Is possum really a delicacy for you?

Please don't consider this a trollish or inflammatory post, I'm
genuinely curious.

How is it prepared? Are they farm raised? Does it taste like chicken?

Thanks!

Not Available wrote:
> Is possum really a delicacy for you?
>
> Please don't consider this a trollish or inflammatory post, I'm
> genuinely curious.
>
> How is it prepared? Are they farm raised? Does it taste like
> chicken?
>
> Thanks!

A confit of oppossum with red potatoes is to die for. Or oppossum 'strips',
stir-fried in sesame oil with snow peas, zucchini, baby corn, sliced
pattypan and served with a wasasbi sauce... it's incredible.

Unfortunately oppossum has been so over-hunted as to have become a delicacy
we 'rural' folks can no longer afford. Roadkill ain't what it used to be.
(laughing) Now let me tell you how to kill, clean and bake a raccoon... and
how to get a LIFE.

Jill in the Southern U.S.

Royal wrote:
<snip>
It was
> bloated and stinking and and the vultures were on it, and she gave it
> a wide berth. But before she could get past it a possum crawled out
> of the stomach cavity.

Round here the suburban legend is that possums will hunt and kill rats,
so I smile when I see a possum. Rats are so common out here, its a
wonder no one has started to market some expensive terrier as a ratter.
I'd think about one.
blacksalt

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 14:56:59 -0800, kalanamak >
wrote:

>Round here the suburban legend is that possums will hunt and kill rats,
>so I smile when I see a possum. Rats are so common out here, its a
>wonder no one has started to market some expensive terrier as a ratter.

Get a ferret. They excel at rodent killing.

Tracy R.

Not Available wrote:

> Is possum really a delicacy for you?
>
> Please don't consider this a trollish or inflammatory post, I'm
> genuinely curious.
>
> How is it prepared? Are they farm raised? Does it taste like chicken?
>
> Thanks!

A wonderful message was posted on just this subject a few years ago. Here
it is again in all its glory:

> From: "DCJM" >
> Subject: Possum recipes
> Date: 2000/03/09
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>
> Rodger,
> First you have to get a good one, best if it is about half grown.
> Put it in a cage and fatten it up on buttermilk for a few months.
> That will get the juices flowing when you cook it.
> Now for the important part when you skin it never, never cut the tail off it
> is like beaver tail and a true delicacy.
> Put in center of a large black cast iron skillet
> Tuck the legs under and wrap the tail around over the nose on the right side
> for balance
> Put yams around the side with carrots for some flavor
> Place in oven at 375 degrees and bake until tender and a golden brown.
> Be sure to baste during the baking process with a mixture of lard, salt,
> pepper and buttermilk for that true down home flavor.
> Remove from oven, place in the center of the table call the wife and kids to
> dinner and enjoy your feast.
>
> If you have never tried this one you don't know what you are missing.
> Also have excellent recipes for stewed crow, coon, and rattlesnake.
>
> Sincerely DCJM's Bubba


Best regards,
Bob

il Sat, 14 Feb 2004 14:56:59 -0800, kalanamak ha scritto:
>
> Round here the suburban legend is that possums will hunt and kill rats,
> so I smile when I see a possum. Rats are so common out here, its a
> wonder no one has started to market some expensive terrier as a ratter.
> I'd think about one.
> blacksalt

I wish, our possums only eat trees and leaves and destroy our bush.
If they ate rats that would help reduce one other pest. I suspect
they are vegetarian -the aussie ones anyway.
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

>Not Available wrote:
>
>> Is possum really a delicacy for you?
>>
>> Please don't consider this a trollish or inflammatory post, I'm
>> genuinely curious.
>>
>> How is it prepared? Are they farm raised? Does it taste like chicken?

Um, why is this question specifically directed to "Rural Whites"?

Frogleg asks:
>Um, why is this question specifically
>directed to "Rural Whites"?

Possum consumption is indigenous to that particular region/species.

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 07:47:09 -0800 (PST), (Not
Available) wrote:

>Frogleg asks:
>>Um, why is this question specifically
>>directed to "Rural Whites"?
>
>Possum consumption is indigenous to that particular region/species.

You think?

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 12:26:37 GMT, Frogleg > wrote:

>>Not Available wrote:
>>
>>> Is possum really a delicacy for you?
>>>
>>> Please don't consider this a trollish or inflammatory post, I'm
>>> genuinely curious.
>>>
>>> How is it prepared? Are they farm raised? Does it taste like chicken?
>
>Um, why is this question specifically directed to "Rural Whites"?

Because it's a troll. :P

Tracy R.

il Sun, 15 Feb 2004 12:26:37 GMT, Frogleg ha scritto:

> >Not Available wrote:
> >
> >> Is possum really a delicacy for you?
> >>
> >> Please don't consider this a trollish or inflammatory post, I'm
> >> genuinely curious.
> >>
> >> How is it prepared? Are they farm raised? Does it taste like chicken?
>
> Um, why is this question specifically directed to "Rural Whites"?

What is a rural white?
--
Cheers,
Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ]

On 15-Feb-2004, "Loki" > wrote:

> > Um, why is this question specifically directed to "Rural Whites"?
>
> What is a rural white?
> --

Rural is the second most popular given name for males born to southern
families with the surname White. The most popular is Bob; Bob White can be
found in abundance.

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 00:49:39 -0600, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Not Available wrote:
>> Is possum really a delicacy for you?
>>
>> Please don't consider this a trollish or inflammatory post, I'm
>> genuinely curious.
>>
>> How is it prepared? Are they farm raised? Does it taste like
>> chicken?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>A confit of oppossum with red potatoes is to die for. Or oppossum 'strips',
>stir-fried in sesame oil with snow peas, zucchini, baby corn, sliced
>pattypan and served with a wasasbi sauce... it's incredible.
>
>Unfortunately oppossum has been so over-hunted as to have become a delicacy
>we 'rural' folks can no longer afford. Roadkill ain't what it used to be.
>(laughing) Now let me tell you how to kill, clean and bake a raccoon... and
>how to get a LIFE.
>
>Jill in the Southern U.S.
>
don't forget shake 'n' bake for varmints.

your pal,
blake