would you eat squirrel?

[hatwoman]

why is it any different from eating any other animal?

richard madely ate one and said it tasted nutty

I would yes.

I'd try it but wouldn't go out of my way to find one.

Yes, I would. Loads in our garden. Hmm...

oi............

hmmmm. chasingsquirrels - aren;t you someone else who had a most amusing story that involved...chasing squirrels? remind me - it was a great story...

Yes.

Old joke:- What has a hazelnut in every bite?

Squirrel shit!

I don't think so, I was ChasingRabbits (cos the dog does it in her sleep), but then there were too many references to the other type of rabbit, and I suddenly thought ekk - and changed - having just seen a squrrel outside.

Red squirrel or grey squirrel ? - red squirrel look as though they have bit more meat on them , although I suppose they would only be in Waitrose as they are quite rare and would be expensive.

I always think the reds look a bit scrawny

My son's scout group had a visit from a guy who cooked squirrel, rabbit and hedgehog on a camp fire and gave them a bit to try.

so if you put a squirrel in the oven would it be a 'nut roast ' ?

My mum was once going to order 'Jumping frogs legs' in a restaurant, but decided she couldn't bear to watch them hopping round the plate...

Only with tarragon

the il's friend made them squirrel pate. verdict: 'it was a bit dry'. so anything that is a bit dry in our house has henceforth become known as ' a bit squirrel'. so you're ok as long as you've got a large bottle of red to chug down with it.

DH bought a squirrel at a farmers Market & cooked it in red wine for hours. I ate it but it didn't taste great - dry and not much to it.

I've eaten squirrel. A friend's husband used to shoot them. They're basically like rabbit. Best eaten in autumn / early winter (very little meat on them in spring). Older ones will be tougher, so best stewed.

I ate squirrel once, like gamey rabbit and quite nice. It wants stewing so it is not dry. I had it with birch bark and bracken shoots in a survival lecture (in the army). I wouln't suggest bracken shoots at this time of year as they are poisonous, but mushrooms, onion and brocolli probably go quite well.

yes

i haven't, but i would

apparently it appears on the menus of posh places as flightless partridge...