[N8 v2.0]

Reminds me of a 4H presentation I used for a State Competion back when I was in 8th grade, which featured a color slide show on how to butcher rabbits and process their meat.




Pet store animals cooked in school
DrudgeReport.com | Jan 21 | Matt Drudge

A Guinea pig and rabbit purchased from a Geauga County pet store ended up on plates at a Cleveland area high school.

A 16-year-old student skinned and cooked the animals during a living skills class on Wednesday, prompting student and parent complaints to the Thompson Township Police Department and Geauga Humane Society. Officials at both agencies said they are investigating.

Friday editions of the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER detail how the incident may warrant animal cruelty charges.

Geauga Humane Officer Sarah Westman said it's illegal to needlessly kill "companion animals" raised for domestic purposes.

"Something irrational and wrong happened," Westman explained.

Ledgemont Principal Beto Gage acknowledged that "misjudgments" took place but said the boy's actions are far from criminal.

The student - whose name was not released - described what he did in terms of harvesting meat to fix a dish for classmates, Gage said.

The principal described the boy as an active hunter. The Ledgemont district covers the rural communities of Montville and Thompson townships, where killing - and then eating - wild game is fairly common.

The hunt, however, usually doesn't take place at Pet Supplies Plus.

The boy went to the Chardon store and purchased the Guinea pig and rabbit after coming up empty in the great outdoors.

"My skin's crawling over this," said Linda Schempp, a spokeswoman for the pet store chain. "We sell our animals to be family pets - not food."

Developing...

 

[Casey]

where killing - and then eating - wild game is fairly common.


They make it sound like it's a preposterous notion! I wonder where this writer thinks his T-Bones come from??

 

[BikeGeek]

where killing - and then eating - wild game is fairly common.


They make it sound like it's a preposterous notion! I wonder where this writer thinks his T-Bones come from??

Don't be silly, they come from the meat aisle.

 

[N8 v2.0]

Meat is good food.

 

[llkoolkeg]

Hasenpfeffer
(Peppered Rabbit)

Ingredients:

3 lb hare, cut into pieces
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
1/4 cup finely chopped kind bud
1 cup dry red wine
1 tbsp instant chicken bouillon
10 black peppercorns, crushed
1/4 tsp dried rosemary leaves, crushed
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 lb bacon, diced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup water
1 tbsp currant jelly
1 small bay leaf
1/8 tsp dried thyme leaves
3 tbsp water

Cooking:

Sprinkle hare with salt. Coat with 1/3 cup flour, shake off excess. Fry bacon in Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Brown a few pieces of rabbit in hot bacon fat, remove browned pieces. Repeat with remaining rabbit. Remove all but 3 tablespoons fat.

Cook and stir shallots, kind bud and garlic in hot fat in Dutch oven until shallots are tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in wine, 1 cup water and the instant bouillon. Heat to boiling. Stir in jelly, peppercorns, bay leaf, rosemary and thyme. Return hare and bacon to Dutch oven. Heat to boiling, reduce heat. Cover and simmer until rabbit is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

Remove bay leaf and discard. Place rabbit on warm platter, keep warm while preparing gravy. Stir lemon juice into liquid in Dutch oven. Shake 3 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons flour in covered jar. Stir flour 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves in cheesecloth bag.

 

[PonySoldier]

While Stationed in Germany Hasenpfeffer was a dietary staple. Thanks for reminding me how good it was.

 

[dan-o]

This reminds me of the the WT chick in 'Roger and Me' selling rabbits in her yard: "Pet or meat?"

 

[N8 v2.0]

Hasenpfeffer
(Peppered Rabbit)

Ingredients:

3 lb hare, cut into pieces
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
1/4 cup finely chopped kind bud
1 cup dry red wine
1 tbsp instant chicken bouillon
10 black peppercorns, crushed
1/4 tsp dried rosemary leaves, crushed
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 lb bacon, diced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup water
1 tbsp currant jelly
1 small bay leaf
1/8 tsp dried thyme leaves
3 tbsp water

Cooking:

Sprinkle hare with salt. Coat with 1/3 cup flour, shake off excess. Fry bacon in Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Brown a few pieces of rabbit in hot bacon fat, remove browned pieces. Repeat with remaining rabbit. Remove all but 3 tablespoons fat.

Cook and stir shallots, kind bud and garlic in hot fat in Dutch oven until shallots are tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in wine, 1 cup water and the instant bouillon. Heat to boiling. Stir in jelly, peppercorns, bay leaf, rosemary and thyme. Return hare and bacon to Dutch oven. Heat to boiling, reduce heat. Cover and simmer until rabbit is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

Remove bay leaf and discard. Place rabbit on warm platter, keep warm while preparing gravy. Stir lemon juice into liquid in Dutch oven. Shake 3 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons flour in covered jar. Stir flour 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves in cheesecloth bag.

I've has that many times... we had quite a rabbit raising operation at one time... somewhere around 300 rabbits at the peak.

We ate rabbit 3 times a week at least... baked rabbit, roasted rabbit, rabbit sausage, rabbit pizza, fried rabbit, yadda-yadda-yadda...

 

[llkoolkeg]

While Stationed in Germany Hasenpfeffer was a dietary staple. Thanks for reminding me how good it was.

It was certainly one of my favorites during my time spent over there, as well.

Whenever I get the longing for yummy German food and drink in a kick-ass gasthaus environment, I head downtown to this place-

http://www.old-europe.com/

 

[DamienC]

Some pups at the market...

From http://slate.msn.com/id/2060840/. From what I hear it tastes just like roast beef.

 

[$tinkle]

shouldn't this be in the beer & food forum?

 

[llkoolkeg]

Some pups at the market...From what I hear it tastes just like roast beef.

Hahahahaha! When I clicked on the link to read more, a pop-up for the "South Beach Diet" appeared!

Ethnocentrism at its finest. Funny the French would have bad things to say about what anyone else eats. I'd try it, for sure. I have no problems with people eating Lassie or Garfield, either, for that matter. It seems like a great way to clear out space in the overcrowded animal shelters!

 

[Atomic Dog]

We sell our animals to be family pets - not food.

Working in a petstore and all, I wonder if she's aware that a fair percentage of those guinea pigs and rabbits she sells go home as food for someone's pet snake?

 

[syadasti]

Guinea pigs are good eating I hear. They made super guineau pigs in a South American university just for eating:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3946771.stm

The larger breed is said to be meatier and tastier

Guinea pig has been enjoyed in Peru for centuries

Haha, the file names for the photos above are alive and dead-ap203.jpg

 

[-BB-]

Why do you think they are called guinea PIGS... cuz Pigs are good Eats!!

 

[Silver]

I think they deep fry them in South America. Where's Alexis_DH when you need him?

 

[llkoolkeg]

I think they deep fry them in South America. Where's Alexis_DH when you need him?

Bitchin' about America in the political forum.

 

[Westy]

Why do you think they are called guinea PIGS... cuz Pigs are good Eats!!

I would like to try Guinea Bacon.

I think in Argentina a traditional food is the Capybara, which is basically a giant guinea pig/water rat.

 

[N8 v2.0]

One thing to keep in mind is that rabbits are not rodents... unlike cavys (guinea pigs) who are.

 

[Westy]

One thing to keep in mind is that rabbits are not rodents... unlike cavys (guinea pigs) who are.

They may not be rodents but some people find them quite rascally.

 

[clancy98]

i believe the term is "wascally" when you are referring to wabbits. even if they aren't wodents.

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

Guinea pigs are good eating I hear. They made super guineau pigs in a South American university just for eating:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3946771.stm

The larger breed is said to be meatier and tastier

Guinea pig has been enjoyed in Peru for centuries

Haha, the file names for the photos above are alive and dead-ap203.jpg

hey!! thats in a peruvian university.

i`ve tried them. guinnea pigs or "cuy" in local language can be quite tasty.
when you deep fry them, the legs become crunchy...
its eaten with a chili sauce and fried, or baked. its a fatty meat.

i used to eat that, until i turned 12 and realized that "cuy" was a cute furry rodeant.

but its more of a traditional food. its impossible to find it at supermarkets.. you gotta go to the breeders to get some, or the rural areas...

 

[ohio]

That's ridiculous. As long as it's not someone else's pet, and it's not violating any seasonal game rules, what difference does it make where the animal is from? Suddenly a rabbit raised on a farm has more right to life than one in the wild?

By the way, guinea pig is NOT all that tasty in my experience (one time). Squirrel, on the other hand, is pretty good. Groundhog is passable as well.

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

Recipe for Roasted Cuy

For 2-3 large animals; serves 4-6

2 red onions, chopped

4 cloves of garlic, chopped

2 tsp cumin

1 tsp white pepper

2 tsp of salt

2 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons oil

annatto (for coloring)

Mix ingredients well and spread over the inside and outside of the animal. Allow to marinate for up to one day to allow flavors to meld. Before roasting, remove excess marinade to avoid scalding. The spit should be inserted into the back part of the animal and exit from the jaw. Once on the stick, tie the front and back feet, stretching out the legs. Put on grill, turning manually. Continue to apply lard to the skin to avoid drying out the meat. The cuy is ready when the skin is close to bursting. Serve with boiled potatoes sprinkled with coriander, chilies, and the following peanut sauce. If your community is especially progressive, rice may be substituted for the potatoes.

Peanut Dipping Sauce

2 tablespoons lard

annatto coloring

2 white onions, chopped

2 cloves garlic

salt

pinch of cumin

1 large cup of roasted and ground coffee with peanuts

3 ½ cups milk

Fry onions until golden brown, then add other ingredients. Cook at low heat for at least half an hour.

 

[binary visions]

That's ridiculous. As long as it's not someone else's pet, and it's not violating any seasonal game rules, what difference does it make where the animal is from? Suddenly a rabbit raised on a farm has more right to life than one in the wild?

I seriously doubt that the people who are protesting this would consume rabbit under any circumstances.

You aren't supposed to eat cute animals, you know. Only big, dumb, unattractive ones.

 

[ohio]

You aren't supposed to eat cute animals, you know. Only big, dumb, unattractive ones.

Well that's even dumber. Everyone knows the tastiness of a meat is directly proportional to the cuteness of its donor. That's why lamb is better than mutton, and veal better than beef. And why kitten and puppy are out-of-this-world delicious!

 

[binary visions]

Well that's even dumber. Everyone knows the tastiness of a meat is directly proportional to the cuteness of its donor. That's why lamb is better than mutton, and veal better than beef. And why kitten and puppy are out-of-this-world delicious!

Well, obviously.

I mean, breaded strips of six week old golden retriever puppy are possibly the most tender meat you can buy!

 

[rvlacich]

 

[lovebunny]

lmao. that last post really tickled my pickle. i dont think theres anything wrong w/ eating rabbit or guinea pig. who cares where its from. but i would never eeat max(my pet rabbit).......till he dies

 

[springfield1911]

I wonder where the Peruvian Ginea Pig cartel is based in...I just may call up the eco-terrorists and let them pay the cartel a visit.