Chicken and Squirrel Camp Stew

Chicken and Squirrel Camp Stew

Ingredients:
1 or more chickens
Twice as many squirrels as chickens
Slices of pickled pork or bacon, to cover the bottom of the pan
Irish potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 large onions, cut up fine
Butter beans
Corn
Tomatoes
Red pepper, black pepper and salt to taste
Water

Directions:
Prepare the chickens and squirrels as for frying.
Line the bottom of a pot or deep stew-pan with slices of pickled pork or bacon (trim the rind if using bacon).
Add a layer of chicken, then a layer each of potatoes, onions, butter beans, corn and tomatoes, seasoning with peppers and salt. Add a layer of squirrel, then of pork. Finish with a layer of vegetables.
Cover with water, put on a well-fitting lid, and simmer gently and steadily for four hours.