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On Wed 08 Feb 2006 01:15:16a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:11:24a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>> OmManiPadmeOmelet?
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> Steve Wertz > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:59:25 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Couple questions for the panel: What kind of pork roast is used
>>>>> effectively for the filling?
>>>>
>>>> Pork Butt or Shoulder. If you want to get really authentic, get a
>>>> whole pigs head and simmer for 5-7 hours.
>>>>
>>>> Brush it's teeth first.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> I think at the very least, I'd remove the brains first. ;-)
>>>
>>> I can handle hog cheek meat (in fact, I prefer the hogs head
>>> tamales!) but the idea of eating brain makes me gag. ;-p

>>
>> You can have your soggy oreos and milk. I'll take the scrambled eggs
>> with brains. <g>

>
> Eeek! My father loves scrambled brains & eggs! You may have my share
> I don't have a problem with sweetbreads like kidneys in steak &
> kidney pie, but you may have those mushy brains all to yourself. More
> for you!
>
> Jill


Kidney is not sweetbreads. Sweetbreads is the thymus gland of veal, young
beef, lamb, or pork. I can't tolerate kidney, regardless of how it's
prepared, but I think sweetbreads are delicious.

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