Is squirrel the perfect austerity dish?

Asks the BBC. That will be an emphatic yep from me. Thumbs up to Mr William Hovey Smith from Georgia a man after my own heart........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11834184

All American hunter William Hovey Smith showing off a fine cut of squirrel meat all dressed and ready for the pot.

Click on the link for some helpful recipe tips but if you fancy a more traditional Cornish supper

here is old Granny Mannings' recipe for squirrel pasties. You will need the following:

140g squirrel meat cut into 1cm cubes; 100g sliced potato; 100g sliced swede; 50g diced onion; 30g smoked bacon; 15g chopped hazelnuts; 75g butter; 5g chopped parsley; a good pinch of salt and pepper

Method · Egg wash edges of pastry circles. · Place the potato, swede, hazelnuts, parsley and seasoning on to each circle followed by the bacon, squirrel meat and, finally, the onion. · Place butter in each pasty, then fold over the pastry and crimp the edges. · Put the pasties on to a greaseproof baking tray, egg wash both pasties well, place in a pre-heated oven at 180C or gas mark 5. · Bake for 45-50 minutes. The juices should start to boil and the pasties should be able to move on the tray with ease Serve with a glass or two of Hancocks' latest vintage Enjoy me luvvers!