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Possum and Tators Recipe

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How to make it

  • Skin the possum and remove the head and feet. Be sure to wash it thoroughly.
  • Freeze overnight either outside or in a refrigerator.
  • When ready to cook, peel the potatoes and boil them tender in lightly salted water along with the butter and sugar.
  • At the same time, stew the possum tender in a tightly covered pan with a little water.
  • Arrange the taters around the possum, strip with bacon, sprinkle with thyme or marjoram, or pepper, and brown in the oven.
  • Baste often with the drippings.

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  • phinesse391 11 years ago
    I love this story!!! Hilarious!!! I have an uncle that loves to catch possum. I remember when we were younger, he was 15 and I was 8 or 9, he actually made a trap to catch one and he killed and asked my to cook it as a stew. It was very delicious. It does have a distinctive taste I guess because it is a scavenger, per se. But my mom used italian dressing or vinegar to rid it of that wild, gamy taste...
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  • lumpy1 15 years ago
    lately my neighbors new phrase is 'holly, what did you cook good?'. i was on to her when she asked me after i had a carry out pizza. i thought possibly she smells the fresh picked garlic on the front porch. but no, now she asks all the time no matter what, but i suppose she gets a lot of free meals that way.
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  • sweetwords 16 years ago
    Why, this looks better'n a new set of snow tires! It's finer'n split frog hair! I'll remember this next time I fix Roadkill Casserole or Haunch of Beast.
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  • lor 16 years ago
    That's one way to get rid of unwanted neighbours LOL Would NEVER even get close to possum anything but you sure caught my curiosity. Cheers!!!
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  • sparow64 16 years ago
    ROFLMAO! Looking for something new and different...this certainly qualifies, but, this East TN hillbilly is too wimpy for that!! LOL
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  • dixiejet 16 years ago
    ROTFLOL!!!! TOOO FUNNY ! I'm from La. so this doesn't surprise me altho I've NEVER nor would I EVER taste it. Next time you make it,tho you might wanna use my pigs lips and chips as an appetizer. ;o)
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  • recipediva 16 years ago
    LOL love this post.
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  • recipediva 16 years ago
    This story is to funny. I dated this one guy. Handsome, sweet, intelligent. On our date it was so romantic...All he did was talk about coon hunting. How to hunt, his tactics...he even showed me where he goes. We had our own private fireplace in this unique rustic place...conversation was unbearable. This recipe card idea may not work for him. He may swoop me up!! I might end up cooking all kind of road kill!
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  • organicmama 16 years ago
    Granny always made possum belly stew, of course I didn't know granny, but Jethro loved it!
    I think I have found someone with my sense of humor!
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    " It was excellent "
    pink ate it and said...
    ROFL! *giggling* The Tops!
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  • frankieanne 16 years ago
    Great post! Thanks! :-D
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  • angelgal 16 years ago
    ROTFLOL!!! What a GREAT story!!! A neighbor we once had actually ran over a possum with her car, brought it home and cooked it!! Honestly, it smelled good, but just couldn't bring myself to try it!!
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