In 1975, the elementary school's parents, pupils, and teachers collected family recipes to include in a publication that was distributed throughout the town. About ten years ago, my wife found a rare copy of this book and I scanned it into a PDF document.
The first recipe in the book was for...
PRESERVED CHILDREN
Submitted by Jody Werner
Take one large field, half-a-dozen children, 2 or 3 small dogs, a pinch of brook, and some pebbles. Mix the children and dogs all together; put them on the field, stirring constantly. Pour the brook over the pebbles; sprinkle the field with flowers; spread over all a deep blue sky and bake in the sun. When brown, set away to cool in the bathtub.
It also included this simple recipe for Squirrel.
SQUIRREL
Submitted by Hal Stillwaggon
Squirrel is lean meat (need to add fat or oil). Brown slowly in a small amount of fat in a fry pan or Dutch oven. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer in low heat from 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove the cover the last 15 min. for a crisper crust.
Some of the best eating is a rabbit dish she makes up with dressing and whatever else she uses with the canned rabbit meat pulled off the bone and then bakes it. A rabbit has a bland taste compared to the squirrels I get and the dressing and the other stuff she uses spruces up the flavor of the rabbit. I also used to can my fish. Makes for some great fish cakes. Some women tell there husbands not to eat at my house because you don't know what might be in those jars he has on the shelf. 
I just kind of laugh to myself and think it is your loss not mine and that's more for me. 