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During a discussion about fattening possums, the speaker mentions that old editions of The Joy of Cooking cookbook contained information about how to fatten a possum for consumption.

Context:

Referenced near the end of the podcast when discussing how people should buy multiple copies of the Meat Eater cookbook - one clean copy for the coffee table and 'the one that's gonna go right next to the joy of cooking in the pantry get all scuffed up, dirty.' This is a reference to the classic American cookbook.