OPOSSUM......I was looking through some of my very old cook books today and came across this so I am passing it on: "Scrape the opposum, stuff the body with dressing, Sew up and roast, baste with salt water and vinegar mixture. Rub cloth dipped in it's own grease. Serve with its own gravy made from browned flour. Serve on a platter whole and put an apple in it's mouth. Now I am so sorry but the economy just can not get this bad because in all my years on this farm, I could not eat a opposum.....They are the ugliest critter around and yes they do play dead and then bite the heck out of you.
And these are just a few things to let wander around in a brain that is loosing brain cells very rapidly.
"A rattling coffee pot on the stove means company is coming"
"Wind blowing from the east is bad for fishing"
"Baggy stockings on a girl shows her man is thinking of her"
"It is bad luck to go out of a different door than you came in when you go visiting"
And last but not least.....CRUMB PIE
I have heard this recipe is from before 1800 but it is good and is easy when supplies are close:
Makes two pies, Combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup molasses or syrup, 1 cup vinegar, 1 and 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 4 cups water, 3 beaten eggs, 1 rounded teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon nutmeg. Bake in double crust....
I would not recommend the top one for Thanksgiving unless you want to eat by yourself, but the pie will bring in the grandkids.....love Pokie
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