Beaver meat is eaten like that of hare or squirrel, which are, indeed, of the same family. The Romans in ancient times ate mice as a great delicacy, see Munday. Beaver is boiled, rarely roasted. The tail is thrown away, the feet are eaten and the skin is taken off and stretched. It is worth 12 daler. Beaver castor costs half a daler per mark. I was given a piece of cooked beaver but I did not find it to my taste since it had not even been slightly salted.