[Sca-cooks] hedgehog gourmets

Antonia Calvo ladyadele at paradise.net.nz
Mon Mar 10 18:47:19 PDT 2008


Suey wrote:

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>>>What do hedgehogs taste like?. How do you catch a hedgehog? I read today 
>>>that you put pears and apples out for them but you need a gauntlet for 
>>>if you try with your bare hand the pain from the quills will be so bad 
>>>you will pee all over yourself while that stinks and so do their quills. 
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>Antonia replied:
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>>Umm... actually, they're pretty harmless-- you just pick them up gently. 
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>Yeah I know but I am talking about medieval hunting and eating in 
>reference to Celestina. This book is really funny, imagine trying to 
>pick up a scared hedgehog with the bare hand and peeing all over 
>yourself from the pain! Is it worth the effort for a gourmet table? 
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...?

But I _have_ picked up scared hedgehogs a few times... 


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Antonia Calvo 
(formerly known as Adele de Maisieres)

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