There is much to do, there is work on every hand...

Wow, lots to cover today. First, however, some reader mail from Sarah Miers, Government Lawyer, regarding the recent spate of coverage herein on the gustatorial delights of muskrats:

Bad year for muskrats here in Maryland. Or, I should say, bad year for muskrat eaters, good year for muskrats.

Excerpt from the Washington Post:

Muskrat Love Losing Appeal
Fewer Trappers Are Hunting Area's Coastal Waterways
Sue Anne Pressley Washington Post Staff Writer
January 11, 2003; Page B1
Section: Metro
Word Count: 1021

Bob Krajewski slogged through the icy pond, checking his traps, with the agility expected of someone nicknamed "Muskrat." Before long, he held up a plump prize -- a creature with wet black fur, sharp yellow claws and a long hairless tail. "He's a good 'rat," said Krajewski, dropping the dead muskrat into the tall basket on his back and moving on to the next trap. "A big one."

Well, it should come as no surprise to anyone that if there is animal to be et, including our little water rat friends, that we here at Possumblog Kitchens will be on top of the best way to prepare it and deliver it to the marketplace!

Based upon the continued wildly successful Cornatee™, the tasty cornbread battered, deep-fried manatee treat on a stick (also available in the new Cajun Spicy version), and the Cornguin™, the meaty and delicious cornbread battered, deep-fried Emperor penguin on a stick, we are proud to announce the newest in our line of fine products, the CORNUTRIA!! Fresh, tender, nutria are taken at the prime of their yellow-toothed goodness, dipped in our homemade cornbread batter (just like Grandma's, except for the chemicals and Red 40) and deep fried to a crunchy, crispy, golden brown. Each is then carefully packaged and delivered, and can be found in local grocer's freezer section! Delicious, nutria-itious, and convenient! From your friends as Possumblog Kitchens!
posted by Terry at 9:19:00 AM