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rabbit
late 14c., "young of the coney," from Fr. dialect (cf. Walloon robète), dim. of Flem. or M.Du. robbe "rabbit," of unknown origin. The adult was a coney (q.v.) until 18c.
Zoologically speaking, there are no native rabbits in the United States; they are all hares. But the early colonists, for some unknown reason, dropped the word hare out of their vocabulary, and it is rarely heard in American speech to this day. When it appears it is almost always applied to the so-called Belgian hare, which, curiously enough, is not a hare at all, but a true rabbit. [H.L. Mencken]

Tastes nothing like chicken!
Used to hunt with a gun, now use a Canon (as someone's byline goes). But yeah, rabbit does taste good!
We have a few running around here, call them all Fricassee. My neice isn't too happy when I use that name on her pet rabbit!

When I was little my dad started raising rabbits and I thought he was doing it so we could have pets hey did I say I was only five at the time .
Then one day I opened the trash can to put in the trash ,well you can guess what was at the bottom all those heads looking back at me. So no thank you:p

Now I want wabbit for supper and I don't have one in the freezer If only the dog could run a little faster...

kohr2000 wrote in post #11565418
When I was little my dad started raising rabbits and I thought he was doing it so we could have pets hey did I say I was only five at the time .
Then one day I opened the trash can to put in the trash ,well you can guess what was at the bottom all those heads looking back at me. So no thank you:p

Many, many years ago, when I was a boy, I, too, raised rabbits. Had a little over a hundred head.

Sold everything from them: the meat to a meat market; the pelts to a furrier; the feet to a novelty company; etc. Even the offal. It was dried, mince, mixed with droppings, and sold as fertilizer.

Waste not, want not.

And yes. Rabbit is good eatin'! Especially domestic rabbit, where you can control the diet and neuter the males.

I still drool when I see those nice, cute little bunnies.

20droger wrote in post #11566257
Many, many years ago, when I was a boy, I, too, raised rabbits. Had a little over a hundred head.

Sold everything from them: the meat to a meat market; the pelts to a furrier; the feet to a novelty company; etc. Even the offal. It was dried, mince, mixed with droppings, and sold as fertilizer.

Waste not, want not.

And yes. Rabbit is good eatin'! Especially domestic rabbit, where you can control the diet and neuter the males.

I still drool when I see those nice, cute little bunnies.

Yuck...the rabbit I must have tried was gross. It was in a spaghetti sauce.
We used to go hunting lots but mainly for partridge...now that's something that would make my mouth water! Have not went hunting in years tho. All this gun registration put a great damper on that.

There is a bunny farm locally, I've gotten some from them. Very good eating. Definitely a different flavor than a wild critter, but still wonderful. They had a stand at a local farmer's market but now that it is shut down for the winter I'll have to look up where they are. Just wish I could get them fresh and not frozen. Guess I'll have to find out when they get them back from the abittoir and get one set aside for me.

Hmmmmmm,, rabbits, a blot on the Australian landscape.. An introduced species which caused (causes) so much damage to the Australian environment..

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #11566579
There is a bunny farm locally, I've gotten some from them. Very good eating. Definitely a different flavor than a wild critter, but still wonderful. They had a stand at a local farmer's market but now that it is shut down for the winter I'll have to look up where they are. Just wish I could get them fresh and not frozen. Guess I'll have to find out when they get them back from the abittoir and get one set aside for me.

How do you cook them? Just curious to know if that makes a big difference than what my Italian friend does.

I am partial to a soup or stew. Last one I did was a stew, cut the meat up into smallish bits, cooked with potatoe, carrot, celery, and such. One 3lb bunny makes a decent bit of stew that lends well to leftovers.

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #11566804
I am partial to a soup or stew. Last one I did was a stew, cut the meat up into smallish bits, cooked with potatoe, carrot, celery, and such. One 3lb bunny makes a decent bit of stew that lends well to leftovers.

Yummmm I love stew! Especially with dumplings!

Shhhhhhh....be verwwwy quiet, i'm hunting wabbitts.

QueenChatty wrote in post #11566731
How do you cook them? Just curious to know if that makes a big difference than what my Italian friend does.

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #11566804
I am partial to a soup or stew. Last one I did was a stew, cut the meat up into smallish bits, cooked with potatoe, carrot, celery, and such. One 3lb bunny makes a decent bit of stew that lends well to leftovers.

I like J-o-a-T recipe, the only difference is I add bacon, and also sear the meat (don't cook it, just seal it) first in olive oil. I've usually had wild rabbit, so needs a little to take off the pine.

I've also done rabbit as a fry up with onions, and the side dish of choice. A little red wine in the fry up.

Hmm starting to think of this weekend's menus.

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #11565445
Now I want wabbit for supper and I don't have one in the freezer If only the dog could run a little faster...

I have some fresh trout. Will they do? It was about 14º F, slight breeze and good sunlight. Two friends and I went out and fished until dark.