I was thinking of making a grub worm stuffing, and having stuff possum but can't find the worms. What is another unusual way to fix good possum? I will fix him for Christmas dinner along with some turnip greens and hogs jal,fried okra, chitlands and corn bread. If I get this here possum right I will have dinner fit for a king! Might invite two girl friends and get lucky!
I just killed a fat possum while hunting, what is the best way to cook him?
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How To Clean a Possum
by Earl Shelsby
You'll find them a little harder to kill than rabbits which are a snap to kill with a sharp blow behind the neck with a stick or the side of the hand. But I let you do the killing.
Once dead, remove head, tail, and feet at the knees. Then skin just like you did the rabbits. The skin will be a little harder to take off than rabbit skin, but it will not tear and will come off in one piece just in case you want to save it as a trophy.
Then you clean it and cut it up just like you did the rabbit. If it is a young critter 1 1/2 to 3 lbs, cook it with any rabbit recipe. If it is larger, soak it over night in salt water and make it into a stew or some dish that allows you to cook it until it gets tender
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Allegheny Roast 'Possum
Recipe By:Jacqueline E. Knight
AmountMeasureIngredientPreparation Method
2pounds'Possum - (to 2 1/2 lbs)fat removed
Apple-Raisin Stuffing
Saltto taste
Freshly-ground black pepperto taste
3 Sweet potatoes
2 tablespoonsBrown sugar
1/4 cupFlour - (to 1/3 cup)
Stuff with Apple-Raisin Stuffing, and truss. Dust with salt and
pepper; put on a roaster rack. Roast at 325 degrees for 1 hour to 1
1/2 hours (30 to 35 minutes per pound). For the last 30 minutes, put
peeled and parboiled sweet potatoes around the meat. Dust meat
with brown sugar mixed with 1/4 to 1/3 cup flour. Baste with
juices 3 times during the last 30 minutes.
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Sweet 'Taters And 'Possum
Recipe By:Arthur and Bobbie Coleman
AmountMeasureIngredientPreparation Method
1Possum
Saltas needed
8Sweet potatoes
2tablespoonsButter
1tablespoonSugar
Bacon slicesas needed
Thyme or marjoramto taste
Freshly-ground black pepperoptional
First, catch a young fat 'possum. This, in itself, affords excellent
sport on moonlit nights in the fall. Remove the 'possum's fur, either
by skinning or by soaking the 'possum in hot lye water, being careful
not to get any on the hands. Clean, take off the head and feet (unless
you want to cook it like whole roast pig), and wash well. Salt the
'possum well inside and out and freeze overnight, either outdoors or
in the refrigerator.
When ready to cook, peel sweet potatoes and boil them 'til tender
in slightly-salted water (to which 2 tablespoons of butter and 1
tablespoon of sugar have been added). At the same time, stew the
'possum 'til tender in a tightly-covered pan with a little water.
Arrange the potatoes around the 'possum, strip with bacon, sprinkle
with thyme or marjoram, (pepper is optional), and brown in the
oven. Baste with the drippings often. Served hot, sweet 'taters and
'possum, is "a dish fit fer a king!" Yum, Yum !!
by Earl Shelsby
You'll find them a little harder to kill than rabbits which are a snap to kill with a sharp blow behind the neck with a stick or the side of the hand. But I let you do the killing.
Once dead, remove head, tail, and feet at the knees. Then skin just like you did the rabbits. The skin will be a little harder to take off than rabbit skin, but it will not tear and will come off in one piece just in case you want to save it as a trophy.
Then you clean it and cut it up just like you did the rabbit. If it is a young critter 1 1/2 to 3 lbs, cook it with any rabbit recipe. If it is larger, soak it over night in salt water and make it into a stew or some dish that allows you to cook it until it gets tender
================================
Allegheny Roast 'Possum
Recipe By:Jacqueline E. Knight
AmountMeasureIngredientPreparation Method
2pounds'Possum - (to 2 1/2 lbs)fat removed
Apple-Raisin Stuffing
Saltto taste
Freshly-ground black pepperto taste
3 Sweet potatoes
2 tablespoonsBrown sugar
1/4 cupFlour - (to 1/3 cup)
Stuff with Apple-Raisin Stuffing, and truss. Dust with salt and
pepper; put on a roaster rack. Roast at 325 degrees for 1 hour to 1
1/2 hours (30 to 35 minutes per pound). For the last 30 minutes, put
peeled and parboiled sweet potatoes around the meat. Dust meat
with brown sugar mixed with 1/4 to 1/3 cup flour. Baste with
juices 3 times during the last 30 minutes.
================================
Sweet 'Taters And 'Possum
Recipe By:Arthur and Bobbie Coleman
AmountMeasureIngredientPreparation Method
1Possum
Saltas needed
8Sweet potatoes
2tablespoonsButter
1tablespoonSugar
Bacon slicesas needed
Thyme or marjoramto taste
Freshly-ground black pepperoptional
First, catch a young fat 'possum. This, in itself, affords excellent
sport on moonlit nights in the fall. Remove the 'possum's fur, either
by skinning or by soaking the 'possum in hot lye water, being careful
not to get any on the hands. Clean, take off the head and feet (unless
you want to cook it like whole roast pig), and wash well. Salt the
'possum well inside and out and freeze overnight, either outdoors or
in the refrigerator.
When ready to cook, peel sweet potatoes and boil them 'til tender
in slightly-salted water (to which 2 tablespoons of butter and 1
tablespoon of sugar have been added). At the same time, stew the
'possum 'til tender in a tightly-covered pan with a little water.
Arrange the potatoes around the 'possum, strip with bacon, sprinkle
with thyme or marjoram, (pepper is optional), and brown in the
oven. Baste with the drippings often. Served hot, sweet 'taters and
'possum, is "a dish fit fer a king!" Yum, Yum !!
