really old style living?

mardatha

This is all making me think of Angus Ogg. Does anybody remember how hilariously funny that cartoon was ?? I grew up reading it and it took me until I was about 40 to realise that Plockton was not a massive city :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Red_Doe

I remember Angus Og! Mind you I grew up reading the Broons and Oor Wullie as well. Best education I ever had

grazerz_2

Hi everyone, long time lurker here, found this thread very informative and full of good ideas. Just wanted to say hello, but feel very outnumbered being one of the few males here, so be gentle with me please

seasalt_2

Red_Doe wrote: »

I remember Angus Og! Mind you I grew up reading the Broons and Oor Wullie as well. Best education I ever had

We have got all of these on our bookshelves!

mardatha

Oooooh ! a MAN !! :j And a Fifer as well ! ... I was born in St.Andrews, my grandad had a fishing boat out of Pittenweem

grazerz_2

Hi Mardatha, sorry to disappoint you, but i'm not a Fifer, from Dundee originally.

ceridwen

ChocClare wrote: »

The downside of this is that in October (well, later in October), I have no doubt that I shall waken each morning to find two dozen pheasants on my lawn, chomping into whatever they can find. Pity I don't much care for pheasant...

:think: Any possibilities for a bit of bartering there - along the lines of "You come and get the pheasants and 'deal with' them and in return I have such and such from you?":)

ChocClare

ceridwen wrote: »

:think: Any possibilities for a bit of bartering there - along the lines of "You come and get the pheasants and 'deal with' them and in return I have such and such from you?":)

:rotfl:

No, they tend to fly away as soon as I go into the garden!

Those of us who have read "Danny, the Champion of the World" know that I need only put sleeping tablets in sultanas and then sew them shut to make those pheasants mine all mine however...;)

The retired gamekeeper lives opposite and the new gamekeeper is about 100 yards away so in the spirit of community living I'll leave well alone, I think. We are one of only three houses which do not belong to the estate, but they do seem to be accepting us now, even though our family has not lived in the hamlet since 1770 :eek:

ChocClare

OK, here's the rabbit recipe. We used to make ours in a chicken brick that we got from Habitat when we were first married (ah, how that dates us), but I guess you could make it in a decent casserole dish, although you might need to do something with the bacon if so - in the chicken brick, it came out quite crisp, so it might be worth crisping it up first, as it definitely needs that:

1 rabbit (or portions)
1 clove garlic
1 cup red wine
1 tsp tomato puree
1 tsp sugar
couple of sprigs of rosemary or a sprinkle of dried
1 tsp marmalade
6 oz bacon
5oz cream
bouquet garni

Clean the rabbit if necessary and season with salt and pepper. Cover the bottom of the chicken brick with a thin layer of bacon slices. Then put in the rabbit and cover with more bacon slices. Cook in a very hot oven gas 9 for 40 mins. (If using a casserole, you could fry off the bacon until crisp, then saute the rabbit in the same pan until browned all over.) Add all the other ingredients, mix well, and return the oven on gas 7 for 2 hours (chicken brick) - probably much less for a cast-iron casserole dish. Remove lid for last 20 mins.

The trick here is to get the sauce to reduce S L O W L Y so that it really tenderises the rabbit and becomes thick and scrummy.

If I were making this in a casserole dish, I'd reduce the temperature of the oven and cook it for longer. I imagine it would work extremely well in a slow cooker left overnight or all day.

You don't want to end up with a thin sauce here - if you let it reduce well you get tender rabbit, crispy bacon and wonderful creamy wine sauce.

Red_Doe

ChoClare thanks so much for this, it sounds delicious! I don`t have a chicken brick but will crisp the bacon up and use the casserole dish. Thanks again!