Box turtle questions: Should they be poached prior to grilling? Can they

[ohiosmith]

be slow roasted in the shell?

[underpants]

1. No I think the pop like a toad in their shells

I uh heard that somewhere one time.

[ohiosmith]

2. Even if vent holes are drilled first?

[underpants]

3. Oh I never uh heard about doing that

LEt's see gonna need some charcoal and a really strong drill.....

[gpandas]

4. i can't get them out of the box eom

[rumguy]

5. I didn't even know people ate turtles

I have to be honest - it sounds disgusting...

Do you even gut them before you cook them?

[jdonaldball]

6. Actually they do make a good soup

Snapper turtle soup.
But don't you dare eat my fiancee.

[SCAROLINAHISTORYCOCK]

7. Being from South Carolina I can say...

with tortoises and terrapins and turtles that can't completely close their shells you just "stew" them. This is done by boiling the whole creature until they come out of the shell and them cleaning them (remove the entrails, etc) and stewing the rest with vegatables like celery, onions, peppers, etc in a onion soup mix. Haven't ever had it myself, but have heard that if it's done well they can be a fine meal. This sort of thing is why the South will never fall to chaos in the event of massive terrorist attacks, etc. We're just to damn hard to get rid of.

[Rick Myers]

8. Yeah... I ALWAYS 'steal' the box turtles I cook!!!

:evilgrin: