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Small Game  
Soul Food" Brother Willie  
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When Willie was about 14, his Grandma bought him a .22 rifle with money he had  
earned. His old bb-gun was relegated to the back of the closet, and fishing did not hold  
the lure it once had; after all, now he could hunt small wild game indigenous to the poor  
dirt tobacco farm where he lived. So, whenever he wasn't in school, doing chores at  
home, working for his neighbors, and his grandma would let him he went huntin'. Yes, he  
was a good shot. He had to be, ammunition was expensive, and if he didn't bring home  
the "goods" more often than naught, he'd lose his huntin' privileges. 'Nuff said.  
The following recipes appear in Soul Food Recipes. . .Learned On a North Carolina  
Tobacco Farm by Willie Crawford, and are used with permission. FYI, you can find his  
cookbook at http://chitterlings.com/. Thanks, "Soul Food" Brother Willie.--Caj  
Venison Stew  
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pounds venison (I prefer hind quarter meat)  
1/2 cups red wine vinegar  
cup fresh mushrooms  
tablespoons Lawry's Seasoned Salt  
cups cooking sherry  
cups beef stock  
/4 cup pearl onions, trimmed  
Pinch ground allspice  
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whole bay leaves  
cloves garlic, crushed  
cup celery  
cups carrots  
cups leeks  
pinches ground oregano, chopped  
pound fatback, diced  
tablespoons sugar  
small bottle cheap red wine  
tablespoons butter  
Preparation:  
. Pour half bottle of red wine and half the wine vinegar into a non-aluminum pan.  
Add bay leaves, allspice and vegetables.  
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. Bring to a boil for 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature. This can be done  
overnight in the refrigerator, BUT allow to return to room temperature before  
adding meat.  
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. Strain the mixture through cheesecloth. Discard the vegetables and spices in  
the cheesecloth.  


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