12/19/02’s illustrious band:

Weasel Meat Roll

Brought to you by the Chicken Step Lady.

In her work as a book designer, the Chicken Step Lady sometimes works on books for hunting enthusiasts. Some of those are cookbooks, and some of those cookbooks feature recipes for wild game. Weasel Meat Roll is one such recipe.

This prompted me to look up other wild game recipes online. A 5-minute search yielded:

• Alligator Appetizer (that’s what they call that nutball Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter)
  
• Bog of Goose
  
• Confederate Possum
  
• Diver Chili (made with the type of duck that is a diver, not a puddle duck; no reference to scuba or skydivers)
  
• One-Pot Squirrel Dinner
  
• Chicken-Fried Rattlesnake
  
• Crockpot Coon
  
• Fried Groundhog
  
• Moose Nose (involves burning hair off over a fire [off the moose’s nose, not the cook’s])
  
• Noon Coon with Potato Spoon
  
• Oriental Armadillo
  
• Paul’s Baked Birds
  
• Pickled Jackrabbit (SDSU alumni during homecoming week? You’ll notice that MY alma mater’s mascot, the USD Coyote, is not represented here; he’s too wily to get caught.)
  
• Quick & Easy Sheep Stew (Since when are sheep wild game?)
  
• Roast Skunk a la Rosemary
  
• Venison Bombers
  
• Wild Boar & Kraut Casserole
  
• Wild Pig with Hunter Sauce (How do you get the hunter to agree to this?)
  

Mmm! What’s for dinner?

Administrative note: I’ve gotten a few queries this week about whether I’m writing a holiday missive for this year. The answer is yes. It is a work in progress, and I hope to post it by the end of the year — maybe even before Christmas, but not promises. Thanks for asking!