Hoover hog

noun1

1. •
   (US, Southern-US) An animal which is eaten by poor people during hard times, especially an armadillo or jackrabbit, but also a possum or squirrel.

   • Aunt Cora, Mom's sister, always seemed to have rabbits or squirrels—Hoover hogs, she called them—or a greasy ole' barbecued raccoon for supper. — 2010