even we didn't eat possum, or racoon either.....too greasy, as you said. And we didn't have "armadillo night", like some do with meatloaf....it was another means to eat when times were rough (don't laugh, we could be heading toward "armadillo night" now!). We also ate gopher and rice (florida land turtle, now protected), alligator, squirrel, wild turkey, wild hog, pigeon, dove, goat, sheep, lots of rabbit (yum), and a &*%$load of chicken from our friends' commercial egg operation. With edibles from a large, packed garden, and a house surrounded by every kind of citrus you can think of, the only thing we needed from "the store" were dry goods. We even made our own butter, "yogurt" (clabber), cheese, and even (sugar) cane syrup. We were poor, but we were happy, and knew more love and "family" than most who "eat good, and live well" now.
Times change......
Times change......