What did you do in the garden today?

[Knobby]

I think I only tried rabbit once. It was in the military mess hall, wasn’t very good, and that was the end of that. Grandmother made squirrel once and I tried it…..and, that was the end of that. Never developed a liking for the ‘game’ taste. My family hunted and I tried but not being one to want to eat any wild game I just stopped hunting. Never wanted to kill anything anyway.

Oh, I love rabbit and squirrel! It all depends on how you prepare and cook the meat..that dictates if its gonna be gamy or not. We have alot of both game here on our property, along with whitetails and migratory fowls.

 

[Pojojuniper]

I picked peas to put in pasta salad, which I like to make in the morning so it can chill and let the flavors mingle all day before I serve it for dinner tonight. Perfect low-effort meal filled with yummy vegetables for a hot summer evening.

 

[OnlySympathy]

Your garden sounds like it is taking off! I haven't done loofahs, but they definitely have peaked my interest. I saw some people use them in nest boxes? And I haven't done dried beans. Now I want too realizing we eat so many black beans! I even can them!

I definitely recommend the beans!!! If you look into some of the different varieties there are some gorgeous ones. Here are some of my favorites I have

 

[TJAnonymous]

For those interested.... Walmart has a deal on Superb lids

 

[gtaus]

I have poison ivy re-growing amid my flower garden, which is awkward since I'm terribly allergic now. I have to ask hubby to pull it for me otherwise I'm in a whole body ooze experience.

That's too bad. My father had some bad reactions to poison ivy many years ago and had to go to the doctor for shots. That's no fun. If you had bad reactions in the past, it's smart to avoid repeated exposure.

Unfortunately, there is no medication that you can take to prevent poison ivy reactions. That would be nice. But I have not heard of any preventive medicine - other than limiting your exposure which is what you are doing.

 

[OnlySympathy]

My talented self managed to get an extremely itchy bug bite on my foot

 

[gtaus]

I think I only tried rabbit once. It was in the military mess hall, wasn’t very good, and that was the end of that. Grandmother made squirrel once and I tried it…..and, that was the end of that. Never developed a liking for the ‘game’ taste. My family hunted and I tried but not being one to want to eat any wild game I just stopped hunting. Never wanted to kill anything anyway.

I had rabbit in the military mess hall. It was good. I think more people had a problem with the idea of eating rabbits than the taste itself. In Europe, you can often buy fresh rabbit meat on the open market. I think they have a different attitude towards rabbit meat, with a long history of eating rabbits as part of their diet.

When I was a kid, I hunted and cleaned some squirrels. We cooked them and ate them. It was not very good, but I mean we did not know anything about how to cook meat. No luck in getting mother to cook the squirrels, either. In my case, I decided it was too much effort for the amount of meat we got even if we could have learned how to cook them better.

Oh, I love rabbit and squirrel! It all depends on how you prepare and cook the meat..that dictates if its gonna be gamy or not. We have alot of both game here on our property, along with whitetails and migratory fowls.

I agree. My brother gave us some deer meat, venison, because he did like the "gamey" taste of the meat. I know my grandmother used to cook venison when I was growing up, and it always had the extra wild kick flavor to it. I was never a big fan of venison, but I ate everything grandma made.

Dear Wife, however, took the venison and made a salad of some kind out of it. No more gamey flavor and everyone loved it, even my brother who gave us the meat. So yes, I agree how you prepare and cook the meat does indeed dictate if it's going to taste gamey, or not.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Grew up on tree rat and rabbit, squirrel with Grandma cooking.

 

[cj2024]

One word ~ MOSQUITOS

This zapper is cheap, and it works in my area with bait.
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[TillyPeeps]

This zapper is cheap, and it works in my area with bait.
AMUFER Bug Zapper – Amazon Product Page
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I have a similar zapper to kill gnats around my house plants. Life saver! Haven't tried it for mosquito control yet. Looks like a good idea.