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Can I make ice cream from shrews?

287 replies

Bwix · 08/08/2022 18:39

The cats need a treat on a day like this. My boy cat looks very hot and bothered. Girl cat has brought us 4 shrews already and I found a mouse corpse behind the bin, which smells relatively fresh.

Do you think the cats would like it if I froze them, perhaps mixed with a bit of cream? I know they can't taste sugar, so I was thinking of boiling cream and leaving the shrews to infuse at that stage, then making a sugar-free traditional custard (albeit shrew flavoured) and putting that in the ice cream maker.

The shrews are already dead so I'm assuming IANBU.

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PeloAddict · 09/08/2022 01:13

Ollie says shrews, EW but he would like a milkshake please as they're his favourite thing in the whole wide world
Nobody told him cats are meant to be lactose intolerant

Can I make ice cream from shrews?
Can I make ice cream from shrews?
Chickenlitter · 09/08/2022 01:02

😂😂😂 best thread ever

MiauzenKatzenjammer · 09/08/2022 00:47

Bwix · 08/08/2022 21:55

I'm thinking about how to make a mouse mousse: clearly one would need to gut the mouse first, and after that I think the most sensible prep method would be slow cooking until the meat slides off the bones, and then perhaps mix the meat with equal quantities of butter and whizz in blender.

Meanwhile whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Mix the egg yolks with the cooled butter and mouse meat blend until smooth and then fold in the egg whites a third at a time, being careful not to lose too much volume. Chill in the fridge until set.

Mouse mousse would be perfect in an elegant layered terrine with pilchard parfait and gerbil gelato. Lightly drizzled with chicken coulis.....

OrlandointheWilderness · 09/08/2022 00:16

I clicked on this because I thought there was no way that the title meant what I thought it did.
Wrong!

😂

littleandlots · 08/08/2022 23:54

I feel slightly better that my cat eats her prey without any extra prep or creating washing up for me.

Leafy3 · 08/08/2022 23:50

@Bwix are you...quite mad?

Leafy3 · 08/08/2022 23:50

I'm thinking about how to make a mouse mousse: clearly one would need to gut the mouse first, and after that I think the most sensible prep method would be slow cooking until the meat slides off the bones, and then perhaps mix the meat with equal quantities of butter and whizz in blender

Bloody hell...

MarthanotMarfa · 08/08/2022 23:46

I hope you have good pet inshrewance.

Endlesssummer2022 · 08/08/2022 23:39

What is this I’m reading? Surely you’d have to throw away all of the cooking materials, bowls etc when done? Or better still burn down the entire kitchen?

I’m never ever eating at the home of a cat owner if this is seen as normal.

VeronicaFranklin · 08/08/2022 23:38

This is possibly the weirdest thread I've found on here 😂

Love the fact someone has highlighted you can't use cream as cats are lactose intolerant 🤣

Sunnysundays33 · 08/08/2022 23:29

Post I mean!

Sunnysundays33 · 08/08/2022 23:28

Fuck me, the update is even weirder than the first thread.

MarthanotMarfa · 08/08/2022 23:26

KvotheTheBloodless · 08/08/2022 21:45

Naturally he will assume that it is some kind of artisan ice cream from Tebay Services.

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You beat me to it! The artisan scotch egg fat ball thread is my all time favourite in classics. My dh would do exactly that.

Twiglets1 · 08/08/2022 23:24

That reminds me...snake bake

PlentyMorePebbles · 08/08/2022 23:23

Ewwwww 🤢

SzechuanSally · 08/08/2022 23:15

I swear I thought this thread was going to be written by my cat.

Kimbo1974 · 08/08/2022 23:10

🤢🤢🤢🤢

Pixiedust1234 · 08/08/2022 22:48

Chasingrainbows16 · 08/08/2022 22:40

Anyone else just sad about the amount of wildlife killed by cats? 😢

www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/uk-news/pet-cats-uk-animals-killing-b2091199.html

Probably the wrong thread for me #notacatfan

I would rather trust the professionals on the statistics rather than clickbait tyvm

www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/gardening-for-wildlife/animal-deterrents/cats-and-garden-birds/are-cats-causing-bird-declines/

Ineedwinenow · 08/08/2022 22:47

Xtraincome · 08/08/2022 22:46

New Ben and Jerrys ice cream-
Caramel Shrew Shrew

😆😆😆😆

dropthevipers · 08/08/2022 22:47

Studyafter40 · 08/08/2022 22:16

I have 4 frozen rats in my freezer that are labelled as 'large weaners' <snigger>

Snakes are even fussier than cats when it comes to optimum rodent temperature. I have to thaw the rat out in a sandwich bag placed in warm water. Then dunk its head in boiling water for a few seconds before serving. If this isn't good enough, then I have to insert a needle up the rats nose far enough to release brain fluid. Pets are disgusting.

Boy, do I wish I had never read that.

Ineedwinenow · 08/08/2022 22:47

Should add I feed my dog tomahawk steak so I’m no better, I hunt at the butchers though and no shrews we’re harmed!!

Xtraincome · 08/08/2022 22:46

New Ben and Jerrys ice cream-
Caramel Shrew Shrew

Ineedwinenow · 08/08/2022 22:45

Responses***

Ineedwinenow · 08/08/2022 22:45

😆😆😆 best thread and response ever! Thank you for cheering up my night..

TeapotTitties · 08/08/2022 22:43

Do you think the cats would like it if I froze them, perhaps mixed with a bit of cream?

Please do NOT do this.

I tried it with my cat and when I opened the freezer, he was dead.