Hunting squirrels and eating their meat was common
You can find rodents in every corner of the world. So you can expect that people have developed different recipes to make use of their meat. Squirrels are definitely no exception. It was quite common to trap these small animals on excursions and expeditions and roast them over an open fire.
In some areas, like Connecticut, hunting squirrels was a common pastime for some people. There are thousands of recipes to use squirrel meat. Pies, stews, or even fried were some of the most popular choices. Our only question is, how were they able to catch them? They seem quite sneaky.