Muskrat

Ingredients

• four muskrats
• some pepper
• and salt
• a few slices of pork or bacon
• a little water
• a little julienne (or fresh vegetables, if you have them)

Method

1. 1

   Skin and clean the muskrats, place in a pot with water, vegetables, pepper, salt, and pork.

2. 2

   Simmer slowly until half done, then bake with pot water until done, basting frequently.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Camp cookery (Kephart) (1910) by Kephart, Horace, page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

muskrat, properly 74 CAMP COOKERY. prepared, is not half bad. The French-Canadians found that out long ago. "Skin and clean carefully four muskrats, being particular not to rupture musk or gall sac. Take the hind legs and saddles, place in pot with a little water, a little julienne (or fresh vegetables, if you have them), some pepper and salt, and a few slices of pork or bacon

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