Hedgehog Pie

[Mr Smith]

A while back when coursing and hunting with dogs was legal a couple of lads I came across at one of these events called themselves 'Travelling folk', I asked was it correct that they ate Hedgehogs and did they wash in puddles, to both questions they answered 'yes', it was actually a tongue in cheek question and for my cheek I was expecting a bit of a punch up (we had been drinking most of the morning), they then gave me a rough guide to how they baked Hedgehogs on their campfires and covered the Hedgehog in mud or better still clay, I must confess that I have never tried Hedgehog, have any of you tried this Travellers delicacy

[Mr Smith]

[betula]

I suppose if I was starving in the true sense of the word I would eat them.I am fond of hedgehogs though so hope that never happens.

[Digeroo]

The thought of eating hedgehogs is most upsetting.  We used to have lots in the garden you could hear them snuffling about at night.  But hardly see them now.   I had thought they were now protected. 

[SamLouise]

.   I had thought they were now protected. 

I thought that too.

Mr Smith, you do ask people some risky questions, LOL!

[RenishawPhil]

The thought of eating hedgehogs is most upsetting.  We used to have lots in the garden you could hear them snuffling about at night.  But hardly see them now.   I had thought they were now protected.  

To true.  However seeing quite a few at the moment  :)

[hippydave]

They have been protected since 2007 but i have eaten them baked in mud well before that time. it was gutted stuffed with fresh hay and wrapped in thick mud  and then place in a wee pit with hot wood embers at the bottom and then topped with more hot embers and a fire built on top about and hour and a half later we unearthed the the cooked hedgehog and broke open the mud.
most of the spines stayed in the mud as it was broke off, it was quite a strange taste and the meat was slightly grey and a bit dry but if push came to shove you could live on it.

[pumkinlover]

No I do not think I would eat hedghog, but Squirrel is quite tasty, (Grey I hasten to add).
Apparently most people think it tastes like chicken but I thought it more like pork.

[Mr Smith]

I have just been looking at several internet sites on Hedgehog conservation and protection, and do you know that Essex is very low in numbers for Hedgehogs,  ;)

[Mr Smith]

.   I had thought they were now protected. 

I thought that too.

Mr Smith, you do ask people some risky questions, LOL!

SamLouise,
                                         When have I asked a risky question, I'm a gentleman and not an Officer, ;)