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Originally posted by Gunslingergirl
For those who don't know, which I admit might be only me, what's the difference between a jackrabbit and a cottontail. Is it just size?
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Jacks are much bigger than Cottontails, their muscle structure is much different and they eat different foods.
I don't remember if I've told this before, but right after my wife and I were first married we visited her parents. They were farm folks, first generation Americans, Germans from Russia.
These people didn't have an easy life and were survivors. They added much to the American way of life, especially in the Dakotas. Good hardworking people and if you think the Scotch are frugal these people make them look like philanthropists. They can squeeze a nickel and make the Buffalo pass gas.
Anyway we got there a day early and it was suppertime and my mother-in-law was embarassed because they were having Jackrabbit for supper. I said so, I've eaten rabbit before. I thought she was going to faint. She had me pegged as a BIG city boy and was scared to death.
As GOB mentioned she cooked the rabbit in a pressure cooker with vegies and all her usual spices. She is a great cook and still bakes her own bread and shes in her 90's. Fact is she could cook an old boot and make it taste good. I guess in Russia that happened quite often.
The rabbit was absolutely scrumdiddleyumptious. You could cut it with a fork.
Crock pot or pressure cooker is the way to go though. I don't now how a Jackrabbit would be rated on the food value scale but I know they are low in fat and high in protein.
Compared to a Cottontail I'd say they are at least twice the size.
Are they edible, you betcha. Are they tasty, depends on the cook, like anything else.
Bon appetit.
Best wishes, Bill