Taking the Gamliness Out of Wild Game (Wildlife/Game)

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Say this yesterday on one of the cooking shows. For wild game, soak it overnight in milk in the refrigerator. Apparently the acids in the milk help to draw out the gamey taste.

It should also be remembered wild game can still carry such nasties as trichinosis, tularemia and, in the case of the armadillo - leprosy.

-- Ken S. in WC TN (scharabo@aol.com), December 12, 2001

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Response to Tasking the Gamliness Out of Wild Game (Wildlife Game)

To get the fishy-ness out of rough fish, soak in beer. Had some bass treated that way last summer that I couldn't tell apart from the crappie that was cooked at the same time.

-- Susan (smtroxel@socket.net), December 12, 2001.

Response to Tasking the Gamliness Out of Wild Game (Wildlife Game)

A dead armadillo in the water supply or up stream from where your horses drink can be deadly to you or the horses.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), December 12, 2001.

Response to Tasking the Gamliness Out of Wild Game (Wildlife Game)

I have had good luck soaking bluefish in milk overnight to remove a lot of the fishy smell.

-- Bob Fade (fadefarm@aol.com), December 12, 2001.

Response to Tasking the Gamliness Out of Wild Game (Wildlife Game)

I posted the same thing about milk to the person asking about cooking beaver, yesterday. I use it on duck, since I don't care for wild duck. I'll use it on all gamey game.

-- Wendy A (phillips-anteswe@pendleton.usmc.mil), December 12, 2001.

Thought I had heard one time that you can soak it in salt...and rinse well before cooking. I would season it well with herbs afterwards too. Good Luck !!

-- Helena (windyacs@ptdprolog.net), December 12, 2001.


The best venison I ever had was nearly 30 years ago. I worked a fire station in Florida, and all the guys were hunters, and let my "taste- test" everything. The venison was pan fried, but what has intrigued me and I have never found the answer for was that the meat was almost as white as pork. Does anyone know how that was accomplished (I never asked and have kicked my self since!) MissJudi

-- MissJudi (jselig@clemson.edu), December 15, 2001.

"White as pork": I'd guess it was probably soaked in salt water. Maybe milk. Anything that would wash/soak the blood out would do that.

-- Don Armstrong (darmst@yahoo.com.au), December 15, 2001.

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