"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

We occasionally see opossums in the yard. They get a bad rap because they are not particularly cute, though I think they are charming.

They are very beneficial animals to have around. They very rarely carry rabies, are not aggressive towards pets - they put on a big show and then play dead rather than fight, and are known to peacefully coexist with cats, and they eat all manner of unpleasant things you don't want around (slugs, cockroaches, mice, snakes), they are tick destroyers (one opossum can consume up to 5,000 ticks per season), and they tend to displace rats by outcompeting them in the same general ecological niche.

I have never eaten one.
 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Nowadays we're to soft I reckon, my great grand parents lived thru the depression. My great granddad told my " Boy, if'n its got feathers or fur you can eat it" and I remember my great grandmother telling a girl cousin of mine about horses or mules "Why if'n a horse was killed or died natural, there laid a 900 pounds of meat, you think we let that jest go to ruin?" My cousin had read about some culture that ate horses and it was gross lol
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Reminds me of a scene from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?:

“This food’s awful good.”

“You think so? I slaughtered this horse last Tuesday. I’m afraid she’s startin’ to turn.”
 
JB in SC said:
Jack Black Jack Black

In a local grocer. What's next...beans on toast, custard tarts :D


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You must have missed the checkpoint as you entered the British Food section of the shop.Maybe the guardsmen were on tea break. As an Australian passport holder I am a British Subject and there for er it is my duty to Queen and country to buy at least one item of overpriced imported British fare each time I visit the aisle.
Mushy peas, Irn bru, Jacobs jaffa cakes....that type of thing.
 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Nowadays we're to soft I reckon, my great grand parents lived thru the depression. My great granddad told my " Boy, if'n its got feathers or fur you can eat it" and I remember my great grandmother telling a girl cousin of mine about horses or mules "Why if'n a horse was killed or died natural, there laid a 900 pounds of meat, you think we let that jest go to ruin?" My cousin had read about some culture that ate horses and it was gross lol
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Yeah, my grandfather caught and ate everything he could during that same period, he'd even eaten cat (as he reckoned had a lot of folks who thought they were eating rabbit). I used to eat horse regularly, really tasty in my opinion. In the past folks here ate our small hedgehogs, rolled them in clay, and buried them beneath the fire to roast. They're endangered now though. I used to have a book published here between the two world wars, which covered just about everything you could find to eat here, how to catch it, cook it, and what it tasted like, even voles and rats. We have a lot of squirrels here, but very few folks eat them.

meako said:
You must have missed the checkpoint as you entered the British Food section of the shop.Maybe the guardsmen were on tea break. As an Australian passport holder I am a British Subject and there for er it is my duty to Queen and country to buy at least one item of overpriced imported British fare each time I visit the aisle.
Mushy peas, Irn bru, Jacobs jaffa cakes....that type of thing.
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I used to see those sections in French supermarkets too :D :thumbsup:
 
JohnDF said:
I've had deep pit burro before, it was pretty good. I've tasted horse too, it was really sweet.
My Dad and Grandpa would eat all of the "nasty" parts of the cow, including the brains and the tongue. Nothing went to waste. I've tried both the brains and the tongue growing up... Never again!
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My late Dad would tease my wife with his tales of eating "everything but the squeal" when they killed a hog. Hog brains mixed with scrambled eggs were on the menu at a local diner for years. Trotters too (pigs feet). Never tried them or wanted to...

He brought a cow's tongue from the local butcher shop to show her that folks actually ate such things. That's been almost fifty years ago and she still goes "eeew" when I bring it up.
 
JB in SC said:
My late Dad would tease my wife with his tales of eating "everything but the squeal" when they killed a hog. Hog brains mixed with scrambled eggs were on the menu at a local diner for years. Trotters too (pigs feet). Never tried them or wanted to...

He brought a cow's tongue from the local butcher shop to show her that folks actually ate such things. That's been almost fifty years ago and she still goes "eeew" when I bring it up.
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LOL! :D Yeah, my granddad never lost his taste for things like chittlins, 'bag', tripe. Pressed tongue is still considered a delicacy with many folks here too. I've had it many times, but tripe only once! :rolleyes:
 
Jack Black said:
I have to say, I haven't had HP sauce since I was a kid! :D I doubt you can get it on Ladbroke Grove anymore mate, that area has been gentrified out of all recognition! :rolleyes: :thumbsup:
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That's right; about the last This Old House I saw was the one where they went ahead and flattened a mansard roof without planning permssion. I think it was LG, definitely within my old stomping grounds. "Well, Gervase, would you do it again?" "No. We had to cut out all the new structural steel and weld in more new steel at the old angle. We've sold all the blood we've got and now we have to sell the flat". "Cheer up, Gervase, you're not the only one to have problems remodelling."
 
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JB in SC said:
My late Dad would tease my wife with his tales of eating "everything but the squeal" when they killed a hog. Hog brains mixed with scrambled eggs were on the menu at a local diner for years. Trotters too (pigs feet). Never tried them or wanted to...

He brought a cow's tongue from the local butcher shop to show her that folks actually ate such things. That's been almost fifty years ago and she still goes "eeew" when I bring it up.
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If you don't know what the meat is and if it is correctly prepared, you might enjoy it. Same for pig feet and else. It is just a matter of taste and habits then. For example you can leave a lorry full of peanut butter or jello doors wide open in my street, noone will steal any... Now, I admit I would not like to participate to a Légion training course in the Guyane jungle...
 
Jack Black said:
Yeah, my grandfather caught and ate everything he could during that same period, he'd even eaten cat (as he reckoned had a lot of folks who thought they were eating rabbit). I used to eat horse regularly, really tasty in my opinion. In the past folks here ate our small hedgehogs, rolled them in clay, and buried them beneath the fire to roast. They're endangered now though. I used to have a book published here between the two world wars, which covered just about everything you could find to eat here, how to catch it, cook it, and what it tasted like, even voles and rats. We have a lot of squirrels here, but very few folks eat them.



I used to see those sections in French supermarkets too :D :thumbsup:
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Marks & Spencer stores closed 2 years ago. Not a problem to me as they had no Craven Toffees anymore. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161108/marks-spencer-to-close-seven-stores-in-france
 
meako said:
Don't even start me on Maynards winegums and bassets proper jelly babies...:thumbsup::thumbsup::rolleyes:
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Let's not knock Wine Gums..;) They RULE especially the Sours. Ate half a box at once and wondered why I got huge thirst and turbo pulse rate.:eek::eek::D Gum Snakes are nice too, you should like those meako as you're a reptile fan ;):D Kryptonite keeps the kool factor too:cool:

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I do like em Will. Unfortunately at triple the price of the local jubes and snakes they are a rare treat for me....that plus the type 1 diabetes....although I keep a handy little stash in my bumbag at all times .
 
Wurrwulf said:
One of my uncles passed away this morning. He's the 4th family member in the last 15 years to be taken by cancer- 3rd to be taken before the age of 60. I hate this disease so much.
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I'm very sorry to hear that, wolf. My deepest condolences.

It seems that cancer is an epidemic in todays society and I wonder why. My own better half is fighting breast cancer and I have other family that has been taken by this disease. They can split the atom but can't stop the cancer epidemic.
 
So sorry to hear this news, Shawn. I too hate cancer with a passion, having lost a father, brother and aunt to it, and not one of them smoked. I'll be praying for you and yours.
 
Sorry for your loss Shawn, that is way to young. My prayers are for you and your family. -James
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Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Tabasco fixes most anything, cept carp,ugh :confused:.that's one fish I'll never try again
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David, an old timer I use to fish with once gave me a pretty good recipe for carp. We were on the Detroit River waiting for the fish to bite and I asked him if he had ever tried carp. He said, "Carp is just fine if ya know how to cook it. All ya gotta do is clean a carp as you would any other fish except don't scale it. Nail the fish to a board (hardwoods are preferred). Place it in the oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes per pound. When the appropriate time is reached remove it from oven, throw away the carp and eat the board." :confused:;) Hope this helps. -James
 
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