Hedgehogs - Page 2

accymel · 27-06-2006, 11:56

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Saw one last night Tinks, a big fat one, I often see them at night they seem to playout more when the rest of us are tucked up in bed

LOL Like slugs do in fact no shortage of them buggers they especially like a drink of beer

Tinkerbelle · 27-06-2006, 11:59

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Originally Posted by accymel

LOL Like slugs do in fact no shortage of them buggers they especially like a drink of beer

I wonder if we can encourage some hedgehogs out if we offer them beer like we did those slugs? Might be worth a go the next nice evening we get.

accymel · 27-06-2006, 12:00

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

I wonder if we can encourage some hedgehogs out if we offer them beer like we did those slugs? Might be worth a go the next nice evening we get.

Mmmmm sounds good & wonder if they wait on doorstep night after night like the slugs did lol

Conserved by beer

Tealeaf · 27-06-2006, 13:18

As most of you are well aware, Accy and the surrounding area has been plagued by a number of infestations of "travellers" over the last few years. What is their favourites bed time snack?

None other than roast hedgehog! Most people will notice when their house has been broken into, but will probably not miss Henry the Hedgehog at the bottom of the garden.So if you do want to see more of these splendid little creatures, then just ensure that HBC & the local cops keep the gypos well out of town.

Madhatter · 27-06-2006, 16:35

Did you know that hedgehogs eat slugs, you've got more chance of getting them to visit if you've got slugs than beer. Also hedgehogs like creosote, the get excited by the smell. On a fence I mean, don't go giving them saucers of the stuff.

Tinkerbelle · 27-06-2006, 16:47

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

As most of you are well aware, Accy and the surrounding area has been plagued by a number of infestations of "travellers" over the last few years. What is their favourites bed time snack?

None other than roast hedgehog!

OMG! Mr T! I thought you were joking with that but mtheads just told me that they actually do! Apparently they wrap them in clay and cook them on a bonfire, is that correct?

Dirty, evil gits!!!

Margaret Pilkington · 27-06-2006, 20:27

yes, Tinks it is true......when they pull the clay off all the skin and spikes come off too leaving the roasted meat underneath....don't know if they eat the innards.....YUK!

West Ender · 27-06-2006, 20:28

I think roast hedgehog is a Romany delicacy - not your average "traveller" who tends to feast on cheeseburgers and chips.

I haven't seen a live hedgehog for years (plenty of road-kill ones) and I really wish they'd come into my garden because I'm always fighting a battle with slugs and snails. I have half a dozen different varieties of hostas, in a corner, and they are Slug Heaven. If I could only entice a hedgehog to come and live with me it could have the best of everything - I'd even provide it with its own kennel - and it would never go hungry.

Margaret Pilkington · 27-06-2006, 20:31

I was once given a whole load of lupins for my garden....they were full of slugs...I used to go out when it got dark and catch the blighters and pour salt on them.....I was fighting a losing battle and in the end I got rid of the lupins and put flags down....no digging, no weeding.....but not much colour.

yerself · 27-06-2006, 21:22

A recipe for Tinkerbelle and mthead:

Clay-baked wild birds or hedgehogs

This isn't one to try at home (you could well fall foul of wildlife protection laws, apart from anything else), but the easiest way to cook wild birds (or hedgehogs for that matter) is not to pluck them but to smear wet clay onto the feathers. The birds are then cooked on an open fire and the feathers and skin come away when they are cooked. The same thing happens with the spines of hedgehogs, which were traditionally clay-baked by the Romany people. The meat is said to taste like pork – hence the hedgehog's name.

Tinkerbelle · 27-06-2006, 22:25

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Originally Posted by yerself

A recipe for Tinkerbelle and mthead:

You are a very bad man Mr Yerself ..........

Doug · 27-06-2006, 23:03

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

You are a very bad man Mr Yerself ..........

If you want to try the odd ducky bird Tinks you should singe off the feathers “if plucking isn’t you bag” and then wrap it in dock leaves quite tightly and then put a layer of clay all way round. Don’t for get to gut the bird first are it might go bang at some point.

For your oven, dig a decent pit in the back garden and fill it with all the bits of tree you have left over from your neighbour’s revenge sortie and place an assortment of manageable stones on top of the wood and then produce a flame and set fire to it.

Allow the wood to burn away and let the stones fall into the pit, clear away some of the ash and place you balls of clay on the stones cover them with a few branches left over from your tree and then back fill your pit with ash and earth. Leave to cook for around half an hour per pound. When cooked remove the earth and carefully extract your balls and split the clay apart. Pull back the leaves, which you can eat and then enjoy you meal.

Yes it’s hard work, but lets face it you’re not short of a few logs and you will be hard pushed ever to eat such a tasty fresh cooked meal.