LiveLife
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You gotta get your priorities straight, right? BTW, 91D here (now 68D).
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Speedo66
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Judge: “I see here you are accused of killing and eating a protected and almost extinct species, a California Condor. What do you have to say for yourself?”
Defendant: Your honor, my son and I got lost in the mountains in CA for days and had nothing to eat. It was either kill and eat the Condor or starve to death. We really had no choice”
Judge: “Okay, I understand the need, I’ll dismiss the case. Just out of curiosity, what did the Condor taste like?”
Defendant: “Sort of like Golden Eagle.”
Defendant: Your honor, my son and I got lost in the mountains in CA for days and had nothing to eat. It was either kill and eat the Condor or starve to death. We really had no choice”
Judge: “Okay, I understand the need, I’ll dismiss the case. Just out of curiosity, what did the Condor taste like?”
Defendant: “Sort of like Golden Eagle.”
der Teufel
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So true.
During boot camp, many recruits grumbled about food they were fed and forced to eat fast.
After our first field exercise eating HORRIBLE first generation MREs cold (We didn't have MRE heaters), NOBODY complained about chow hall food, even when they fed us Menudo.
Day after we returned from the field, everyone thanked the cooks as they got hot breakfast.
LOL!
When I was in Vietnam we had a common mess hall for Officers, Senior NCOs and Enlisted. I was in line behind a captain (I was an E4). He looked at the pile of scrambled eggs and asked "Are those powdered?" Upon receiving an answer of "Yes, sir!" he shook his head and moved on. I stepped up and said "Give me his."
whughett
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How does one know what “butt” tastes like……
Serious thought. I’d think any animal would be safe to eat if cooked properly. I’ve had most North American game animals. Never big cat however although presentation and aroma would be key with any unknown dish
LiveLife
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How does one know what “butt” tastes like……
Hey we're on the wrong forum for that
. In all seriousness I will 100% agree with FL-NC on the armadillo, though my particular description of that taste was a four letter word that began with s. At this point in my life I don't know that I have ever ran across a type of meat that I haven't ate at least once. I know for a fact that I have had dog, cat, monkey, camel, horse, Iraqi mystery meat, several different species of insects, and basically every type of legal (and probably a few that were illegal to be honest) bird fish and land animal in North America. With a few exceptions, like the aforementioned armadillo, I have at the vary least enjoyed most of them enough that I have either had them multiple times or would have them again if prepared correctly
And that is outside of a survival situation. In a true life or death survival situation, I would stop short of killing a human being to eat them but not much else.
Speedo66
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I once ate some grilled meat on a skewer from a mid eastern street cart vender in Queens, tasted really good, but not like any meat I’d ever eaten before.
Later, I was afraid to ask what it was.
Later, I was afraid to ask what it was.
I don't think you would have eaten it if it was petrified, which is basically a rock.
I love both of those things.
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We boiled it In Milwaukee’s Best.
MacAR
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I've had a lot of things that most people would classify as "odd". Souse (Headcheese to some) is one of my favorite things. I like Crubeens (pig's feet the Irish way), Drisheen, Beef Heart, any kind of liver, and tongue (especially beef tongue tacos). Horse isn't bad; isn't too good, either. Never been a big fan of things like oysters, but most other seafood is fair game. Mountain oysters, however, are a favorite. Just about anything in the woods is good to eat, but I draw the line at possum and armadillo. I've seen too many possums crawl out of dead cattle to want to think about eating one. Raccoon isn't too bad, if you know how to cook it. One of my favorite spring-time suppers is Roast Groundhog; another is Robin breast and fresh greens. My grandad used to talk about eating squirrel brains; those aren't my cup of tea. Matter of fact, just about any brain is out for me. Probably not gonna eat the dog or the cat if I can help it, either.
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When I was a kid with 6 brothers and sisters we ate a lot of groundhog in summer and beaver in fall and winter. Young groundhog was very good eating but older ones needed to be pressure cooked or were very chewy. Beaver meat was hit and miss taste wise depending on the types of trees they were feeding on. If you found a beaver feeding on maple that was some sweet tasting meat. Ate so many squirrels we all took to climbing trees as kids ( that’s a joke son.)
Why in the world Sandhill Cranes are protected in Florida is beyond me. I know there is a limited season on them in Tennessee, probably other states as well. I've never seen an animal walk around with that much of an attitude, stopping traffic, just looking at you with that look of, "Yeah, watchca gonna do bout it?" Though, I suppose that would make them ridiculously easy to hunt
About eating odd things like snakes, a friend once said, "I draw the line at reptiles." I agree. I'll never voluntarily eat a snake. But, have been to wild game feeds that served coons, possum, gaters. etc. I mostly recall thinking that beef and pork are much, much better. I do love squirrels, rabbits, quail, pheasant, ducks, and geese.....and of course venison and elk. My brother shot and ate a cougar. Said it was the best wild game he had ever eaten.
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