Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue?

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Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue?

There are people around who remember the days when squirrel was a more commonly served meat on the American table than chicken. The Kentucky Long Rifle , with its long barrel and small caliber, was designed for squirrel hunting (the smaller the caliber, the more squirrel left to take home after shooting one.) The ideal shot was aimed not at the squirrel, but at the tree branch directly below it, so that the animal would be killed by the concussion of the bullet instead of the bullet itself. Historians say that this is what won the Revolutionary war ; even the most highly trained British soldiers were no match for squirrel killers trained by hunger. Until recent decades, Americans ate squirrel meat because it was cheap, plentiful, and there, according to Hank Shaw , author of Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast . Domesticated animals may have been easier to catc...

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@carolrclark » 27 Feb '12, 11pm
What?! It's out of vogue? RT @eatguineapigs Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? #wildfood [link] via @Grist.
@eatguineapigs » 27 Feb '12, 11pm
Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? #wildfood [link] via @Grist. I grew up eating squirrels, a sustainable, #localfood
@lynkai » 23 Feb '12, 11pm
Squirrel is like the drive-through cheeseburger of the forest — albeit a cheeseburger that needs to be gutted first. [link]
@markmannino » 23 Feb '12, 4am
Squirrel eatin. My dad would have loved this [link]
@mitch_moxley » 20 Feb '12, 11am
One can dream RT @austinramzy: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? | Grist - [link]
@lina » 20 Feb '12, 10am
cher, squirrel meat never went out of style back in Acadie,LA RT @austinramzy Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link]
@emilyrauhala » 20 Feb '12, 10am
RT @austinramzy: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? | Grist - [link]
@SquirrelBeebz » 17 Feb '12, 8pm
This is just sick! [link] #SquirrelNation
@pdjmoo » 11 Feb '12, 1pm
OH NO! Would You Eat Squirrel? Squirrels, like other species, have a purpose in the greater #biodiversity ecosystems [link]
@Deeprootsco » 10 Feb '12, 8pm
I wonder if it would be "squirrelly" in the stomach . . . anyone here dined on 'em? What'd you think? [link]
@nerissaoden » 10 Feb '12, 3am
Squirrel meat, an old American favorite, makes a come back into vogue? [link] via @grist
@chuck_the_bunny » 09 Feb '12, 8pm
This is a good article for edible landscapers: Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link] via @grist
@Fuhriman » 09 Feb '12, 3pm
The case for bringing squirrel back into our diets: "cheeseburger of the forest?" [link]
@moment_um » 09 Feb '12, 1pm
Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link] via @grist Feb/12-they show it a lot on travel channel
@anthonythebased » 09 Feb '12, 5am
ridiculous article about eating squirrels [link]
@LakePalin » 09 Feb '12, 4am
Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? | Grist [link] (via Instapaper)
@jstableford » 09 Feb '12, 4am
Move over chicken. There's a new game in town [link]
@fredabramson » 09 Feb '12, 2am
RT @AndyBarovick: RT @fredabramson: Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link] How would @nikiblack prepare it? Wine choice?
@gcaw » 09 Feb '12, 2am
This @grist article on squirrel-eating is missing the words "burgoo" and "spongiform" [link]
@bronwen » 08 Feb '12, 11pm
Time for the "re-squirreling of the American diet" #nuts [link]
@fireflynaps » 08 Feb '12, 7pm
umm, squirrel meat "back" in vogue? srsly..obviously no one's met my air-gun toting dad. #tasteslikechicken [link]
@jacobdensford » 08 Feb '12, 7pm
I'm going to start hunting squirrel. [link] via @grist
@mbossen » 08 Feb '12, 6pm
Yo! Foodie alert -- Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link] Had this at a friends party once... EEK.
@dawne314 » 08 Feb '12, 4pm
The 're-squirreling of the American diet.' Um, yum? [link]
@asariya38 » 08 Feb '12, 2pm
Oh!ケンタッキーフライドリス RT @808Towns 栗鼠、可愛そう　[link]
@808Towns » 08 Feb '12, 2pm
栗鼠、可愛そう　[link]
@TMNheadlines » 08 Feb '12, 1pm
Once an American food staple, squirrel could make a comeback—though they can carry bubonic plague. [link]
@MargRevBot » 08 Feb '12, 8am
Al Rodente | Heather Smith | Grist | 03 February 2012: [link] Time for the "re-squirreling of the... [link]
@LaForgeNYT » 08 Feb '12, 8am
Al Rodente | Heather Smith | Grist | 03 February 2012 [link] via @TheBrowser
@rebeccagiggs » 08 Feb '12, 4am
The re-squirreling of the American diet [link]
@BARudolph » 07 Feb '12, 11pm
Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link] via @grist, w/ a nod to @Hank_Shaw
@otberbur » 07 Feb '12, 8pm
(by Ophelia) Here's a dinner choice which I approve (and would like to procure), although the humans likely disagree. [link]
@ethicaloil » 07 Feb '12, 8pm
Another 1 of @pmharper solutions 4 seniors? Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue?[link]
@nick_sibilla » 07 Feb '12, 4pm
Red Dead Redemption IRL! Squirrel hunting returns: [link] via @grist
@ArtByAlida » 07 Feb '12, 1pm
Could squirrel meat come back in vogue? [link] I hope NOT. You could get fatal brain disease. [link] @grist
@SGarrettArnold » 07 Feb '12, 1pm
@danielg7 The headline says it all. [link]
@niagarasquare » 07 Feb '12, 12pm
"The first edition of The Joy of Cooking, published in 1931, was heavy on the squirrel." [link] #foodhistory
@aggiemudphud » 07 Feb '12, 3am
Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link] via @grist // Warning to squirrels: I've got a pellet gun!
@Curt_Holman » 07 Feb '12, 1am
Pun of the day: "Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue?" [link]
@patrickcdoyle » 07 Feb '12, 12am
Having hunted & eaten squirrel, I'm dubious about its future popularity. Too gamey. [link]
@glhjr » 06 Feb '12, 10pm
This has potential, we can trap in town, right? Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link] via @grist
@danstraus » 06 Feb '12, 9pm
Towards a more sustainable diet: "Prairie dogs and chipmunks can carry the Bubonic Plague. And that’s not good eatin’.” [link]
@sleightofbrooks » 06 Feb '12, 9pm
@mhaning - a new paleo meal idea: MT “@jasonboyett: We are surrounded by delicious, scampering, furry-tailed meals. [link]”
@Nonicoc » 06 Feb '12, 9pm
Ekorre till middag? [link]
@jasonboyett » 06 Feb '12, 9pm
Apparently we will never go hungry, because we are surrounded by delicious, scampering, furry-tailed meals. [link]
@foodie_fm » 06 Feb '12, 7pm
Apparently squirrel meat is making a comeback...not sure how I feel about this [link] via @grist
@jsciorra » 06 Feb '12, 6pm
Anyone know how to clean a squirrel? Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link] via @grist
@TheFoodieBugle » 06 Feb '12, 6pm
Squirrel meat is good for you. Eat them before they eat all the bird food. [link] { found by @mattspiegler in @grist }
@mattspiegler » 06 Feb '12, 6pm
Squirrel Confit, anyone? / Al rodente: Could squirrel meat come back into vogue? [link] via @grist
@konr » 06 Feb '12, 12am
RT @luhugerth: Bora comer esquilo? [link] via @grist