Anyone have a good recipe? Preferably Italian style?

These guys have been plaguing me.

Any help?

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This one has been eating well.

Luckily the bird feeder seems to have gotten his attention.

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This one has overeaten, and is catching his/her breath in the sun.

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Aw...aren't they cute?

David, that's exactly what my wife said as they were chomping on my peppers.
(My thoughts were better left unstated.)
Yesterday I discovered they had scraped and squeezed under the veggie garden gate, so I salvaged some old paving blocks from the scrap pile and made a stone sill for it to frustrate that approach. I'm sure they are busy preparing a retaliatory strike even as we blog.

Like the impregnable cockroach -- they might take over the world.

Men of the world, UNITE.

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I use the natural topography for rabbit and deer control. To the east is the Indian River and a salt marsh, a half mile to the north is I-95 and a few hundred yards to the south is the railroad. Critters do enter our neighborhood but many do not make it out.

You mean that you have no recipe?

I wouldn't want to just destroy them wantonly.

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You know, they really are helpful, though. Just look. If you ever have a problem with crabgrass growing in a container, they are up to the task.... they are a little troublesome with mallow, lantana, etc., etc.,
Sorry, no italian recipes.

indiana_lily~

Thank you. I'll be sure to remember where to go IF I --- ever have a problem with crabgrass growing in a container.

Be well

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Those "cute li'l critters" are great fried, stewed and in gumbo. To make Italian, just add oregano and sweet basil. That's it!
Ah! Don't forget to remove their genuine fur coat; not very tasty.

LostIndian~

Thanks. That's already in gloves.

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Around here, the bunnies generally prefer clover, and they can have all they like! When the population in the yard gets out of hand (eg, when I walk around the house and see a dozen of them), I get out Grandpa's old rabbit trap (like a wooden version of a HavAHart) and take a few for a ride in the country.

A few years back, I noticed that the bunnies weren't eating anything in a bed where I had spearmint growing -- not even the tender little snowpeas I'd planted! So now when I chop back my mint, or my scented geraniums, or other herbs, I put the snippings in the veggie garden (sometimes I chop them roughly and then sprinkle them around). I think they can then only smell the herbs (which they don't like) and not the pepper plants and so forth, so they leave the garden alone.

critter`

You are right about the spearmint. They stay away from it.

I've tried trapping them. What do you use for bait?

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I'm not much help on baiting the trap, because I don't bother doing that with mine... it's a little wooden cave that smells like bunny, and they'll just hop right in!

Sounds like you've got it. By gosh you've got it.

Looks like I now have to find something -- besides a bunny -- that smells like bunny.

Anyone have any hints?

Be well

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Bait your trap with whatever they're enjoying in your garden. If it's a wooden trap, let the first bunny sit tight for a while, and it will smell like bunny thereafter (especially if the car ride literally scares the poo out of him). I don't know that there's any lasting way to make a metal trap smell like bunny....

critter~

I think I am going the other way. I've planted some thyme in front of the goodies -- and they're giving it a wide berth. The spearmint seems to keep them away on the other side. Now I'll watch -- and wait.

Be well

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That sounds like a good plan. And if you have some clover elsewhere in the yard -- leave it! Around here, at least, they seem to prefer the clover to the garden veggies. Mostly. LOL Actually, I think it's the groundhog (one of a seemingly endless succession) who's been "pruning" the cukes and eating the tips off the bean plants.

We've trapped two groundgogs so far -- last year. (One was a monster.)

We've relocated them -- and seem to be free. (of them - so far.)

Be well

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flyboyFL and All,

Planting onions around the garden keeps most critters out plus you need onions to make good gumbo. Twice a winner!
Ground hogs make fair gumbo, but they ain't high on my list.

LostIndian~

Nor are they high on my list. They are so uuuggglllyyy.

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flyboyFL...I've never seen an ugly gumbo, but is possible.

LostIndian~

You are right. One hundred percent. I have never seen -- or tasted -- an ugly gumbo.

YUM

OREGANO RABBIT

1 sm. rabbit, cut in serving pieces
Salt
Pepper
1/8 tsp. crushed oregano
2 tbsp. milk
1 egg
1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. fine dry bread crumbs

Sprinkle each rabbit piece with salt, pepper and oregano. Combine milk and egg; beat lightly. Dip seasoned rabbit in flour, then in egg mixture, then in bread crumbs. Brown on all sides in 1/2 inch of fat heated to 375 degrees. Reduce heat. Cook 20-30 minutes longer, or until tender. Drain on absorbent paper. Serves 2-3.

Xeramtheum~

Sounds delicious.

I am going to have DDW try it with chicken, until I can get some more ammo.

Be well

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Hassenpfeffer! DH says if we catch and cook a rabbit, it's got to be Hassenpfeffer, because that's what Bugs Bunny was always in the pot for... LOL.

Here's a recipe I just found... hey, it's got red wine and garlic, sounds kinda Italian to me! http://www.recipesource.com/main-dishes/meat/rabbit/00/rec0012.html

critter~

One problem -- two extenuating facts.

Number one -- it says "young rabbit." These guys are pretty old and smart.

But the wine and the chocolate in the recipe make it sound enticing.

What to do -- what to do?

Thanks -- and be well.

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Just go to any search engine and type in the following:

recipe rabbit italian

You'll get tons

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I hear and I obey.

I think it's coniglio.

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If you've got old rabbits, undoubtedly you also have young'uns around!

Just read today that lavender is suppose to keep them away from the garden.

Haven't seen the young'uns around. Don't know the seasons for them, but the older ones have been chasing one another around.

Lavender, I dunno. Maybe next year. Today they were nibbling away at the verbena and the petunias. Wild !!!!

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I've got a rabbit fence around my garden, so don't have any bigger rabbits, but do have a little one that gets through the fence. Won't be much longer and it'll be too big. It sure loves the sweet potatoe leaves!

My thyme has almost met my mint -- along the front. I am hoping.

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Forgive me, I'm being silly but yes it is coniglio and you don't need a young one.

Here you go flyboyFL-

Coniglio al forno

Ingredienti per 4/6 persone:

1 coniglio 2 uova
2 cucchiai di pecorino grattuggiato 1 pugno di mollica di pane raffermo
1 spicchio di aglio 4 cipolle
olio extravergine di oliva prezzemolo
sale pepe

Preparazione:

Sbattete le uova ed amalgamatevi la mollica di pane, il formaggio, il prezzemolo e l'aglio tritato, il sale e un pò di pepe. Farcite con questo composto il coniglio, che avrete precedentemente lavato per bene, e legatelo con un filo da cucina per non far uscire l'intingolo. Cospargete una teglia da forno di olio e adagiatevi il coniglio con le zampe rivolte verso l'alto. Sistemate nella teglia alcune cipolle intere o dimezzate, condite con un pò d'olio, sale, pepe e formaggio. Infornate, possibilmente, in un forno a legna.

Here's one more ricetta for you-

Coniglio al pomodoro Orey

Ingredienti:
6 cosce di coniglio - aceto di vino rosso - 2 spicchio d’aglio - 250 g di sedano - 100 g di carote - 2 cipolle - rosmarino fresco - 20 g di farina bianca - olio extra vergine di oliva - 300 gr.pomodori varietà Orey - 100 gr. di lardo in cubetti - sale e di pepe

Preparazione :
Marinata:La marinata deve essere effettuata il giorno prima per lasciare in macerazione la carne del coniglio, in firgo, per almeno 24 ore. Mescolare l’acqua e l’aceto di vino rosso. Pelare gli spicchi d’aglio e tagliarli a lamelle molto sottili. Pelare e tagliare le carote e il sedano a piccoli cubetti. Aggiungere il rosmarino, le foglie di alloro spezzate in due, sale e pepe.
Tagliare i pomodori in piccoli cubetti. Togliere i pezzi di coniglio dalla marinata, scolarli,asciugarli con canovaccio ed infarinarli. Passare al setaccio il liquido della marinata e metterla da parte. In una teglia cuocere il coniglio, aggiungendo il lardo, i pomodori Donato a cubetti e diluire con la marinata, lasciare cuocere per circa 1 ora.

Lol .. here is a translator flyboy!

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

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Oh, that translator is cool. Too bad it doesn't do conversions from metric too.

Here ya go!

http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm

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Tee he, I know the conversions. My measuring cups have both. I was just teasing with you because I thought that translation site you found was really neat.