Stewed squirrels

2 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Squirrels
2 quarts Boiling water
½ pounds Fresh corn
¼ pounds Fresh lima beans
3 Or 4 tomatoes, chopped
1½ teaspoon Sugar
2 Or 3 potatoes, in chunks
½ Onion, sliced
1 Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons Butter

Directions

Cut the squirrels into pieces. Put into the boiling water along with the rest of the ingredients, except the butter. cover and simmer for about 2 hours; add the butter and simmer another 15 minutes. Bring to a full boil, remove from the stove and serve. By the way, grey squirrel is even better than red squirrel and they are both better tasting when hunted in the fall. Young squirrels may be fried. Many of the recipes in this collection did not contain amounts or oven temperatures. I have typed them in as they appear in the book, typos and all.

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