Subj : Porky-Pines
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Dec 20 2023 05:30:00

 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

This was originally posted n Tiny's BBS - but mail doesn't seem to be 
leaving  Shawn's system. So, Cut & Paste time.

 RH> And don't do anything to startle the skunk! We had them around our
 RH> area as well and every so often our dogs would provoke them just
 RH> enough to get sprayed. Their other nemisis was porcupines--dogs
 RH> would come home with a muzzle full of quills.

 DD> I've never seen a porky-pine in the wild.

 RH> They can move pretty fast and the quills can travel quite far/fast. Not
 RH> a critter to provoke.

 Porcupines can't shoot their quills like arrows, but they can detach
 them from their bodies at will as a defense against predators. The
 quills are sharp and needle-like, and can easily get stuck in the skin
 of a predator or a human.

 Cribbed from:
 https://wildlifeinformer.com/can-porcupines-shoot-their-quills

 I've had a couple dogs who learned the hard way about porcupines. Made
 me cringe in sympathe pulling the quill out of their noses and mouths.

 DD> And I learned, early-on, that  giving the "skunked" pooch a bath in
 DD> tomato juice helps McMuttly to smell more like a dog than a
 RH>  chemicals DD> plant.

 RH> Been there, done that, turned the white fur a nice shade of pink. (G)

 Didn't have a white dog .... fortunately.

 DD>       Title: French Fried Skunk DD>  Categories: Game, Dairy,
 RH>  Chilies DD>       Yield: 5 Servings

 RH> I'll pass on this one, thank you. (G)

 DD> Actualy once you get past the mental images it's pretty good eating.

 DD> I had a friend who kept a skunk as a pet. Everyone thought Pepe had
 DD> been de-scented as there was never a hint of "skunk" around John or
 DD> the skunk. Unless someone tried to bully John. Then Pepe would spin
 DD> around and spray the bully in defense of his boss. People soon learned
 DD> to "play nice" in their presence.  Bv)=

 RH> Not worth the consequences. (G)

 Lots friendlier than keeping a pit bull or Airedale for a guard dog.

 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

        Title: "Cock 'N Bull" Stew
   Categories: Stews, Beef, Poultry, Vegetables, Potatoes
        Yield: 7 Servings

      1/4 c  Steak sauce
        2    Chicken bouillon cubes
        1 ts Salt
      1/2 ts Pepper
        1 ts Sugar
      1/2 c  Hot water
        2 lb Chicken thighs; boned
        1 lb Beef chuck; 1 1/2" cubes
        1 md Onion; chop
        2 md Potatoes; peel, cube
        2 md Carrots; peel, slice thin
       16 oz Can stewed tomatoes
      1/4 c  Flour

    Combine steak sauce, bouillon cubes, salt, pepper, sugar
    and hot water in crock pot; stir well. Add remaining
    ingredients except flour; mix carefully. Cover and cook
    on LOW setting for 7 to 10 hours; on high setting for 4
    hours.

    Before serving, remove chicken and bone, and return meat
    to crock pot; stir well.

    To thicken gravy, make a smooth paste of flour and 1/4 cup
    of juices from stew. Add to in crockpot.

    Cover and cook on HIGH setting until thickened.

    Makes 6 - 8 servings

    MM by Waldine Van Geffen

    From: http://www.recipesource.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

  MMMMM

  ... Baloney slices are just wiener pancakes. 
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