I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the bones,
the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!

The only organ meat I truly love is Sweetbreads. I bought one package
yesterday and am marinating it for grilling later today...

From what I've been reading, muscle meat has it's nutritional value, but
a lot of stuff most people don't eat is even better for you.

I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I won't
eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet to work up
the nerve to try tripe or chitterlings. <g> I don't hesitate, however,
to use clean salted pork casings for sausage making.
--
Peace! Om

"He who has the gold makes the rules"
--Om

"He who has the guns can get the gold."
-- Steve Rothstein

Omelet wrote:
> I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I
> won't eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet
> to work up the nerve to try tripe or chitterlings. <g> I don't
> hesitate, however, to use clean salted pork casings for sausage
> making.

You may have all my chitterlings Honeycomb tripe in a bowl of spicy
menudo is good stuff! (Took me a while to get used to the texture.)

Jill

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I
> > won't eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet
> > to work up the nerve to try tripe or chitterlings. <g> I don't
> > hesitate, however, to use clean salted pork casings for sausage
> > making.
>
> You may have all my chitterlings Honeycomb tripe in a bowl of spicy
> menudo is good stuff! (Took me a while to get used to the texture.)
>
> Jill

Hm. I may have to try preparing real menudo one of these days, but I
will so have to skip the Hominy. I've NEVER been able to stand the
texture of that stuff!
--
Peace! Om

"He who has the gold makes the rules"
--Om

"He who has the guns can get the gold."
-- Steve Rothstein

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I
>>> won't eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet
>>> to work up the nerve to try tripe or chitterlings. <g> I don't
>>> hesitate, however, to use clean salted pork casings for sausage
>>> making.
>>
>> You may have all my chitterlings Honeycomb tripe in a bowl of
>> spicy menudo is good stuff! (Took me a while to get used to the
>> texture.)
>>
>
> Hm. I may have to try preparing real menudo one of these days, but I
> will so have to skip the Hominy. I've NEVER been able to stand the
> texture of that stuff!

I know all about texture issues, it's one reason I dislike raw vegetables so
much. Maybe you could substitute garbanzo beans (chick peas).

I wonder if I could eat hominy since the hull of the corn has been
removed... hmmm. The taste of hominy with butter & salt reminds me of
popcorn (something else I can't eat but fortunately don't care about).

Jill

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >>> I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I
> >>> won't eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet
> >>> to work up the nerve to try tripe or chitterlings. <g> I don't
> >>> hesitate, however, to use clean salted pork casings for sausage
> >>> making.
> >>
> >> You may have all my chitterlings Honeycomb tripe in a bowl of
> >> spicy menudo is good stuff! (Took me a while to get used to the
> >> texture.)
> >>
> >
> > Hm. I may have to try preparing real menudo one of these days, but I
> > will so have to skip the Hominy. I've NEVER been able to stand the
> > texture of that stuff!
>
> I know all about texture issues, it's one reason I dislike raw vegetables so
> much. Maybe you could substitute garbanzo beans (chick peas).

Nah, I'd most likely substitute plain canned or fresh frozen corn, or
even rice. :-) Chick peas are just as bad! I could also substitute
black soy beans to keep it low carb. <g>

>
> I wonder if I could eat hominy since the hull of the corn has been
> removed... hmmm. The taste of hominy with butter & salt reminds me of
> popcorn (something else I can't eat but fortunately don't care about).
>
> Jill

Try a bite or two? It's true that the corn hull is the main source of
the fiber.
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Peace! Om

"He who has the gold makes the rules"
--Om

"He who has the guns can get the gold."
-- Steve Rothstein

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
>I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the bones,
> the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
> supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
>
> <snip>
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> "He who has the gold makes the rules"
> --Om
>

What are split trotters? I'm showing my ignorance (again!), but I'm not
familiar with that term.

MaryL

MaryL wrote:
>
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
>> I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the bones,
>> the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
>> supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
>>
>> <snip>
>> --
>> Peace! Om
>>
>> "He who has the gold makes the rules"
>> --Om
>>
>
> What are split trotters? I'm showing my ignorance (again!), but I'm not
> familiar with that term.
>
> MaryL
>


Trotters == pigs' feet.

HTH, ;-)
Bob

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
> MaryL wrote:
>>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the bones,
>>> the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
>>> supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>> --
>>> Peace! Om
>>>
>>> "He who has the gold makes the rules"
>>> --Om
>>>
>>
>> What are split trotters? I'm showing my ignorance (again!), but I'm not
>> familiar with that term.
>>
>> MaryL
>>
>
>
> Trotters == pigs' feet.
>
> HTH, ;-)
> Bob

Okay, thanks. I guessed "trotters" had something to do with the leg, but I
didn't know which animal -- and never would have come up with the right
answer.

MaryL

In article >,
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> >I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the bones,
> > the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
> > supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
> >
> > <snip>
> > --
> > Peace! Om
> >
> > "He who has the gold makes the rules"
> > --Om
> >
>
> What are split trotters? I'm showing my ignorance (again!), but I'm not
> familiar with that term.
>
> MaryL

Fresh pigs feet, sawed in half down the middle. It's the only way I can
get them unless I hit the asian market. I can get them whole there.
The local grossery store only sells them quartered. The split feet come
from Wal-mart.
--
Peace! Om

"He who has the gold makes the rules"
--Om

"He who has the guns can get the gold."
-- Steve Rothstein

Omelet wrote:

> I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the bones,
> the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
> supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
>
> The only organ meat I truly love is Sweetbreads. I bought one package
> yesterday and am marinating it for grilling later today...
>
> From what I've been reading, muscle meat has it's nutritional value, but
> a lot of stuff most people don't eat is even better for you.
>
> I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I won't
> eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet to work up

Tongue is a muscle.


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In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the bones,
> > the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
> > supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
> >
> > The only organ meat I truly love is Sweetbreads. I bought one package
> > yesterday and am marinating it for grilling later today...
> >
> > From what I've been reading, muscle meat has it's nutritional value, but
> > a lot of stuff most people don't eat is even better for you.
> >
> > I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I won't
> > eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet to work up
>
> Tongue is a muscle.

Whatever works for you Blinky dear. :-)
--
Peace! Om

"He who has the gold makes the rules"
--Om

"He who has the guns can get the gold."
-- Steve Rothstein

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Omelet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>
>>> Omelet wrote:
>>>> I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I
>>>> won't eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet
>>>> to work up the nerve to try tripe or chitterlings. <g> I don't
>>>> hesitate, however, to use clean salted pork casings for sausage
>>>> making.
>>>
>>> You may have all my chitterlings Honeycomb tripe in a bowl of
>>> spicy menudo is good stuff! (Took me a while to get used to the
>>> texture.)
>>>
>>
>> Hm. I may have to try preparing real menudo one of these days, but I
>> will so have to skip the Hominy. I've NEVER been able to stand the
>> texture of that stuff!
>
> I know all about texture issues, it's one reason I dislike raw vegetables
> so much. Maybe you could substitute garbanzo beans (chick peas).

Answer me this if you will, Jill. I'm Jack Sprat. I can't stand fat of any
sort unless it's been rendered. Even crispy beef fat gets tossed if it's on
my plate.
So here's the question. Does tripe have a texture anywhere near that of
fat? I'd love to have a steaming bowl of menudo some day.
I've had liver, I've had heart. I've even eaten lungs and liked them. They
call me the organ grinder. I've just never had tripe.

TFM® - I love hominy too!
>
> I wonder if I could eat hominy since the hull of the corn has been
> removed... hmmm. The taste of hominy with butter & salt reminds me of
> popcorn (something else I can't eat but fortunately don't care about).
>
> Jill

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> > I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the
>> > bones,
>> > the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
>> > supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
>> >
>> > The only organ meat I truly love is Sweetbreads. I bought one package
>> > yesterday and am marinating it for grilling later today...
>> >
>> > From what I've been reading, muscle meat has it's nutritional value,
>> > but
>> > a lot of stuff most people don't eat is even better for you.
>> >
>> > I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I
>> > won't
>> > eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet to work
>> > up
>>
>> Tongue is a muscle.
>
> Whatever works for you Blinky dear. :-)


He doesn't even have a tongue, he's a shark. WTF would he know about it?

I don't care what classification tongue falls into, I had it once in a taco
and found it quite hideous.


TFM®

TFM® wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I know all about texture issues, it's one reason I dislike raw
>> vegetables so much. Maybe you could substitute garbanzo beans
>> (chick peas).
>
> Answer me this if you will, Jill. I'm Jack Sprat. I can't stand fat
> of any sort unless it's been rendered. Even crispy beef fat gets
> tossed if it's on my plate.
> So here's the question. Does tripe have a texture anywhere near that
> of fat?

Tripe is somewhat chewy but when cooked properly it's also tender. It's not
like chewing a hunk of fat. It's firm but soft. I honestly don't know how
to describe it. The flavour is fairly neutral. It pretty much absorbs then
compliments the flavours that surround it.

I'd love to have a steaming bowl of menudo some day.
> I've had liver, I've had heart. I've even eaten lungs and liked
> them. They call me the organ grinder. I've just never had tripe.
>
> TFM® - I love hominy too!

Hominy is something I tasted around 2003. It was actually a challenge
issued here Tastes to me like popcorn with butter. Back around 1982 I
learned about garbanzo beans (chick peas) for use in soups & stews. I
absolutely adore garbanzos. They're wonderful.

Jill

In article > ,
TFM® > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article .net>,
> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >>
> >> > I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the
> >> > bones,
> >> > the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
> >> > supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
> >> >
> >> > The only organ meat I truly love is Sweetbreads. I bought one package
> >> > yesterday and am marinating it for grilling later today...
> >> >
> >> > From what I've been reading, muscle meat has it's nutritional value,
> >> > but
> >> > a lot of stuff most people don't eat is even better for you.
> >> >
> >> > I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I
> >> > won't
> >> > eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet to work
> >> > up
> >>
> >> Tongue is a muscle.
> >
> > Whatever works for you Blinky dear. :-)
>
>
> He doesn't even have a tongue, he's a shark. WTF would he know about it?
>
> I don't care what classification tongue falls into, I had it once in a taco
> and found it quite hideous.
>
>
> TFM®

Might not have been cooked right. Was it the flavor or texture that
turned you off?

I serve it this way, with gravy made from the resulting stock:

http://i37.tinypic.com/ms21s3.jpg

I'd not added the gravy yet. This is just pressure cooked, peeled and
sliced.
--
Peace! Om

"He who has the gold makes the rules"
--Om

"He who has the guns can get the gold."
-- Steve Rothstein

Omelet wrote:

> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> > I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the bones,
>> > the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
>> > supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
>> >
>> > The only organ meat I truly love is Sweetbreads. I bought one package
>> > yesterday and am marinating it for grilling later today...
>> >
>> > From what I've been reading, muscle meat has it's nutritional value, but
>> > a lot of stuff most people don't eat is even better for you.
>> >
>> > I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I won't
>> > eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet to work up
>>
>> Tongue is a muscle.
>
> Whatever works for you Blinky dear. :-)

No, whatever it is. Which is muscle.


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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article > ,
> TFM® > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > In article .net>,
>> > Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Omelet wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I did a batch of split trotters this morning. Since they cut the
>> >> > bones,
>> >> > the marrow is exposed. I eat that stuff with great delight. It's
>> >> > supposed to be very nutritious, and it is delicious!
>> >> >
>> >> > The only organ meat I truly love is Sweetbreads. I bought one
>> >> > package
>> >> > yesterday and am marinating it for grilling later today...
>> >> >
>> >> > From what I've been reading, muscle meat has it's nutritional value,
>> >> > but
>> >> > a lot of stuff most people don't eat is even better for you.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I
>> >> > won't
>> >> > eat kidney on a bet. :-P Tongue is excellent, but I have yet to
>> >> > work
>> >> > up
>> >>
>> >> Tongue is a muscle.
>> >
>> > Whatever works for you Blinky dear. :-)
>>
>>
>> He doesn't even have a tongue, he's a shark. WTF would he know about it?
>>
>> I don't care what classification tongue falls into, I had it once in a
>> taco
>> and found it quite hideous.
>>
>>
>> TFM®
>
> Might not have been cooked right. Was it the flavor or texture that
> turned you off?

It was that musty aroma of boiled meat. The idiots made stock, then threw
the stock out and sold us idiots the meat.

If I'll eat lungs, I'll eat tongues. They're just gonna have to be prepared
differently.

>
> I serve it this way, with gravy made from the resulting stock:
>
> http://i37.tinypic.com/ms21s3.jpg


I'd prolly eat that. It appears I need a pressure cooker. I have an old
Presto, but don't have the gasket *and* it has a burned bulge on the bottom.
I got it free and it's not seen any kind of use save for dust collection. I
guess I should scrap it since scrap prices are still high.

TFM®

In article > ,
TFM® > wrote:

> >> I don't care what classification tongue falls into, I had it once in a
> >> taco
> >> and found it quite hideous.
> >>
> >>
> >> TFM®
> >
> > Might not have been cooked right. Was it the flavor or texture that
> > turned you off?
>
> It was that musty aroma of boiled meat. The idiots made stock, then threw
> the stock out and sold us idiots the meat.
>
> If I'll eat lungs, I'll eat tongues. They're just gonna have to be prepared
> differently.

Yes. :-)

>
> >
> > I serve it this way, with gravy made from the resulting stock:
> >
> > http://i37.tinypic.com/ms21s3.jpg
>
>
> I'd prolly eat that. It appears I need a pressure cooker. I have an old
> Presto, but don't have the gasket *and* it has a burned bulge on the bottom.
> I got it free and it's not seen any kind of use save for dust collection. I
> guess I should scrap it since scrap prices are still high.
>
> TFM®

Wal-mart carries a good stainless steel presto for around 50 bucks, but
they last many, many years so (imho) are worth the investment. Saves
power too as it eliminates having to slow cook for hours with tough cuts
of meat.

Cooks rice/beans and root veggies faster too so saves on fuel or
electricity.

They pay for themselves. :-) Reserves nutrition and flavor too.
--
Peace! Om

"He who has the gold makes the rules"
--Om

"He who has the guns can get the gold."
-- Steve Rothstein

Omelet wrote:
> I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I won't
> eat kidney on a bet. :-P

Good for you. It keeps the price down for me.

Don't want too much demand for these things ;-)

BugBear

In article >,
bugbear > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > I'm not much of a liver fan but we eat it from time to time, but I won't
> > eat kidney on a bet. :-P
>
> Good for you. It keeps the price down for me.
>
> Don't want too much demand for these things ;-)
>
> BugBear

You can have mine! :-D
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Peace! Om

"He who has the gold makes the rules"
--Om

"He who has the guns can get the gold."
-- Steve Rothstein