Possum Stew

Paw 'n the chillun' allus worked so hard a' catchin' little fish outta the creek that they just had to be cooked! ... but they iz sweet 'n gud eatin'.

Scales, take insides out'n the haid off ... clean in cold watah ... salt 'n roll in 1/2 meal 'n 1/2 flour ... drop in hot fat 'n brown on both sides.

To eat small bream ... furst pull fins off ... then start at the tail 'n ease meat up with a fork along backbone all the way up to whair the haid wuz ... hit'll cum off in one piece widout bones iffn you're careful.