I’m never one to pass up a new recipe so we tried energy’s possum feast on New Years Eve. Was getting a little sick of the burnt carp/sauerkraut spread on Ritz crackers. We had to come up with a few variations since possums don’t like to wander Wisconsin when it’s in the single didgits, but it worked out really well.
We first had to find the possum which proved illusive. We decided we would smoke them out of their den using small sulfer bombs we made up. The first hole wasn’t really what we expected and I guess the skunk felt the same way. It’s a little hard telling those holes apart. The second hole proved to be what we were looking for, but that possum came flying out of that hole at 50mph and my wife had a hard time catching it but the sulfur must have overwhelmed the old girl (possum) as she just fell over about 20 feet from the hole. Sort of missed the beating of the head part though, but my wife insisted I put my hockey stick away. We kept the fur on. It’s an acquired taste but it does add some aroma to the cooking process. We also substituted pork rinds for the mushrooms, jalapeno’s for the wimpy green peppers, and red onions. For sauce, no soy - just Tabasco.
For skewers, we had to borrow the neighbors bicycle spokes which were a little bent when we replaced them but his truck tire was another story I won’t get into right now. He really didn’t have to do that to the wonderful plate of food we offered in return! We also did not have enough time to marinade the meat overnight, so we just put the chunks in a large bowl, covered it with Tabasco and dropped a very large cement block onto it from the garage roof to force some juice into the meat. You know, I’m still walking a little funny from carrying that block up the ladder.
Anyway, those 6 servings are highly misleading as my wife and I finished the whole thing ourselves, except for that one plate! Must be quite a few light eaters down south. As for the fat, nothing like putting on a few pounds for the long winter, but the Tabasco really evens it out.
Thank you energy. You made our New Years one to remember. The day after wasn’t bad either. Only a three roll day if you know what I mean...
Also had quite a variation of the dropping of the ball from Times Square here in Wisconsin. In one of the small towns along the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin, they dropped a frozen carp from a crane at midnight. They shoved a flashlight in its mouth before dropping it so no one would get beaned. Gonna be an annual celebration!
Happy New Year everyone
