Title: Smothered muskrat and onions
 Categories: Canadian, Game, Meats
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      1    Muskrat
      1 tb -Salt
      1 qt -Water; Canadian qt=5 cups
  1 1/2 ts -Salt
    1/4 ts Paprika
    1/2 c  Flour
      3 tb Fat
      3 lg Onions; sliced
      1 c  Sour cream
 
  Skin and clean the muskrat, remove fat, scent glands and white tissue
  inside each leg. Soak muskrat overnight in a weak brine solution of 1
  Tbsp salt to 1 qt (Imperial qt = 5 cups) water. Drain, disjoint and
  cut up. Put flour, salt & paprika in a paper bag. Add muskrat pieces
  and shake until each piece is well coated. Melt fat in heavy fry pan,
  add the muskrat pieces and saute slowly until browned. When meat is
  browned, cover with onions, sprinkle with salt and pepper and pour
  the cream over. Cover fry pan and simmer for 1 hour. SERVES: 4