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Wild Game Fricassee of Squirrels

fricassee of squirrels
(from Dixie Cookery; Or, How I Managed My Table for Twelve Years, Maria Massey Barringer, 1867)

Ingredients:

2 young squirrels​
2 oz. butter​
1 - 2 oz. ham​
salt​
pepper​
...for the gravy, choose...​
1/2 teacup of cream and...​
1 beaten egg yolk​
- or -​
1 wineglass of red wine​

Instructions:

Put two young squirrels into a pot with two ounces of butter, one or two ounces of ham, some salt and pepper, and water just enough to cover them. Let them stew slowly until tender. Take them up, and pour half a teacup of cream and a beaten yolk of egg into the gravy, and when it has boiled five minutes, pour over the squirrels in the dish. Some persons prefer a wineglass of red wine, and omit the cream and egg.​


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http://www.forgottenbooks.org/readb...anaged_My_Table_for_Twelve_Years_1000086075#1

Dixie Cookery; Or How I Managed My Table for Twelve Years by Maria Massey Barringer Published 1867
Page 26

Fricassee of Squirrel

Put two young squirrels into a pot with two ounces of butter, one or two ounces of ham, some salt and peppet, and water just enough to cover them. Let them stew slowly until tender. Take them up, and pur half a teacup of cream and a beaten yolk of egg into the gravy, and when it has boiled five minutes, pour over the squirrels in the dish. Some persons prefer a wineglass or red whine, and omit the cream and egg.

Fried Squirrel

Cut up and season with salt and pepper, and dip each piece in beaten yolk of egg and grated cracker, and fry in hot lard until nice and brown.

Squirrel Pie

Cut them up, and parboil in water, with a little salt in it, for half an hour. Then proceed as in chicken pie.


Barrycdog,

Isn't the squirrel a bit tough with all that fur left on? :wink:

Nowhere in your post do I see any instruction to remove such so I just thought I would ask.

Unionblue
 
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