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Recipe for Squirrel and Gravy, given to Koreshan Unity leader Hedwig Michel by Ben Hamm of Vincennes, Indiana. This was likely a submission for the cookbook Michel was compiling in the mid 1970s. The recipe includes instructions for dressing and cleaning the squirrel prior to cooking.

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1975 (circa)

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Hamm, Ben

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Recipes

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Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

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Arts and Culture

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Cooking
Hamm, Ben
Koreshan Unity
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Vincennes (Ind.)

To cook the squirrel drain and roll in flour. Since it has soaked in salt water there's no need to salt it, but pepper to taste.
Fry to golden brown in Crisco. Drain off excess fat. Fill skillet until you half cover the squirrel with water. Simmer for three hours or until tender. Add 1/2 cup milk and simmer 5 or 10 minutes. Serve with hot biscuits.

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Recipe for Squirrel and Gravy

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Recipes

Cooking

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Hamm, Ben

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State Archives of Florida, Collection N2009-3

Date

1975 (circa)

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recipes

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eng-US

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Text

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n2009-3_b139_f12_08

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Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

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Vincennes (Ind.)

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Arts and Culture

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Koreshan Unity

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Hamm, Ben

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Squirrel and Gravy
To dress the squirrel, rip the hide down the inside of the hind leg. Peel hide over the head, saving the head as that is the best, or tastiest part of the squirrel. While on the head, remove the eyes and ears. Slit the squirrel's belly and remove the entrails.
Remove the head and the legs, cut back bone in two pieces. Soak in salt water preferably over night.

Jem J Hamm
1437 Main St
Vincennes Ind

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Hamm, Ben. Recipe for Squirrel and Gravy. 1975 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298149>, accessed 19 April 2025.

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Hamm, Ben. Recipe for Squirrel and Gravy. 1975 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298149>

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