*** VD 13 Commentary Thread ***

[The Feral Slasher]

I'm full of questions today.....aren't I ?

full of something anyway

[Bene Futuis]

Is it possible to cancel ESPN by itself ?

That’s why the contemplation was brief.

[Kevin Seitzer]

I'm full of questions today.....aren't I ?

question tycoon

[Kevin Seitzer]

Is the Chik-fil-a guy a chicken tycoon ?

Chicken Thai Coon is one of my favorites

[The Feral Slasher]

Chicken Thai Coon is one of my favorites

https://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/predator-hunting/forgotten-delicacy-raccoon

Ever wonder how to cook raccoon? Our editor shows you to how to prepare this once a common menu item.

[The Feral Slasher]

https://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/pr...licacy-raccoon

Ever wonder how to cook raccoon? Our editor shows you to how to prepare this once a common menu item.

Some good stuff here. I have been watching Chef's Table the last few days. They had a guy from South Carolina talking traditional Southern food. They didn't talk about Raccoon or Squirrel or anything. But "traditional" ethnic food often has a lot of stuff most Americans would probably turn up there nose at.

As a young boy, I would sit in motionless suspense as my grandpa Varney replayed the memories of his youth through storytelling. My mind could see the cascading streams and rugged mountains that he painted of his Appalachian home in West Virginia. He could make you feel the emotions of the moment, too. Like the anxiousness of sitting still in bed while a rat snake slithered through the drafty rafters of his old house. Or the disgust of finding an opossum crawling around inside a dead horse. I can still hear him snicker, “I never ate another opossum after that.”

Thinking back to those stories from so many years ago, I laugh at what is considered normal table fare today. For my grandfather and his rural neighbors during the Great Depression, it took a first-person disturbing event to remove opossum from the menu. I clearly remember my grandpa recounting eating chipmunks and raccoons, too. He’d always preface raccoon with, “It’s greasy, but good.” They literally lived off the land around them and nothing went to waste.

[The Feral Slasher]

Some good stuff here. I have been watching Chef's Table the last few days. They had a guy from South Carolina talking traditional Southern food. They didn't talk about Raccoon or Squirrel or anything. But "traditional" ethnic food often has a lot of stuff most Americans would probably turn up there nose at.

As a young boy, I would sit in motionless suspense as my grandpa Varney replayed the memories of his youth through storytelling. My mind could see the cascading streams and rugged mountains that he painted of his Appalachian home in West Virginia. He could make you feel the emotions of the moment, too. Like the anxiousness of sitting still in bed while a rat snake slithered through the drafty rafters of his old house. Or the disgust of finding an opossum crawling around inside a dead horse. I can still hear him snicker, “I never ate another opossum after that.”

Thinking back to those stories from so many years ago, I laugh at what is considered normal table fare today. For my grandfather and his rural neighbors during the Great Depression, it took a first-person disturbing event to remove opossum from the menu. I clearly remember my grandpa recounting eating chipmunks and raccoons, too. He’d always preface raccoon with, “It’s greasy, but good.” They literally lived off the land around them and nothing went to waste.

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[The Feral Slasher]

Some good stuff here. I have been watching Chef's Table the last few days. They had a guy from South Carolina talking traditional Southern food. They didn't talk about Raccoon or Squirrel or anything. But "traditional" ethnic food often has a lot of stuff most Americans would probably turn up there nose at.

As a young boy, I would sit in motionless suspense as my grandpa Varney replayed the memories of his youth through storytelling. My mind could see the cascading streams and rugged mountains that he painted of his Appalachian home in West Virginia. He could make you feel the emotions of the moment, too. Like the anxiousness of sitting still in bed while a rat snake slithered through the drafty rafters of his old house. Or the disgust of finding an opossum crawling around inside a dead horse. I can still hear him snicker, “I never ate another opossum after that.”

Thinking back to those stories from so many years ago, I laugh at what is considered normal table fare today. For my grandfather and his rural neighbors during the Great Depression, it took a first-person disturbing event to remove opossum from the menu. I clearly remember my grandpa recounting eating chipmunks and raccoons, too. He’d always preface raccoon with, “It’s greasy, but good.” They literally lived off the land around them and nothing went to waste.

Not sure if anyone else has watches the show, it sure makes me want to cook and also travel. Most of the cooking ends up being a bit too fancy-schmantzy in my opinion, but still worthwhile.

[The Feral Slasher]

Just saw a New Balance commercial that was kind of environmentalist/progressive. Why doesn't some competing shoe company do a political style add attacking Nike for using slave labor ? Maybe because they all do ? still, it feels like this ought to be the next phase in advertising, just like it is in politics.

[Kevin Seitzer]

Not sure if anyone else has watches the show, it sure makes me want to cook and also travel. Most of the cooking ends up being a bit too fancy-schmantzy in my opinion, but still worthwhile.

I will admit that Chicken Thai Coon is a bit fancy-schmantzy.

[The Feral Slasher]

I will admit that Chicken Thai Coon is a bit fancy-schmantzy.

The texture and the stripes really make it pop

[Kevin Seitzer]

The texture and the stripes really make it pop

If you barbecue coon ribs, is that a Rack of Coon?

[The Feral Slasher]

If you barbecue coon ribs, is that a Rack of Coon?

not sure there is enough meat to just eat the ribs...you need to go all in. and how to adjust if you shoot an old racoon, instead of a youngster ? We used to have a lot of racoons in our neighborhood., but haven't seen any in about 5-10 years. Plus I don't have a gun or any whiskey. So not something I can make at home.

https://www.realtree.com/timber-2-table-wild-game-recipes/maple-bourbon-glazed-grilled-raccoon-recipe

[Kevin Seitzer]

not sure there is enough meat to just eat the ribs...you need to go all in. and how to adjust if you shoot an old racoon, instead of a youngster ? We used to have a lot of racoons in our neighborhood., but haven't seen any in about 5-10 years. Plus I don't have a gun or any whiskey. So not something I can make at home.

https://www.realtree.com/timber-2-ta...raccoon-recipe

At first I thought that link was to realtor.com. Offering all sorts of community services now, I suppose.

[Kevin Seitzer]

Which team is more likely to have a post-game spread featuring grilled raccoon, Cards or Dodgers?