them with poultry shears,
> dust them with a bit of lemon pepper and simply fry them in
> Olive Oil.

I skinned and cleaned many a fox squirrel when I was a yoot; our
whole family hunted. I *never* heard or though about wetting them
down. Interesting.


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>
> I've been considering the large mouse traps (rat traps?) the local
> Canadian Tire sells.
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
>
Better hurry -- mating season is coming up in about 6 weeks.
Dee Dee

In article om>,
The Truthful Assh0le > wrote:

> > > > I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> > > > displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> > > > for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> > > > or anything else that will eat them.
> >
> > > As long as you kill them. Those vermin eat my tomatoes, and they also
> > > eat all of the hickory nuts.
> >
> > > > James Silverton
> > > > Potomac, Maryland
> >
> > > --Bryan
> >
> > Eat them Bryan. You won't regret it, trust me.
>
> I like them, but they don't let you hunt them in the city. Besides,
> around here they do too much scavenging.

A good BB gun is almost silent.

I can't hunt them in my yard legally either, but that does not stop me.
;-)

I have a good privacy fence.
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In article >,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > Oh man... Tree squirrel is SO good!
> > I keep it simple.
> >
> > After I skin and clean them (wet the fur prior to skinning to
> > keep hair off of the meat), I quarter them with poultry shears,
> > dust them with a bit of lemon pepper and simply fry them in
> > Olive Oil.
>
> I skinned and cleaned many a fox squirrel when I was a yoot; our
> whole family hunted. I *never* heard or though about wetting them
> down. Interesting.

I got that hint from a Missouri person that was a co-worker. :-)

It works.

I hate hair on meat!
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On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:01:02 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>Hello, All!
>
>I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
>displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
>for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
>or anything else that will eat them.
>
> James Silverton

a small sign that the world has not yet gone completely all to hell.
thanks.

your pal,
blake

On Aug 13, 1:22 pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
>
> > > Oh man... Tree squirrel is SO good!
> > > I keep it simple.
>
> > > After I skin and clean them (wet the fur prior to skinning to
> > > keep hair off of the meat), I quarter them with poultry shears,
> > > dust them with a bit of lemon pepper and simply fry them in
> > > Olive Oil.
>
> > I skinned and cleaned many a fox squirrel when I was a yoot; our
> > whole family hunted. I *never* heard or though about wetting them
> > down. Interesting.

There are the little gray ones. Fox squirrels are bigger.
>
> I got that hint from a Missouri person that was a co-worker. :-)

For better or worse, the Missouri Ozarks seem to be the squirrel
capital of the world. There is a 6 a day limit, but Ozarkers
typically ignore that.
>
> It works.
>
> I hate hair on meat!
> --
> Peace, Om

--Bryan

In article .com>,
The Truthful Assh0le > wrote:

> On Aug 13, 1:22 pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> >
> > > Omelet wrote:
> >
> > > > Oh man... Tree squirrel is SO good!
> > > > I keep it simple.
> >
> > > > After I skin and clean them (wet the fur prior to skinning to
> > > > keep hair off of the meat), I quarter them with poultry shears,
> > > > dust them with a bit of lemon pepper and simply fry them in
> > > > Olive Oil.
> >
> > > I skinned and cleaned many a fox squirrel when I was a yoot; our
> > > whole family hunted. I *never* heard or though about wetting them
> > > down. Interesting.
>
> There are the little gray ones. Fox squirrels are bigger.

I know. I used to live in Colorado where Fox squirrels raided the bird
feeder. I don't eat large meals any more so 1/2 of a gray tree squirrel
makes a good entree' when served with a couple of sides of veggies. ;-)

> >
> > I got that hint from a Missouri person that was a co-worker. :-)
>
> For better or worse, the Missouri Ozarks seem to be the squirrel
> capital of the world. There is a 6 a day limit, but Ozarkers
> typically ignore that.
>
> --Bryan

It's not like squirrels are prolific or anything... <G>
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The Truthful Assh0le > wrote:

>I like them, but they don't let you hunt them in the city.

A friend of mine hunts them in the city without any problem. He
plinks them in his backyard with a pellet gun.

-A

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:01:02 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>Hello, All!
>
>I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
>displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
>for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
>or anything else that will eat them.

Not me. They're so cute. I love watching them play in the yard and
eat peanuts. Yes, they dig up the flowers I plant, but in their
universe I'm the disruptor. (But a benevolent one, inasmuch as I give
them the peanuts).

"axlq" > wrote in message
...
> In article om>,
> The Truthful Assh0le > wrote:
>
>>I like them, but they don't let you hunt them in the city.
>
> A friend of mine hunts them in the city without any problem. He
> plinks them in his backyard with a pellet gun.
>
> -A

They live in abundance at our house, flaunting their cute little ways.
Almost every time we drive down the road, there is one doing its little
dance back and forth trying its best to get hit.

But we get back at them when the birdseed is out and they can't get to it.
I've seen them dive off the top of the house to try to catch their foothold
on the birdfeeder.

They are quite amusing when they gather all of our walnuts and aerate the
ground for us, giving us entertainment throughout the winter season.

The only reason they are still around at our house is that they outnumber
us, and no matter how I dislike them, I can't harm them. In my mind, they
are glorified (and I wonder why I use that word) rats.
Dee Dee

"Curly Sue" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:01:02 GMT, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>>Hello, All!
>>
>>I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
>>displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
>>for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
>>or anything else that will eat them.
>
> Not me. They're so cute. I love watching them play in the yard and
> eat peanuts. Yes, they dig up the flowers I plant, but in their
> universe I'm the disruptor. (But a benevolent one, inasmuch as I give
> them the peanuts).



Tonight when we came home from another wonderful dinner, as we walked up the
steps, there was a teeny-weeny toad. I had a foam tea-cup. I tried to
touch him with it (fear of warts!) but he was hopping all around. DH said,
be careful, it's so little.
I wouldn't harm the sweet little thing, but
In my universe, they are the disruptor.
Well, maybe not toads, but certainly Squiddles.
Dee Dee

On Aug 13, 6:41 pm, (Curly Sue) wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:01:02 GMT, "James Silverton"
>
> > wrote:
> >Hello, All!
>
> >I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> >displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> >for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> >or anything else that will eat them.
>
> Not me. They're so cute. I love watching them play in the yard and
> eat peanuts. Yes, they dig up the flowers I plant, but in their
> universe I'm the disruptor. (But a benevolent one, inasmuch as I give
> them the peanuts).

I'd like to take a disruptor to them. A Romulan disruptor!

--Bryan

In article >,
Dee Dee > wrote:
>axlq wrote:
>> A friend of mine hunts [squirrels] in the city without any problem.
>> He plinks them in his backyard with a pellet gun.
>
>They live in abundance at our house, flaunting their cute little ways.
>Almost every time we drive down the road, there is one doing its little
>dance back and forth trying its best to get hit.

You noticed that too.

>But we get back at them when the birdseed is out and they can't
>get to it. I've seen them dive off the top of the house to try to
>catch their foothold on the birdfeeder.

Heh. One of the most amusing birdfeeders I saw was this electric
thing that flung off any squirrel that got on it. There's a video
on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgHCvjvB1kA

-A

"axlq" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Dee Dee > wrote:
>>axlq wrote:
>>> A friend of mine hunts [squirrels] in the city without any problem.
>>> He plinks them in his backyard with a pellet gun.
>>
>>They live in abundance at our house, flaunting their cute little ways.
>>Almost every time we drive down the road, there is one doing its little
>>dance back and forth trying its best to get hit.
>
> You noticed that too.
>
>>But we get back at them when the birdseed is out and they can't
>>get to it. I've seen them dive off the top of the house to try to
>>catch their foothold on the birdfeeder.
>
> Heh. One of the most amusing birdfeeders I saw was this electric
> thing that flung off any squirrel that got on it. There's a video
> on youtube:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgHCvjvB1kA
>
> -A

However, those darned squirrels get used to anything. The are
indefatiguable -- is that a word? or undefeatible; anyway, they just don't
give up!
Thanks - cute.
Dee Dee

It has been so hot outside, the squirrels are panting (yes, they are
cooling their nuts). They also dig shallow depressions in the soil, and
lay in it.

Speaking of the heat, it has been 104 and 105 degrees outside, and the
Meyer lemon tree I ordered, arrived while I was in Ohio. I found it
Monday and it was delivered on Friday or Saturday. I hope the poor
thing lives.

Becca

In article >,
(Curly Sue) wrote:

> On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:01:02 GMT, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
> >Hello, All!
> >
> >I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> >displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> >for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> >or anything else that will eat them.
>
> Not me. They're so cute. I love watching them play in the yard and
> eat peanuts. Yes, they dig up the flowers I plant, but in their
> universe I'm the disruptor. (But a benevolent one, inasmuch as I give
> them the peanuts).

Cover your flower bed with 2" chicken wire then mulch over it.
The flowers will grow thru the wire and it prevents digging by rodents.
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In article >,
Abe > wrote:

> >Hello, All!
> >
> >I was pleased to see that the latest "The Joy of Cooking" as
> >displayed in Barnes and Noble yesterday still has instructions
> >for cooking squirrels. Personally, I favor feeding them to foxes
> >or anything else that will eat them.
> >
> > James Silverton
> >Potomac, Maryland
> >
> Here's a wonderful video on how to prepare them:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RlK0...elated&search=

That was good. ;-)
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