Subj : Re: I'm back.
To   : Bill Swisher
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Jun 28 2022 06:30:12

-=> Bill Swisher wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Smiting a large animal like a moose - or a hawg or cow - will do your
 DD> bodywork no good. And, if has happened around here a couple times the
 DD> animal rolls up over the hood and comes into the passenger compartment
 DD> the results can be fatal.

 BS> Often referred to, locally, as getting your moose the hard way.  Moose
 BS> are built funny.  Their legs are really long, so the torso is quite a
 BS> ways up in the air.  Hit a mature one with a F150 type truck and the
 BS> torso will hit the windshield (cut the legs out from under it).
 BS> The baby moose, born this spring, was about the size of your
 BS> whitetailed deer, and could walk under mama's belly.
 BS> Almost hit a pig a couple of years ago, got out of somebody's yard
 BS> and ran out into the road, narrow twisty 2-lane with brush along
 BS> side.  That scared me, I've heard that can do as much damage as
 BS> hitting a bear (short legged very compact animals, kinda like hitting
 BS> a pile of bricks).

The only deer I've ever hit (actually it hit my semi) was one which ran 
into the drivers on my tractor-trailer and broke its fool neck. No 
damage to the truck or the deer - except that it was dead. Another guy
stopped and we loaded it into his empty trailer. I had nowhere to carry
the thing since I had a load of bottles destined for Hiram Walker in
Windsor, Ontario.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Moose & Squirrel Meat Balls *
 Categories: Game, Sauces, Dairy, Meatballs
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      3 lb Ground moose and squirrel;
           - any proportion
      6 sl Soft white bread
    1/2 c  Water
    1/3 c  Butter
  1 1/3 c  Chopped onion
           Salt & fresh ground pepper
      2 tb Chopped parsley
      2 tb Flour
  1 1/2 c  Milk
 
  * AKA "The Rocky & Bullwinkle Special"
  
  Especially useful recipe if main ingredients have been
  dead for 24 or more hours before harvested.
  
  Soak bread in water five minutes. Squeeze excess water
  out. Melt four tablespoons butter in skillet. Saute'
  onion in butter until tender. Combine moose & squirrel
  meat, squeezed bread, four teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon
  pepper and parsley.
  
  Form mixture into 1"/2.5cm balls. Chill 20 minutes. Heat
  remaining butter in skillet. Brown moose & squirrel
  balls on all sides. Cover skillet and cook slowly 15
  minutes.
  
  Remove balls to warm platter. Sprinkle flour over skillet
  drippings. Stir and cook 1 minute. Stir in milk & bring
  to boil. Season to taste with salt & pepper.
  
  Return moose & squirrel balls to skillet. Simmer 4
  minutes more.
  
  Serves 8 w/pasta
  
  Roadkill Recipes; www.globe-guardian.com/archives/
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 12 September 1997
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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