Author Topic: Mystery meat (Read 1869 times)

Lon371 · « **Reply #30 on:** December 02, 2009, 01:25:30 PM »

Ok fellars, Here are the last couple picts. I was going to make you suffer until I ate it, but I figured I would give you the last clue

Some one guessed it early before picts. Then changed his mind in the same sentence, so I didn't give the answer away.

I think a few of you will figure it out with these picts.

Lonny

bigvarmnt · « **Reply #31 on:** December 02, 2009, 02:13:27 PM »

It still looks disgusting, what was it.

We'll see who's suffering in a little bit. Hope you have the poison control # handi

I bet it wants back out.

Old Syko · « **Reply #32 on:** December 02, 2009, 02:20:27 PM »

You said some parts were missin. I suppose you were talking about the shell. I still ain't seen no tenicles, (or them other things either.)

That was just plain misleading. $:-\$ Enjoy the soup. Haven't had any since back in the spring.

Dinny · « **Reply #33 on:** December 02, 2009, 02:28:39 PM »

Lonny,
Let us know how it tastes. I can't remember eating turtle ever in my life. When Buster gave me that one, I said to myself, "be nice and find someone else that will eat it". I didn't want to offend him by declining it so I just figured you might like it.

Bon Appetit, Dinny

squirrellluck · « **Reply #34 on:** December 02, 2009, 02:36:02 PM »

You gave him water possum?

Dinny · « **Reply #35 on:** December 02, 2009, 02:48:24 PM »

Quote from: squirrellluck on December 02, 2009, 02:36:02 PM

You gave him water possum?

Sure enough!!

Dinny

spikehorn · « **Reply #36 on:** December 02, 2009, 03:00:06 PM »

Thanks for the laughs guys! while I sit here eating my chicken wing pizza

Old Syko · « **Reply #37 on:** December 02, 2009, 03:20:00 PM »

Seems like an appropriate place for a little story on how not to clean a turtle. My father-in-law was the first to teach me how to clean a turtle. Get him to bite down on a good sized stick so you can pull his head out of the shell far enough to lop off the head while leaving as much neck as possible. Insert a garden hose into the neck and clamp in place with a hose clamp. Gently turn on the water and allow the pressure to do its job. The result is a clean, easy to cut up critter.

My really bright brother-in-law picked up a good sized one crossing his drive one day and after applying his usual amount of thought to the matter decided, if water worked so would compressed air. He also did this inside his garage. The result became clear as I drove up just seconds after the affair. Even the garage didn't contain the blast radius. It looked like the scene from an old zombie movie. None of them I ever cleaned seemed to have quite that much stuff inside, but then again mine didn't explode like an antipersonell mine either.

Lon371 · « **Reply #38 on:** December 02, 2009, 09:05:28 PM »

Well momma threw him in the slow cooker with a bunch of seasonings. She started him late so I did not get to taste last night. But I will tell you I just tasted it(3am) I am very impressed. Taste great!. Now I wonder why we gave away all them turtles from the neighbors pond a few years ago

Well I hate to end the guessing game, but it sure taste good. Water possum, LOL never heard of that one

Thanks Dinny

Lonny

theoldarcher · « **Reply #39 on:** December 03, 2009, 03:34:52 AM »

Lonny, now that the cat's....er-r-r...make that the turtle, is out of the bag, as a kid I used to hold the sack for two of my dad's cousins while they waded creeks, drainage canals, and small back waters of rivers feeling under logs and junk, up in muskrat tunnels, etc., for turtles. I tried it, but my brain would never let my hands feel real comfortable feeling something I couldn't distinguish with my eyes!!

In other words I was a chicken when it came to feeling in muddy underwater tunnels and obstacles for turtles.
But I did make a great sack toter!

Anyway we used to clean a pick up load of turtles when we would come back from southern IL. The two cousins could clean a turtle about every four minutes to my 40 minutes!!

We ate meat fried, grilled, baked, boiled and put into soup, and it was all great tucker!

Arch

squirrellluck · « **Reply #40 on:** December 03, 2009, 07:06:22 AM »

Only defference in what the will eat is whether it is in the water or on the road. Sorry, just don't care for the taste of either land or water possums.

Lon371 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 03, 2009, 07:30:19 AM »

Old Syko

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I still ain't seen no tenicles, (or them other things either.)

While the tail was in the frozed ice cube, it was up side down. It looked a whole lot different

The wife seen a piece of the skin, thought it looked like tenicles

I took part of it to work for lunch. Pulled a claw out and a couple guys(city folk) said that is disgusting. Well I am here to tell you that is some of the best eaten.

Only other time I tried it, neighbor and I cooked it on the BBQ. Note to self, raw hide is more tender than BBQ turtle

Thanks Dinny, thems vittles. Now what did I do with that coyote recipe?

Lonny

Old Syko · « **Reply #42 on:** December 03, 2009, 08:49:58 AM »

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I took part of it to work for lunch. Pulled a claw out and a couple guys(city folk) said that is disgusting.

Yep, when things get sorry, as so many of us fear they will, them city boys will starve out fast and guys like us will still be gainin weight.

Never really had it any other way than soup. Actually more like a stew. Add taters, carrots, corn, beans and plenty of onion and seasonings but keep the ratio of meat to veggies about 50/50. Too many vegetables ain't good for a feller. Let it simmer most of the day and at the end of the day add some corn starch to thicken the liquid a bit. Buttered cornbread makes a good side dish. Most any edible critter is good this way.

Some critters just don't lend themselves well to BBQ. Catfish comes to mind. Yes, I tried it!