SQUIRREL NUGGETS WITH WILD GARLIC MAYO

Here is a quick and easy recipe that will turn grey squirrel into a tasty treat. It is a twist on Rob Collins’s Southern Fried Popcorn Squirrel, which you will find in his book Recipes from the Hedgerow.

My children can’t get enough of the stuff — if only it were so easy to get broccoli down them.

Four squirrel thighs will make light nibbles for two or three people. You will need eight or 10 thighs, served with chips and salad, to feed four as a main meal. I don’t have the time to make my own mayonnaise, so I opt for the ready-made variety.