One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.

T wrote:
> One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
>
>
We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with
lady fingers?

T wrote:
> One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
>
>
We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with
lady fingers?

In article >, Margaret Suran
> wrote:

> T wrote:
> > One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
> >
> >
> We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with
> lady fingers?

There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white rice
before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs like
porkypine needles.
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Margaret replied:

>> One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
> We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with lady
> fingers?

I believe the OP was referring to meatballs covered with rice.

Bob

Margaret replied:

>> One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
> We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with lady
> fingers?

I believe the OP was referring to meatballs covered with rice.

Bob

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Margaret Suran
> > wrote:
>
>
>>T wrote:
>>
>>> One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with
>>lady fingers?
>
>
> There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
> meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white rice
> before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs like
> porkypine needles.


OOPS!!

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Margaret Suran
> > wrote:
>
>
>>T wrote:
>>
>>> One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with
>>lady fingers?
>
>
> There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
> meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white rice
> before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs like
> porkypine needles.


OOPS!!

>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
Margaret Suran wrote:
>>
>>>T wrote:
>>>
>>>>One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
>>>
>>>We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with
>>>lady fingers?
>>
>>
>> There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
>> meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white rice
>> before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs like
>> porkypine needles.

Um, wouldn't that be "pork u".


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Bob wrote:
> Margaret replied:
>
>
>>>One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
>>
>>We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with lady
>>fingers?
>
>
> I believe the OP was referring to meatballs covered with rice.
>
> Bob
>
>
Hey, I never claimed to be bright.


Spongecake Hedgehog

25 spongecake ladyfingers

1 1/4 cups unsalted butter at room temperature

1/2 cup sugar

4 oz fine bittersweet chocolate

Several blanched almonds, cut into strips for spikes


Melt the chocolate, stir in butter, add sugar and cream thoroughly.

On a serving plate, take several ladyfingers and shape them into an
oval, one end being pointy for the nose. Spread some of the cream
over it, than cover with more ladyfingers, more cream, more
ladyfingers, until everything is used up, making sure that the whole
hedgehog is covered with the chocolate cream. Take the slivered
almonds stick them into the last layer to cover the little hedgehog
with them and to make it look like spikes.

For eyes, you can put two glaceed cherries or two raisins into the
pointed end. The finished little critter should be around four inches
high and about twice as long.

Serve with freshly whipped cream.

Warning: The end product may look so cute, you may not want to cut
into it. )

Bob wrote:
> Margaret replied:
>
>
>>>One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
>>
>>We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with lady
>>fingers?
>
>
> I believe the OP was referring to meatballs covered with rice.
>
> Bob
>
>
Hey, I never claimed to be bright.


Spongecake Hedgehog

25 spongecake ladyfingers

1 1/4 cups unsalted butter at room temperature

1/2 cup sugar

4 oz fine bittersweet chocolate

Several blanched almonds, cut into strips for spikes


Melt the chocolate, stir in butter, add sugar and cream thoroughly.

On a serving plate, take several ladyfingers and shape them into an
oval, one end being pointy for the nose. Spread some of the cream
over it, than cover with more ladyfingers, more cream, more
ladyfingers, until everything is used up, making sure that the whole
hedgehog is covered with the chocolate cream. Take the slivered
almonds stick them into the last layer to cover the little hedgehog
with them and to make it look like spikes.

For eyes, you can put two glaceed cherries or two raisins into the
pointed end. The finished little critter should be around four inches
high and about twice as long.

Serve with freshly whipped cream.

Warning: The end product may look so cute, you may not want to cut
into it. )

maxine in ri wrote:
> Margaret Suran wrote:

>>>
>>> There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
>>> meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white
>>> rice before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs
>>> like porkypine needles.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> OOPS!!
>>
>
> What are hedgehogs? I've never heard of making them either way
> mentioned. Wouldn't the spines deflate the meringue?<g>
>
> maxine
>

I posted the recipe for the one made with ladyfingers this morning.
If you cannot find it and are interested, I can send it to you. Or,
give it to you on Saturday. )

maxine in ri wrote:
> Margaret Suran wrote:

>>>
>>> There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
>>> meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white
>>> rice before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs
>>> like porkypine needles.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> OOPS!!
>>
>
> What are hedgehogs? I've never heard of making them either way
> mentioned. Wouldn't the spines deflate the meringue?<g>
>
> maxine
>

I posted the recipe for the one made with ladyfingers this morning.
If you cannot find it and are interested, I can send it to you. Or,
give it to you on Saturday. )

Melba's Jammin' wrote:


> There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
> meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white rice
> before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs like
> porkypine needles.

Yes, a child's first cookbook type recipe. I
recall them from junior high home-ec.
Goomba

Melba's Jammin' wrote:


> There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
> meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white rice
> before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs like
> porkypine needles.

Yes, a child's first cookbook type recipe. I
recall them from junior high home-ec.
Goomba

Margaret Suran wrote:

> Hey, I never claimed to be bright.
>
>
> Spongecake Hedgehog

Oh I can guarantee your version tastes better than
those meatball things!! LOL
Goomba

Margaret Suran wrote:

> Hey, I never claimed to be bright.
>
>
> Spongecake Hedgehog

Oh I can guarantee your version tastes better than
those meatball things!! LOL
Goomba

>Goomba38 writes:
>
>Margaret Suran wrote:
>
>> Hey, I never claimed to be bright.
>>
>> Spongecake Hedgehog
>
>Oh I can guarantee your version tastes better than
>those meatball things!! LOL

The meatball version is actually quite popular is certain circles.

http://206.39.201.109/docs/recipe/L02900.pdf


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Wife makes them with 85% lean hamburger,tomato sauce,tomato
soup,finely chopped onion and a dash of garlic.

Wife makes them with 85% lean hamburger,tomato sauce,tomato
soup,finely chopped onion and a dash of garlic.

On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 07:14:40 -0500, (T) wrote:

> One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
>
>
>
>
>
I make my Porcupine Meatballs with brown & mushroom gravy in a
pressure cooker. Next to a full turkey dinner,it's my favorite meal.
The rest of my family loves it too. It's my own personal twist on the
traditional PPMB's.

If you have a pressure cooker and are interested in my simple recipe,
I'd be glad to e-mail it to you (in RTF format) That's Word Pad for
you not so savvy folks.

OhMy > wrote in news:gq2jo0t4ja4r1vpgrc5es7sl4vsghm3qbd@
4ax.com:

> I make my Porcupine Meatballs with brown & mushroom gravy in a
> pressure cooker. Next to a full turkey dinner,it's my favorite meal.
> The rest of my family loves it too. It's my own personal twist on the
> traditional PPMB's.
>
> If you have a pressure cooker and are interested in my simple recipe,
> I'd be glad to e-mail it to you (in RTF format) That's Word Pad for
> you not so savvy folks.
>
>

I'd like to try it that way, since I've only had it with a tomato-based
sauce. Please email to

Thanks!

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*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

OhMy > wrote in news:gq2jo0t4ja4r1vpgrc5es7sl4vsghm3qbd@
4ax.com:

> I make my Porcupine Meatballs with brown & mushroom gravy in a
> pressure cooker. Next to a full turkey dinner,it's my favorite meal.
> The rest of my family loves it too. It's my own personal twist on the
> traditional PPMB's.
>
> If you have a pressure cooker and are interested in my simple recipe,
> I'd be glad to e-mail it to you (in RTF format) That's Word Pad for
> you not so savvy folks.
>
>

I'd like to try it that way, since I've only had it with a tomato-based
sauce. Please email to

Thanks!

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*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to get a
buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them (using
pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong barbeque sauce. I
remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat was good cause we sure
finished them off fast enough.

"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> >Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Margaret Suran wrote:
> >>
> >>>T wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
> >>>
> >>>We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with
> >>>lady fingers?
> >>
> >>
> >> There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
> >> meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white rice
> >> before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs like
> >> porkypine needles.
>
> Um, wouldn't that be "pork u".
>
>
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Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to get a
buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them (using
pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong barbeque sauce. I
remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat was good cause we sure
finished them off fast enough.

"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> >Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Margaret Suran wrote:
> >>
> >>>T wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>One of my favorite meals,no,not the ones in the woods.
> >>>
> >>>We call them Hedgehogs. Do you make the ones with meringue or with
> >>>lady fingers?
> >>
> >>
> >> There's another kind, too, Margaret -- something called porcupine
> >> meatballs. Those are, I believe, ground beef mixed with raw white rice
> >> before cooking -- the rice supposedly pokes out of the meatballs like
> >> porkypine needles.
>
> Um, wouldn't that be "pork u".
>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> *********
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
> Sheldon
> ````````````

In article >,
"GoombaP" > wrote:

> Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to get a
> buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them (using
> pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong barbeque sauce. I
> remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat was good cause we sure
> finished them off fast enough.
>

They are good. ;-)
Dad would shoot them when we went boondock camping.
Mom usually stewed them.

K.

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In article >,
"GoombaP" > wrote:

> Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to get a
> buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them (using
> pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong barbeque sauce. I
> remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat was good cause we sure
> finished them off fast enough.
>

They are good. ;-)
Dad would shoot them when we went boondock camping.
Mom usually stewed them.

K.

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And you can use the quills to pick your teeth-!

Katra wrote:
> In article >,
> "GoombaP" > wrote:
>
>
>>Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to get a
>>buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them (using
>>pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong barbeque sauce. I
>>remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat was good cause we sure
>>finished them off fast enough.
>>
>
>
> They are good. ;-)
> Dad would shoot them when we went boondock camping.
> Mom usually stewed them.
>
> K.
>

And you can use the quills to pick your teeth-!

Katra wrote:
> In article >,
> "GoombaP" > wrote:
>
>
>>Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to get a
>>buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them (using
>>pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong barbeque sauce. I
>>remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat was good cause we sure
>>finished them off fast enough.
>>
>
>
> They are good. ;-)
> Dad would shoot them when we went boondock camping.
> Mom usually stewed them.
>
> K.
>

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 15:54:47 +0900, GoombaP wrote:

> Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to get
> a buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them (using
> pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong barbeque sauce.
> I remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat was good cause
> we sure finished them off fast enough.

Last I heard they were protected in the wilderness areas of Canada
because they're slow, stupid, fairly easyt to attract (they're nuts
for salt) and reasonably nutritious. Sort of a natural emergency
ration on-the-hoof.

Never had the opportunity, myself. Wouldn't volunteer to pluck one
unless I were desperate.

Martin
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| (I think, therefore I am inedible)

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 15:54:47 +0900, GoombaP wrote:

> Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to get
> a buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them (using
> pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong barbeque sauce.
> I remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat was good cause
> we sure finished them off fast enough.

Last I heard they were protected in the wilderness areas of Canada
because they're slow, stupid, fairly easyt to attract (they're nuts
for salt) and reasonably nutritious. Sort of a natural emergency
ration on-the-hoof.

Never had the opportunity, myself. Wouldn't volunteer to pluck one
unless I were desperate.

Martin
--
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| (I think, therefore I am inedible)

Katra > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> "GoombaP" > wrote:
>
>> Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to
>> get a buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them
>> (using pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong
>> barbeque sauce. I remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat
>> was good cause we sure finished them off fast enough.
>>
>
> They are good. ;-)
> Dad would shoot them when we went boondock camping.
> Mom usually stewed them.
>
> K.

Do you know if they taste anything at all like possum? I remember when I
was quite young my dad having a poker party catered with roast possum and
sweet potatoes. I didn't like the smell, but it tasted pretty good.

--
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*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Katra > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> "GoombaP" > wrote:
>
>> Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to
>> get a buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them
>> (using pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong
>> barbeque sauce. I remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat
>> was good cause we sure finished them off fast enough.
>>
>
> They are good. ;-)
> Dad would shoot them when we went boondock camping.
> Mom usually stewed them.
>
> K.

Do you know if they taste anything at all like possum? I remember when I
was quite young my dad having a poker party catered with roast possum and
sweet potatoes. I didn't like the smell, but it tasted pretty good.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Katra > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> "GoombaP" > wrote:
>
>> Papa used to shoot porcupines during deer season whenever he failed to
>> get a buck. That way he always brought home some food. He'd skin them
>> (using pliers) and then roast them over a spit with a very strong
>> barbeque sauce. I remember not liking the smell, but I guess the meat
>> was good cause we sure finished them off fast enough.
>>
>
> They are good. ;-)
> Dad would shoot them when we went boondock camping.
> Mom usually stewed them.
>
> K.

Do you know if they taste anything at all like possum? I remember when I
was quite young my dad having a poker party catered with roast possum and
sweet potatoes. I didn't like the smell, but it tasted pretty good.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

> Do you know if they taste anything at all like possum? I remember when I
> was quite young my dad having a poker party catered with roast possum and
> sweet potatoes. I didn't like the smell, but it tasted pretty good.
>
> --
> Wayne in Phoenix

Since taste (food wise :-) ) and smell are directly related, why/how can we
enjoy the taste of certain foods that we find aromatically offensive?

Pam

> Do you know if they taste anything at all like possum? I remember when I
> was quite young my dad having a poker party catered with roast possum and
> sweet potatoes. I didn't like the smell, but it tasted pretty good.
>
> --
> Wayne in Phoenix

Since taste (food wise :-) ) and smell are directly related, why/how can we
enjoy the taste of certain foods that we find aromatically offensive?

Pam

"Ed Grabau and Pam Jacoby" <pjjehg @frontiernet.net> wrote in
:

> Since taste (food wise :-) ) and smell are directly related, why/how can
> we enjoy the taste of certain foods that we find aromatically offensive?
>
> Pam
>

That's a really good question and I'm without an answer. Limburger cheese,
IMHO, is another good example. It's smell, IMHO, is far more offputting than
the taste.

--
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*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

"Ed Grabau and Pam Jacoby" <pjjehg @frontiernet.net> wrote in
:

> Since taste (food wise :-) ) and smell are directly related, why/how can
> we enjoy the taste of certain foods that we find aromatically offensive?
>
> Pam
>

That's a really good question and I'm without an answer. Limburger cheese,
IMHO, is another good example. It's smell, IMHO, is far more offputting than
the taste.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

"Ed Grabau and Pam Jacoby" <pjjehg @frontiernet.net> wrote in
:

> Since taste (food wise :-) ) and smell are directly related, why/how can
> we enjoy the taste of certain foods that we find aromatically offensive?
>
> Pam
>

That's a really good question and I'm without an answer. Limburger cheese,
IMHO, is another good example. It's smell, IMHO, is far more offputting than
the taste.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Ed Grabau and Pam Jacoby wrote:
>
> > Do you know if they taste anything at all like possum? I remember when I
> > was quite young my dad having a poker party catered with roast possum and
> > sweet potatoes. I didn't like the smell, but it tasted pretty good.
> >
> > --
> > Wayne in Phoenix
>
> Since taste (food wise :-) ) and smell are directly related, why/how can we
> enjoy the taste of certain foods that we find aromatically offensive?
>
> Pam



Dunno, but blue cheese is a good example.

gloria p