RECIPE: REC: Baked 'Possum with Sweet Potatoes. Has anyone ever eaten 'possum?

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Yes, but my dogs took care of them. I used to think raccoons were cute,

Now, I don't like either of them. I still haven't gotten use to roadkill, here in MO. Yuck!

 
That photo makes me want to take the big leap and try 'em!!

Michael, I love buffalo wings and I'm actually drooling for them in your photo! A must try for me!

I have to admit though, I was adventurous and did try steak tartare in Saint-Germain for the first time. Loved it!

 
Are you telling me she tried to make you eat it without eating it herself? That's a dead giveaway

to any kid over the age of two, lol!

 
Jeez, I've only seen them slightly larger than a cat, at most, and pretty docile.

They literally "play possum" on a moment's notice.

With climate change, can I expect huge hissing monsters in California soon?

All the more reason to cook them while they're small (YEECCKK)

 
My dad hunted and enjoyed eating squirrel, rabbit, quail, frog legs, etc. My mom wouldn't eat them,

but she did cook them for him. I was pretty young and don't remember the particulars on the raccoon. I'm thinking she may have forgotten to remove the musk glands. All I remember is the really dark color and the nasty smell.

 
Lordy, that there Possum book is only Volume I. Does that mean there's a Volume II out yonder?

 
I'm right there with your dad on the rabbit and quail! Racoon, I think I vote with your mom.

 
Joe! Cannot believe this thread. I just trapped an opossum one wk ago 2day! We live in town, and one

night late I heard crunching on the patio and looked out expecting to see a stray neighborhood cat having a midnight snack of some kibble I'd left out for her, but it was a 'possum chowing down on the food in her bowl.

The next day I hauled out my chipmunk trap, baited the thing with cat food, and bingo, I got him the very next night! I threatened to make 'possum belly for supper, but my husband balked (no surprise there as he is a fussy eater), and even I didn't think such an entree sounded very appetizing.

These critters in southern Indiana are not docile. The one in my trap last week was hissing and snarling at me.

In truth, this is the second one I've caught. The first one waltzed into my chipmunk trap to scarf down peatnut butter laced with Spanish peanuts (my preferred chipmunk bait) several years ago. It was the biggest opossum I'd ever seen. I don't know how in the world he got his big derriere into that trap in the first place--he must have been sorely tempted by the wonderful aroma of my PB & Spanish peanut concoction! ha, ha.

DH remains extremely grateful that I've never accidentally nabbed a skunk! I told him to just give me some more time. Smile.

 
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