What's in a name?

I use squirrelsoup as my online moniker for almost everything I do. Often people ask me "squirrelsoup? where the hell did you come up with that?". So I am now going to explain where squirrelsoup came from. Many years ago when my great grandmother was living in Poland during the second World War, there was often a shortage on food, especially meat. So people had to make due with what they had around them. One thing my grandmothers family would have was, yes you guessed it squirrel soup. My Grandmother brought this recipe over with her from Poland, but here the squirrel was replaced with salted pork. Below you can find the original recipe.


2 Cut up squirrels
¼ cup Chopped onion
3 tablespoon Margarine
½ cup Diced celery
½ cup Diced potatoes
1 teaspoon Salt
½ cup Sliced carrots
⅛ teaspoon Pepper
3 tablespoon Flour
3 cup Water
¼ cup Water

Brown the pieces in the bottom of a pan with margarine. Then cover with 3 cups water. Season only with salt and pepper so as to maintain the distinctive natural flavor. Simmer 1 hour. Add onion, celery and carrots.

Thicken with a smooth paste of flour and 1/4 cup water. Cook an additional 15 minutes.

If you believe this story then I have a bridge to sell you. I just thought of the name one day and it made me laugh.