Don't laugh ...too hard.
Dad and Mom's family and our 1st American Ancestors ate Opossum.
Grand Mother's receipts are in a cousin's care and they can't find them.
This year's family reunion, I though I would take and Opossum dish.
Never have tried it but since it has been eaten for eons it must have something going for it.
Anyone have a tried and proven receipt?
Another one is Persimmon Pie? I've eaten it but don't have a clue of what condiments etc were in it.
On Saturdays, when I was a kid, I would travel over the mountain to a local farmer who wanted the groundhogs cleared out of his pastures. I would shoot four to six and deliver them to my Uncle Charlie. He could tell the juveniles (more tender than the older ones) by squeezing their thighs. He would field dress (skin and gut) them and put them in a bucket of salt water overnight to get rid of the gaminess.
The next morning, Aunt Gertie would rinse the groundhog in fresh water and fill the body cavity with seasoned stuffing. She would then roast the groundhog for Sunday dinner. Sorry, but I never asked the times or temperatures.
It's also easy to live-trap groundhogs, but once in a while, you'll find a skunk in that trap. Since they eat the grubs and other insect larvae, I release them.
Hmmm....Mom came from a farm in the back woods of Tennessee. Grandpa and her brothers did a lot of hunting. One time all they came back for dinner with was a possum.
Mom said it was horribly greasy and tasted bad. Granny told grandpa never to come home with one again.
Persimmon Pie Recipe
This was the first one on the list....but there were plenty of them.
As for the Opossum.....is this going to be Road Kill, or are you going hunting? The reason I ask, is that usually, the ones that were hit by a truck, are better for Pizza than a roast
And, finally, if you don't want to go searching the streets for that critter....you can make a Possum Pie, without looking for any warm-blooded rodents(?)
Hope this helps.....
Have a great time.
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