Raccoon
We’ve already seen that smaller rodents who caused problems around houses and farms usually ended up being eaten. The same is true for larger rodents such as raccoons, who made themselves a nuisance. They were trapped and cooked on a frequent basis by our colonial ancestors.
People today tend to turn their noses up at eating raccoons, as they are considered to be dirty. This is mainly because of their reputation for eating trash. However, if cooked properly, they yield tasty meat like the dark meat on chicken. You can find a surprisingly large number of raccoon recipes on the internet.