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this time. Members should have about Frederick - Frederick Mennonite
600 names to send to. This takes a lot of Community Route 73
food and other items that residents can Wyomissing - Wyomissing Boro. Hall
find listed on the Web site, 22 Reading Blvd. Wyomissing.
BerksEnduringFreedom.com. Each mili- Oley - Village Salon - The Hair Care
tary person is sent two packages, one Place 3322 Friedensburg Road,
with goodies and one with necessities. Boyertown - Gramia's Restaurant 924 W
Here are a few of the collection locations Phila. Ave.
in the area: Boyertown-National Penn Bank on Rt 73
Squirrel Etoufette (Eh? 2 fay)
Ingredients: Hamburg - Vist Financial - 801 South St. Gilbertsville - Douglass Township
Front and rear quarters from 3 (well fed back Hamburg - Rite Aid 807 S. 4th St. Montgomery County 1320 E. Phila. Ave.
yard) or 4 (scrawny backwoods) Kutztown - Sovereign Bank , 61
squirrels. Par Boiled.
1 stick butter
1/2 cup flour
2 Med. Onions chopped
2 Bell peppers chopped
3-5 cloves of garlic chopped or mashed
2 cups beef broth
Melt butter in frying pan when hot stir in flour. Watch till mixture starts
to turn color. Use light tan to orange color for darker meats and darker
brown colors for lighter meats (seafood). When desired color is reached
remove from heat and immediately stir in onion peppers and garlic.
Bring 2 cups beef broth (use chicken broth for seafood) to a boil. Stir in
butter and flour mixture. Mixture will begin to thicken add water to
desired consistency (gravy thickness works best).
Add squirrel meat. Season with salt, Tabasco sauce, red pepper and
black pepper to taste. Serve over rice or French bread.