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e've all had these troubles before... squirrels !  in our trees, in our gardens, in our cupboards, in our water supplies, driving off in our cars with our girlfriends. Well now we can get rid of these problems once and for all. And you won't have to waste the squirrel. You can bop him on the head fry him and eat him! On this page Quentin will take you step by step in the process of squirrel control methods. Including Killing Cooking and Eating them. It's so simple even Quentin can do it!

All it takes is following these easy steps listed below:


Killing the Squirrel...t here is more than one way to skin a cat and there is more than one way to

Killing the squirrel is the first step to cooking them.
kill a squirrel. We used the broom method, which is very popular among old ladies. The broom method was actually invented in 1823 in fronteer Kentucky by old widow Johnson. The most important part of this method is stunning the squirrel, so you can throw him into the  pan. and he wont move around like they do if you don't stun them hard enough.

There are several other methods you can choose like shooting them throwing rocks, or just getting the ones lying on the  road. No matter what method you use, make sure that they comply with the local laws in your area, and make sure you take the Squirrel Hunter's Safety classes, offered in many schools and churches. Never catch more than  your limit, and always, always, never waste any part of the  squirrel. You can eat the meat make squirrel sausage from the innards and also  with the fur you can make a lovely squirrel coat for your wife or suggnificent other. Caution- Squirrel hunting,  along with all forms of rodent hunting should only be conducted in months who's names have R's  in them as to prevent disease!

Now on to the next step:


Cooking the Squirrel...After you kill and clean the squirrel (cleaning squirrels is much like cleaning frozen turkeys), the next step is to cook him. As in killing  there are several methods for cooking the squirrels, some of the more popular ways are boiling, frying, poaching, scrambling and  squirrel burritos, oh wait that is eggs. Well here are some recipes that we have for squirrel whe hope that you enjoy them:

Caution- Make sure that if your a kid you get your mom's permission before you use the hot stove!



SQUIRREL RECIPES
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John aka Gray Beard
Squirrel Stew
Ingredients:
1 squirrel, quartered
1 cup diced onion
2 large tomatoes (from your garden) or 1 can of tomatoes
Assorted fresh ,or canned veggies
Preparation:
Sprinkle seasoned salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper (optional) liberally on the meat. Pour some cooking oil into a large pot (dutch oven). Sauté the meat with the onions until well browned. Drain the excess oil, add about 2 cups water, and bring to a boil. Cut up the tomatoes and add. If you use canned tomatoes add them now. Turn down the heat, and let slow cook for at least an hour. Important: older squirrels may require cooking longer than an hour. Check periodically for tenderness. If you don't you will have a hard time chewing the meat.  After the meat is tender, add the veggies, carrots, potatoes, banana pepper, what ever you like. Cook until the veggies are done. An option you can use is, cook up your favorite pasta and serve over the pasta. (eliminate the potatoes). That's it, nice and simple ~ Good eating: John
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 Nova
Squirrel Pie
Clean, skin and cut two squirrels into small pieces. Soak in salted water, or water with a little vinegar added, changing water several times. Drain, dry and roll in seasoned flour. Sauté in pork or bacon fat until slightly browned, then place in greased pie dish or bowl, add two cups liquid (made up of wine, cider, beer, crushed fruit , or a little vinegar, and water or stock), salt and pepper, one thinly sliced onion, herbs of your choice. Cover and cook on top stove for 1 ½, or in moderate oven for two hours. Remove and thicken the stock with a little flour. Take out part of the gravy and add tomatoes, sauce or catsup, to serve with the pie. Meanwhile, cover meat dish with pastry or biscuit dough, slit for steam to escape, and bake for 20 minutes in hot oven.
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Keeley Perry
BBQ Squirrel
1st. Take as many squirrels as you would like add salt and pepper.  2nd. Put squirrels on grill, bbq whatever let cook for a while, then add some liquid smoke or soy sauce on top and around squirrels.  3rd. When the squirrels are almost done cooking smear BBQ sauce all over the squirrels and let cook until done...( you can use any BBQ sauce you would like or you can try my very own recipe) located at below 

BBQ SAUCE FOR SQUIRREL 
1 cup brown sugar 
 2 1/2 cup ketchup 
3/4 cup   mustard 
3/4 cup liquid smoke or worcestershire sauce
( you can add as much or as little sugar as you want)
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Kathy Bowen
Honey and Cider Squirrel

2    young squirrel, dressed & halved
1/2 cup honey 
2    cups apple cider 
2 bay leaves, crushed
1 TBL cornstarch
2 TBL water

Pat squirrel halves dry. Place on rack in broiler pan. Coat with half the honey. Broil 6 inches from heat source for 8 minutes. Turn. Coat with remianing honey. Broil for 8 minutes longer. Place in roasting pan. Pour cider over squirrel. Add bay leaves. Roast @ 350 degrees for 1 hour or until tender. Remove to serving platter; keep warm. Strain pan drippings into saucepan. Dissolve cornstarch in water; stir into pan drippings. Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Serve with squirrel. May serve with crisp shoestring potatoes and green salad. Yeild: 4 Servings.

Beverly Sturtevant, Jere Whitson - "Around The Table"
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And last but not least:


Eating the Squirrel...Squirrel tastes like chicken! The most important part of serving the squirrel is presentation, and that you not tell anyone that, that which is on the table is squirrel and if they comment on  the squirrel like features; tell them they are crazy. squirrel looks nice if

Our favorite step:Eating.
garnished by parsely, or other greens. also make sure that you don't serve acorns with the meal because that is just sick a nice red wine should be used. Or else a  red fruit juice. a nice centerpiece is a must.

So in conclusion, just like deer and other game animals the squirrel population needs to be controled. The best way of doing this is through hunting of squirrels for food and  for fur. Actually not really who ever would willingly eat a squirrel probally has problems (no offence to Kathy Bowden, Keeley Perry and the other  fine people who submitted there squirrel recipes to www.bowhunting.net ). We've never actually killed or ate squirrels and if we did we would probally feel bad and name the squirrel and then let it live in our back yard, making sure that we feed it everyday.
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