flippermaj Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 Does any one eat crow? If so any recipes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 Search scott rea crow recipes on YouTube. Not tried it myself but he makes it look edible👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 Number 5 shot, cooks em good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 My best mate used to stuff 2 young ones in a old style roses sweets jar (tall glass with the wide lid) and marinade them in some vile cocktail. He really rates them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 what they used to do years ago....was to get young lads to climb the trees and tie the young rooks legs to the nest with rafia and when the rooks got big enough they used to harvest them.................i think old rooks and crows can be a bit inedible... it was very popular thing to do in the country at one time...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 There are 19 Corvid recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 27 minutes ago, JDog said: There are 19 Corvid recipes. Very droll there JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, ditchman said: what they used to do years ago....was to get young lads to climb the trees and tie the young rooks legs to the nest with rafia and when the rooks got big enough they used to harvest them.................i think old rooks and crows can be a bit inedible... it was very popular thing to do in the country at one time...... They didn't have food banks years ago , I have ate some rumon things like Coots , Moorhens and a lot of the small wading birds , but certainly not Rooks and Crows , well unless some were put in the game casseroles we have had during our shoot lunches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Old Boggy said: Very droll there JDog Sorry. I thought it was quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted March 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 So there are a few recipes on the internet, but no one on this forum has actually eaten crow? No one owning up yet😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Yep, I have eaten many a crow. My grandmother would make a rook pie back in the war years and rarely a crumb left over. In recent times we have been invited to rook pie evenings with a local couple...old school... and again young branchers converted into rook pie. Certainly edible but would have benefited from a little more seasoning. I would think also very good in a mixed game pie, with the breast meats chopped along with other game....how about crow sausage ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Isn't crow pie just made from the young rooks as they leave the nests and anything more mature is pretty rank? I suspect it's not a good idea to eat scavengers like them Rook pie is nice enough and think it's where the "four and twenty black birds baked in a pie" comes from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Im sure I read on here before someone saying a farmer's wife made a 'crow pie' after a day shooting branchers, and it being a bit bland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 59 minutes ago, Farmboy91 said: Im sure I read on here before someone saying a farmer's wife made a 'crow pie' after a day shooting branchers, and it being a bit bland. My missus could make a vindaloo bland. Blame the cook not the dish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 14 minutes ago, 39TDS said: My missus could make a vindaloo bland. Blame the cook not the dish. Or in the case of my missus the actual pan itself. We've been together for over 5 years now and we're on our fourth milk pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 🤣🤣🤣 7 hours ago, Farmboy91 said: Or in the case of my missus the actual pan itself. We've been together for over 5 years now and we're on our fourth milk pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameking Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Rook pie anyone https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/recipes/rook-pie-recipe-15406 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 7 hours ago, WalkedUp said: 🤣🤣🤣 Honestly, I always thought dried wheatabix was the hardest substance known to man, until she decided to heat baked beans in it. She tries though bless her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Farmboy91 said: Honestly, I always thought dried wheatabix was the hardest substance known to man, until she decided to heat baked beans in it. She tries though bless her. Fair does, my missus hasn't ruined any pans that I know of. Even with her signature dish of beans on toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 23 minutes ago, 39TDS said: Fair does, my missus hasn't ruined any pans that I know of. Even with her signature dish of beans on toast. To be honest I can top her burning the pans. I used to get up 4.00 for work, first thing I would do is put the kettle on the boil then head to the bathroom. I'd do everything in the dark so I didn't disturb anyone. Done all that as usual one morning, was getting dressed and thought to myself, I can't hear the kettle boiling, you know when something doesn't feel quite right. Carried on, got dressed went into the kitchen, flicked the light on and was hit by a wall of smoke. Turns out in the dark rather than putting the kettle on, id hit the switch for the hob, on top of which was a plastic tray, which had the proceeded to melt 😂 all the windows open at 4.15, in the morning, middle of winter to get rid of the smell. She was well impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 34 minutes ago, Farmboy91 said: To be honest I can top her burning the pans. I used to get up 4.00 for work, first thing I would do is put the kettle on the boil then head to the bathroom. I'd do everything in the dark so I didn't disturb anyone. Done all that as usual one morning, was getting dressed and thought to myself, I can't hear the kettle boiling, you know when something doesn't feel quite right. Carried on, got dressed went into the kitchen, flicked the light on and was hit by a wall of smoke. Turns out in the dark rather than putting the kettle on, id hit the switch for the hob, on top of which was a plastic tray, which had the proceeded to melt 😂 all the windows open at 4.15, in the morning, middle of winter to get rid of the smell. She was well impressed. Is she your carer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Is she your carer? She is now 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Mine cleaned the telly, mirrors and pictures with wax polish and couldn't figure out why none seemed to come clean. I assumed she'd had the littlun wiping his hands all over everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Shot a crow on Saturday so thought what the heck, better try it! I flash fried a breast and cut a couple of thin slices off. It tasted very nice, not as strong as pigeon but very tasty. However, I don't think I will be eating a pile of them yet as although the taste was fine I could not for the life of me get the image of a stinky crow out of my mind as I ate it! As others have said, I am sure some have eaten it in the past in game pies and stews and not even known it was crow. Give it a try! Cheers Flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Rooks are not crows! Crows eat carrion. So not an animal you'd then want to eat the flesh of. I've eaten rooks...branchers...and would eat them again at the drop of a hat. In a pie with fat back bacon to give gelatine and "body" to the pie. So young brancher rooks in a pie yes. Delicious hot and "to die for" cold. But carrion crow? Never, never, never. Edited March 22, 2020 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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