Our family has decided to start our own tradition for winter solstice by eating only foods grown in our garden or gathered from the wild on that day. Today at our pond we killed a cottonmouth. We skinned it and gutted it, and I have it soaking in a brine solution, wondering what the heck to do next with it. I thought I would freeze it until the winter solstice celebration and then pan fry it in egg and milk batter and panko bread crumbs. My question is: right now it is still intact with spine and ribs. How the heck do I get the meat off the bones? Or do I simply cook it bones and all? I know we won't get much meat from it, but it will be something to add to our menu, regardless of it being just a bite or two for everyone. Any ideas on whether to remove the bones and how to do that? Thanks for any help. I am a new member and this is my first post.
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