Several weeks ago I wake up to the pitter patter of small feet (no mom, you can relax, it’s not a secret love-child) and come to find a squirrel running around in my attic. Just out of reach, I could barely see his hiding place, and my repeated attempts of banging my hockey stick around and yelling only seemed to provide amusement and opportunity for mocking of which my furry friend took full advantage of.
Determined to reclaim my house, I bought a live animal trap, and set it with a lump of peanut butter though over a week passed with apparently no interest. I almost gave up but one last ditch attempt with new bait caught the bugger in a day or so. Turns out my guest had some very fancy tastes that just couldn’t resist a bit of epicurean flair.
Here’s the secret recipe.
Epicurian Squirrel Bait
1 Hawaiian-style Flatbread Lavosh Cracker (with toasted poppy/sesame seeds)
1 Tbsp Creamy Peanut Butter
5-6 Dry Roasted Unsalted Peanuts
Break off a small piece of cracker. Spoon the peanut butter onto the cracker side without the seeds. Garnish with peanuts into the peanut butter. Place in center of bait pan of live trap. Recipe for squirrel not included.
