Fried Squash Blossoms anyone?

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Jafo I bet it made you sad having to exterminate those poor little varmits once you found you had to! Despite the fact they were robbing your garden, they were probably cute. We do not have many chipmunks here and when I see them I adore them, my sis in Vermont says they are no more that a nuisance rodent up there.

[Mama Mangia]

Sorry but I have to chuckle!

Chipmunks eating your pumpkin blossoms! I had a HUGE chipmunk! My neighbor. I planted 4 different kinds of pumpkins and I had tons of blossoms. But they were disappearing. Everyday I would come home from work and more were gone. Finally my neighbor confessed he had been enjoying them each day for lunch and dinner and he started making them for friends. He's lucky I didn't choke the living sh$%$ out of him right there and then! All that work and all those seeds - I got 2 pumpkins! May he rest in peace.......................

Cathy - enjoy the recipe!

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Dearest MamaM,

Your story cracked me up! The nerve of some folks! Jeepers after all a chipmunk that has been hand-fed now imagines itself one of the family and will help himself to anything in sight! But a neighbor???

Now of-course I must ask did you hand-feed this guy or at the very least give him food at some point in life, thus spoiling the heck out of him and he just got it in his mind he was one of MamaM's family

I can just imagine this big guy tip-toeing thru your garden picking blossoms to his hearts content, at least Jafo's chipmunks (no matter how annoying) were cute!!!

Confusious Say: "Boundaries are foreign object to those we hand feed"

CCCathy

[shipscook]

Originally Posted by Mama Mangia

Sorry but I have to chuckle!

Chipmunks eating your pumpkin blossoms! I had a HUGE chipmunk! My neighbor. I planted 4 different kinds of pumpkins and I had tons of blossoms. But they were disappearing. Everyday I would come home from work and more were gone. Finally my neighbor confessed he had been enjoying them each day for lunch and dinner and he started making them for friends. He's lucky I didn't choke the living sh$%$ out of him right there and then! All that work and all those seeds - I got 2 pumpkins! May he rest in peace.......................

Cathy - enjoy the recipe!

Boy, thought I had had some bold neighbors. Losing that many pumpkins would make me try to think of a trap of some sort.
Not hurt the dude, but get his attention!!!

All I have lost is my newspapers,
Nan

[jglass]

Last year rabbits were eating everything in our garden at my father in laws.
I have a pet house rabbit I have had for years but when he told me about the ones eating the garden I gave him the green light to do anything it took to get rid of them.
I would love to try the fried blossoms.
Funny side note. My father in law recently got two huge turkeys. Their pen is out by the garden. I was out there gathering some sage the other day when the male was all flapping his feathers trying to look mean. I said perhaps we should be introduced. I am the family cook and sage goes wonderful with roast turkey.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

JG, Your post made me smile!!!

[jglass]

Thanks
I am afraid Im going to get to try cooking fresh turkey this holiday season. His female is setting on a nest of eggs. Bleh..just dont ask to help with any of the prep work lol.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

HEY JG,

YUCK I HATE THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO KILL AND DRESS MY OWN FOUL, BUT WE GOT 12 CHICKS THIS SPRING I CAN ONLY KEEP THE HENS THE ROOSTERS MUST GO- AND THEY'LL GO INTO THE POT! SO I MAY BE FACING THE TASK OF THAT DIRTY JOB I HATE TO MENTION....

OH WELL AT LEAST THAT FRESHLY BAKED CHICKEN WILL BE YUMMY!!!

CCCATHY

[jglass]

I have the weakest stomach on the planet and if I had to kill something to eat I would starve. I know it is pathetic . I bet the fresh baked chicken will be very yummy.

[Mama Mangia]

Originally Posted by Cook Chatty Cathy

HEY JG,

YUCK I HATE THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO KILL AND DRESS MY OWN FOUL, BUT WE GOT 12 CHICKS THIS SPRING I CAN ONLY KEEP THE HENS THE ROOSTERS MUST GO- AND THEY'LL GO INTO THE POT! SO I MAY BE FACING THE TASK OF THAT DIRTY JOB I HATE TO MENTION....

OH WELL AT LEAST THAT FRESHLY BAKED CHICKEN WILL BE YUMMY!!!

CCCATHY

Oh the memories - holding the chicken over the sink - slitting the throat - letting the blood run out - plunging into scalding water and ripping feathers out.......gram did it, mom did it, my whole family did it ----
I prefer mine from the meat counter - sorry.

For really fresh - the poultry supplier will do it all for me.

Thank you very much!