When I was a kid I loved my grandma's mincemeat pie. Years later, I tried a few recipes trying to re-create hers with no luck. It wasn't until I was telling my brother about the pies that he let me know grandma made her mince from squirrel!
End of experiment...no canned squirrel at the grocery store (and no, I'm not going squirrel hunting).
If only I lived closer, I'd keep you supplied.