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I had the same problem a couple of years ago...
One suggestion, mix the cayenne pepper and some black pepper with a light vegetable oil and spray it on the plants; otherwise, the pepper just blows off in the wind and-or rain.
Supposedly sprinkling ferret droppings will keep rabbits, moles, and squirrels away... Another option is to lightly sprinkle wood ashes on and I haven't tried the droppings or the ashes.
Rabbits are dumb! 2223Here is a very good recipe from Cafˇ de Fˇdˇrations in Lyons Patricial Wells published in her Bistro Cooking. I posted it...
As for when you catch, kill, and clean the rabbit (or any squirrels that become bothersome)- I suggest the following:
Squirrel (Rabbit) Stroganoff-style
6-7 slices Bacon, diced 2 Squirrels (1 rabbit) cut into serving pieces 3-4 cup Flour 2 1-2 tsp dry Mustard 1 1-2 tsp Thyme 1-2 tsp Pepper 1 1-2 tsp Salt 3-4 cup Chicken Broth 1 large Onion, diced 4 oz Mushrooms, sliced 1 TBSP Butter 2 cups Sour cream Grapes, halved (handful of) 1-4 cup Sherry Minced Parsley
Fry Bacon until crisp and set aside.
Roll meat pieces in the flour mixed with herbs-spices, using all of the flour mixture if possible, and brown meat over medium heat. Takes about 15 minutes to do this.
Add the chicken broth, cover and simmer until the saddle pieces seem tender (15 minutes)
While the meat is simmering, sautˇ the onion and then the mushrooms in butter and set aside.
When done, remove the meat temporarily and stir in the sour cream, grapes, onion & mushrooms. Make sure the sour cream melds with the other ingredients and if necessary, add a bit of hot water. Simmer for 5 minutes but do not let it boil.
Rabbits are dumb! 2224All that Playboy stuff in the trollop family newsgroup... Coming right up. Die Biene Maja has always been completely useless and certainly never even thought of producing honey. Here is a nice recipe for tenderloin...
Now stir in the sherry, add bacon & meat and simmer just until the meat is heated again. Garnish with parsley.
