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R-pod Owners Forum : Possum Stew http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Cook'n With Gas : Possum Stew Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 20 May 2026 16:30:22 +0000 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:19:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2153 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Possum Stew : And nasty as hell. http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20153#20153 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 12 Oct 2011 at 10:19pm

And nasty as hell.]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:19:40 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20153#20153 Possum Stew : Don't forget that they are... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20149#20149 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 12 Oct 2011 at 7:40pm

Don't forget that they are butt ugly! Dead

Terry
]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:40:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20149#20149 Possum Stew : Dang! Now y'all have really... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20141#20141 Author: Hodge-PODge
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Posted: 12 Oct 2011 at 5:41pm

Dang! Now y'all have really made me lose my appetite!]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:41:59 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20141#20141 Possum Stew : Originally posted by DavidEhhhh.....if... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20129#20129 Author: Keith-N-Dar
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Posted: 12 Oct 2011 at 5:48am

Originally posted by David

Ehhhh.....if it's all the same to the rest of you, I think I'll stick with steaks, chop& burgers. I made a vow many years ago to not eat anything nocturnal or that had huge claws/pinchers!

I agree, not to mention the ucky naked tail part...

]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:48:59 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20129#20129 Possum Stew : Originally posted by TerryMToo... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20124#20124 Author: Guests
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Posted: 11 Oct 2011 at 4:40pm

Originally posted by TerryM

Too bad. Lobster has claws!! LOL

Terry

That was an addendum to my vow of long ago....don't eat anything that looks like it can fight back!

(I'm not sure I would win against something with an armored shell and claws that big)

]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:40:28 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20124#20124 Possum Stew : Too bad. Lobster has claws!!Terry ... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20123#20123 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 11 Oct 2011 at 4:04pm

Too bad. Lobster has claws!! LOL

Terry
]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:04:42 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20123#20123 Possum Stew : Ehhhh.....if it's all the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20120#20120 Author: Guests
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Posted: 11 Oct 2011 at 12:38pm

Ehhhh.....if it's all the same to the rest of you, I think I'll stick with steaks, chop& burgers. I made a vow many years ago to not eat anything nocturnal or that had huge claws/pinchers!

]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:38:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20120#20120 Possum Stew : No I don't have anything... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20107#20107 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 11 Oct 2011 at 4:38am

No I don't have anything on the exact location of the gland. Myself, I would skin them like you do a rabbit. I think when you do that you can see the gland.

Terry
]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:38:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20107#20107 Possum Stew : Thanks for the recipe! This... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20102#20102 Author: g4royce
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Posted: 10 Oct 2011 at 10:46pm

Thanks for the recipe! This is by far the most detailed recipe I've seen to date :)

BTW do you have an illustration of where the glands would be? I've heard that accidentally cutting into them during prep ruins all the meat. Also is defurring better than just skinning?

Not exactly sure I will actually catch and eat one, but I love exotic recipes all the same :)

-T

]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:46:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20102#20102 Possum Stew : I found a dead one by my wood... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20099#20099 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 10 Oct 2011 at 9:23pm

I found a dead one by my wood pile today. A little too ripe for stew...]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:23:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20099#20099 Possum Stew : I haven't tried it either.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20079#20079 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 10 Oct 2011 at 1:29pm

I haven't tried it either. I have had groundhog/wood chuck and there isn't anything bad about them. I ate coon too. People down in TX have been known to eat armadillo. It all comes down to knowing how to fix the critters up.

Terry
]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:29:02 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20079#20079 Possum Stew : OK so that is where I went wrong... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20075#20075 Author: rpodcamper.com
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Posted: 10 Oct 2011 at 10:34am

OK so that is where I went wrong this weekend! I picked one up on the side of the road (yes it was still warm) but did not skin it. I think I will need to try it again ...............

]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:34:29 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20075#20075 Possum Stew : Ok. You're SERIOUS! Let me... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20072#20072 Author: Hodge-PODge
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Posted: 10 Oct 2011 at 7:19am

Ok. You're SERIOUS! Let me know if you decide to try it yourself. I will have to tell my mom for sure! Big smile

Diane

]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:19:34 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20072#20072 Possum Stew : She probably didn't remove... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20071#20071 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 10 Oct 2011 at 5:54am

She probably didn't remove the scent gland. That would make a God awful smell! Here is what you do to prepare the possum:

As always start with a clean kill to the head. Possum are best when taken in the winter months. Cut the jugular vein and hang by tail immediately after the kill. Keep cool until ready to dress. Scald in boiling water with 1/2 cup lime until the hair has loosened, "about 30 seconds." With a trowel or large dull knife, scrape the hair from the carcass. Remove musk glands from under front legs, gut, remove head, tail, and feet, rinse well. In a non metallic container mix 2 gallons water with 5 tablespoons baking soda and 1/2 cup salt. Completely submerge possum in brine, refrigerate overnight. If you are going to store in the freezer for any length of time it is best to freeze in a plastic container filled with water with a tightly sealed lid.

Terry ]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:54:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20071#20071 Possum Stew : My grandfather grew up in the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20062#20062 Author: Hodge-PODge
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Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 9:23pm

My grandfather grew up in the mountains of N.C. Grandmother says he used to go on and on about how good the possum stew was that his mother used to make. Grandmother and Granddaddy also brough their family up in the N.C. mountains. Grandmother had come there from Indiana as a girl, but she had never tried possum stew. So one day she decided she had heard enough about possum stew, so to shut Granddaddy up, she cooked a possum for him. It stunk up the house something fierce! Grandma and all the kids were revolted by the smell. When everyone protested because the concoction smelled so disgusting, Grandmother decided to dump the whole thing out. And considering that was during the depression and food was scarce and never wasted, that's saying something. In memory of my Grandma . . . I don't think I'm going to be trying possum stew any time soon.

But if you decide to try it, DO let me know how it turns out!

Diane

]]> Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:23:54 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20062#20062 Possum Stew : Believe me this is not a joke!... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20044#20044 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 1:59pm

Believe me this is not a joke!

Ingredients:
1 big possum
½ cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 medium yellow onions, sliced
4 carrots, cut in thick slices
2 cups fresh or frozen corn
3 strips of thick-cut bacon diced
½ cup tomato juice
1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 Habanero peppers diced (wear gloves)
¼ cup white vinegar
10-12 drops Tabasco
salt and pepper to taste
6 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced

Preparation
1. Rub possum with salt and pepper.
2. Brown possum in olive oil in a large skillet.
3. Transfer possum to large dutch oven or stock pot.
4. Fill oven/pot 2/3 full with water.
5. Add vinegar, onions, carrots, corn, and habanero peppers.
6. Bring to boil and add bacon.
7. Cover tightly, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
8. Bring to boil and add potatoes, garlic, Tabasco, tomatoes and juice.
9. Cover tightly, reduce heat and simmer for another hour.
10. Make a no lump paste of cornstarch and warm water.
11. Add enough paste to stew until thickened to wanted consistency.
12. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer 15 more minutes]]> Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:59:02 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2153&PID=20044#20044