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Old 08-14-2008, 12:37 AM
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I'm gonna think that over a while, crafting a suitably insulting response. Too late, tonight; too much wine with dinner.

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Old 08-14-2008, 08:38 AM
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First off, let me state that I disagree with all the people who talk about squirrel substituting for chicken. While many recipes are interchangeable, squirrel has a totally different flavor. The are only two game meats I know of that truly substitute, one-to-one, for chicken: Rabbit and rattlesnake.

So, you could, for instance, do a squirrel fricassee, which would be delicious. But it would not taste like the same dish done with a chicken.

That said, let me take your questions in order:

1. I don't think that squirrel and tomatoes particularly compliment each other. Only three of my many recipes for preparing flagtails use tomatoes, and each of them is some form of stew. I've a Brusnwick Stew version, a jambalya, and a hunter's stew. That's it on squirrels mixed with tomatoes.
Shooting from the hip, I can see where squirrel and fried green tomatoes might pair nicely. But I haven't tried it, so can't say for sure. For instance, you might strip cook meat from the bones. Combine it in a brown sauce of some kind, and serve that over the fried green tomatoes.

2. #squirrels:chicken. Depends a lot on sizes, of course. But as a rule of thumb I'd say two-three Fox squirrels or three-four mature Grays.

3. Why are they eating your tomato vines? I dunno! And you can quote me on that.
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Old 08-14-2008, 08:44 AM
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First off, let me state that I disagree with all the people who talk about squirrel substituting for chicken. While many recipes are interchangeable, squirrel has a totally different flavor. The are only two game meats I know of that truly substitute, one-to-one, for chicken: Rabbit and rattlesnake.

So, you could, for instance, do a squirrel fricassee, which would be delicious. But it would not taste like the same dish done with a chicken.

That said, let me take your questions in order:

1. I don't think that squirrel and tomatoes particularly compliment each other. Only three of my many recipes for preparing flagtails use tomatoes, and each of them is some form of stew. I've a Brusnwick Stew version, a jambalya, and a hunter's stew. That's it on squirrels mixed with tomatoes.
Shooting from the hip, I can see where squirrel and fried green tomatoes might pair nicely. But I haven't tried it, so can't say for sure. For instance, you might strip cook meat from the bones. Combine it in a brown sauce of some kind, and serve that over the fried green tomatoes.

2. #squirrels:chicken. Depends a lot on sizes, of course. But as a rule of thumb I'd say two-three Fox squirrels or three-four mature Grays.

3. Why are they eating your tomato vines? I dunno! And you can quote me on that.
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Old 08-14-2008, 11:56 AM
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Fricassee is real popular in georgia....also just plain old bbq.....don't forget
about the nuts in the stomach.....if the stomach is real full....you just open the stomach and spread them on a pan....toasting them until dry....great on top of a chocolate cake......real distinctive flavor.....
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