Mike,,,no,no,no,,ramps do not = leeks,,,,have you ever saw a ramp? Guess not,,,although, they are closer to a leak than garlic or wild onion in apperance,,,not in smell or taste,,they grow wild here in the hills of w.va.,anything else you need to advise bob on? thingy
GOING TO HAVE SQUIRREL FOR SUPPER
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I think your method is what I use too, and it was much cleaner and quicker, ONCE you learned just the right trick to cut the hide under the tail and through the tail bone (need the tail attached to the back hide when standing on the back feet and pulling), without cutting too much hide that it would tear loose when pulling. When down to the head and front feet, stop and grab the pointed 'tab' of skin in the middle of the belly, and pull back to skin out the back legs.
Didn't cut off the feet until all the hide was loose and pulled down over the feet. Then cut the head off and the four feet.
End up with a clean squirrel (no hair) ready for gutting then. (making me hungry!)
This site says it better. Squirrel skinning technique
I think your method is what I use too, and it was much cleaner and quicker, ONCE you learned just the right trick to cut the hide under the tail and through the tail bone (need the tail attached to the back hide when standing on the back feet and pulling), without cutting too much hide that it would tear loose when pulling. When down to the head and front feet, stop and grab the pointed 'tab' of skin in the middle of the belly, and pull back to skin out the back legs.
Didn't cut off the feet until all the hide was loose and pulled down over the feet. Then cut the head off and the four feet.
End up with a clean squirrel (no hair) ready for gutting then. (making me hungry!)
This site says it better. Squirrel skinning technique
reb
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That looks like it will work. Gonna check on the season dates and try it out.
fishman
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Ten does! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif The most we ever had was four as I recall, and we quickly scaled back to three at the earliest opportunity. As it was, we still traded frozen bunnies for quite a few different things. What did you do with all the excess?
Docheb's probably right. If they weren't so cute and cuddly, they would be the darling of the health food industry.
Actually, they were cute and cuddly, up until about 8-10 weeks, then they got mean, so I kind of figured they were getting what they deserved. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Hope I'm not hijacking the thread a little. To keep it on track let me state categorically that I can't skin squirrels worth a darn. They just don't work the same as a rabbit.
Docheb's probably right. If they weren't so cute and cuddly, they would be the darling of the health food industry.
Actually, they were cute and cuddly, up until about 8-10 weeks, then they got mean, so I kind of figured they were getting what they deserved. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Hope I'm not hijacking the thread a little. To keep it on track let me state categorically that I can't skin squirrels worth a darn. They just don't work the same as a rabbit.
eee
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That is wrong.
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That is wrong.
eee
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Be careful and don't eat any warbles. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
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John, we ate quite a few, gave some to friends and family, and sold a few. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif The trouble was that I found very little market for them except the month before Easter when the feed stores would buy all the bunnies they could get.
John, we ate quite a few, gave some to friends and family, and sold a few. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif The trouble was that I found very little market for them except the month before Easter when the feed stores would buy all the bunnies they could get.
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Richard,
OK, Ramps = Wild Leeks
In 5 minutes I must have found 20 references on the web to Ramps being Wild Leeks, and there were hundreds of references that I didn't check. Here's the best definition that I found:
The ramp (Allium tricoccum), or wild leek, belongs to the same pungent genus as onions (A.cepa), chives (A. schoenoprasum), and garlic (A. sativum), not to mention the showy ornamentals such as A. giganteum, with its massive purple pompon head. The ramp's odor is something akin to that of garlic and onion, but distinguishes itself by its persistence and its occasionally musty flavor.
No, I've never actually seen one, but the pictures sure look similar to leeks. I take it they don't taste much like the cultivated variety?
Mike
OK, Ramps = Wild Leeks
In 5 minutes I must have found 20 references on the web to Ramps being Wild Leeks, and there were hundreds of references that I didn't check. Here's the best definition that I found:
The ramp (Allium tricoccum), or wild leek, belongs to the same pungent genus as onions (A.cepa), chives (A. schoenoprasum), and garlic (A. sativum), not to mention the showy ornamentals such as A. giganteum, with its massive purple pompon head. The ramp's odor is something akin to that of garlic and onion, but distinguishes itself by its persistence and its occasionally musty flavor.
No, I've never actually seen one, but the pictures sure look similar to leeks. I take it they don't taste much like the cultivated variety?
Mike
ThistleKop
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Bob, many communities and towns in NC, TN and WV have annual Ramp Festivals each spring about Mid May. Various activities including music, folk stories and of course much good food. Put ramp festival in your search engine and you can see how big it is in the mountain region of those states. Y'all come on down!!
TK
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Sounds right,,o.k.,ramps = wild leeks,but ramps is funner to say,cause most people will say,you ate what? They are good,put them in a pot with some bacon grease,cover and let them wilt real good,leaves and roots,than kinda eat them like spagetti,some people fry them up with potatoes,etc,,thingy
