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Theresa from Alberta said... “I cobbled together one last summer in a hurry but could only get it up to about 300 degrees, for part of the day. I hope you have better luck!”
If I can hit 300 degrees that should certainly be hot enough to achieve two of my goals i.e. heat up leftovers and conserve a bit of hydro.
Jessica said... “How about a nice bird ;) I reckon a bushel of sparrows would make good eatin'! Squirrels too are the latest trendy dish in England.”
And Gaston Studio said... “Hey, pidgeon is really good. They have a special way of doing it in Cairo...”
Wow. I think I’d have to hit 350 degrees or more to cook meat.
[Squirrel meat for sale: photo and info link]
Now, even though I can catch squirrels (13 last summer in my humane and easy-release trap), no matter how trendy the squirrel dish is in England, I’ll continue to bike them to a nearby park to play with their buddies - not bake them.
And pigeon pie? I’ve heard of ‘four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie’ but not pigeons.
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I think I’ve lived a sheltered life! Certainly lots to think about. Any more comments?
Stay tuned for Part 2
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5 comments:
(Blush) about misspelling pigeon! Actually, they do pigeon several ways in Cairo, but the dish I loved was grilled and it was absolutely delicious. Didn't taste like chicken at all. I was a bit dubious about trying it at first, I'm from Savannah GA, after all, where pigeons join you for lunch in all the parks, but it became a favorite of mine.
Hi Gaston,
Pigeon might be something I could get past my nose and taste buds if properly prepared. I think one of the adventures we should try when in a different country is to eat new foods. Once I saw the photos of squirrel meat, for example, being sold in England, I knew it could be on my menu some day. Likely not soon, however.
Cheers,
GAH
My mum and dad used to eat pigeon regularly. My mum even broke a tooth on some buckshot still in the bird.
OMG, people eat squirrels? Ewweee! I mean, I can see that back in the pioneer days, but now? Eeeewwweee! (same for pigeons. )
I've come across buckshot in rabbits circa 1960, not fun on a tooth filling. The one thing I can also remember about a person's comment re squirrel meat - "it tastes like rabbit."
50 years later, I'm thinking about it again.
GAH
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