Doves make a good meal-starter

       Dove season opened Tuesday, Sept. 1, in both Indiana and Kentucky, and it appears there should be a plenty of birds for hunters.

        If you are lucky or a good enough shot to bag some doves, they can provide good eating.

        Doves are a dark meat with a flavor somewhat like liver. Some people say they don’t like the meat, but properly prepared, doves are great eating.

My favorite way to prepare them is to marinate the breasts overnight. You can make your own or buy a commercial marinade.

The next day, wrap them in in bacon to make them like rumaki, and cook them on a charcoal grill. They make a great meal-starter, or if you have enough, a main course themselves.