Coon Or Possum And Pecans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 possum or coon
salt and pepper
2 c. pecans
2 c. applesauce
2 c. bread crumbs
1 c. sausage
about 3 sweet taters
1/2 c. lemon juice
butter
1/2 c. cane syrup (more, if desired; sweeten to taste)

Preparation

Skin possum. Remove glands and entrails.
Scrape clean and scald in boiling water. Rub inside and out with salt and pepper. Set in a cool place.
Stuff with pecans, applesauce and bread crumbs.
Cover with lemon juice, slices of sweet taters and cane syrup. Add 1 cup of water to pan. Bake at 325\u00b0, basting often, until tender. Add liquid, if needed.
Serve with rice and mustard greens.