PUT SOME GROUNDHOG IN YOUR MOUTH>>>

Happy Grounhog's day! (Yesterday) Because my parents were away for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, we are instead having a Groundhog's day family get-together. No joke. I offered my chef step-dad an actual groundhog recipe to incorporate into our feast, and even offered up the carcus of what I thought was a groundhog. It turned out to be a mole from my backyard. He declined, stating that turkey would be better recieved, and adding that moles are not delicious, and that even if I found a groundhog, it would be insensitive to eat one on its honorary day.

So...we're having turkey. But for anyone who would like to "insensitively" kill, skin, and butcher the rodent, I've included a recipe below.

Woodchuck (Groundhog) Pie:

Cut groundhog into 2 or 3 pieces.

Parboil for 1 hour.

Remove meat from bones in large pieces. Add onion, green pepper, parsley, salt, pepper, and flour to the broth and srit until it thickens.

If the broth does not measure 3 cups, add water.

Add the meat to the broth mixture and stir thoroughly.

Pour into baking dish.

For biscuits:

• Servings: 6-8
• 1 groundhog skinned and cleaned
• 1/4 cup onion
• 1/4 cup green pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon minced parsley
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 4 1/2 tablespoon flour
• 3 cups broth
• Biscuits:
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoon fat
• 1/4 cup milk

sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Cut in the fat and add the liquid.

Stir until the dry ingredients are moist.

Roll only enough to make it fit the dish.

Place dough on top of meat, put in a hot oven (400 degrees F.) and bake 30 to 40 minutes or until dough is browned.