That's a lot of sweetbreads! :-)
On Jun 25, 3:51�am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> 2.2 Pounds to the Kilo my friend.
>
> On 24 June, 20:50, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I don't know how kilos translate into pounds.// On the bright side,
> > you have two celebrations each year! That's something.// I now use the
> > basement freezer for a cabinet- it's large with a lock- mother never
> > trusted the help completely. They might smuggle off a leg of
> > lamb!:-)// Switched to a smaller fridge/freezer in the kitchen when
> > the children left and it's about right for me.// I do try to keep
> > track of freezer and shelf life- pack in smaller portions with the
> > help of a slick Japanese knife or separation of steaks, chops and
> > parts. Freeze soups, chili, etc. in pints. Even grated citrus, rolls
> > of ginger and tomato paste, leftover marinara sauce, bread for crumbs
> > have their niche- even cheeses. I seem to have lost the desire to cook
> > large- maybe because I did it for so many years between feeding an
> > active family and dinner parties. I hardly bake at all anymore as my
> > sweet tooth really prefers salty- my children visit with old dreams of
> > cakes, cookies and pies, deep dish pizzas- their childhood comfort
> > foods- and we laugh about MOM! lol
>
> > On Jun 24, 7:08 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Well rigs,, when Doc told me I could only eat sweet breads twice a year,,
> > > I
> > > gave away about 7 kilos, the only way I could by my sweet breads was
> > > getting
> > > 10 kilos at a time (sniff sniff) and I had just stocked up.. I was very
> > > lucky my father and mother bought me a medium size freezer as a birthday
> > > present about 20 years ago.. I would easily hold 500 kilograms of meat no
> > > problem so I found I could by in bulk and make it through to the next
> > > sale.. had a lot of chicken leg BBQ's at 14 Cents a pound.. The local
> > > supermarket manger became a friend and to make sure he had enough for the
> > > sales he called me when he was ordering to see if I wanted some.. also
> > > knew
> > > the food bank manager so on occasion we would buy together.. He was a good
> > > sport and helped a great deal with my food budget. Nothing was ever
> > > wasted.
> > > Allan
>
> > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 12:21 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Sounds delicious to me! Do you share? :-) I was fortunate to have a
> > > > mother who was a great cook sans cookbooks. She learned from the owner
> > > > of a top restaurant- closed decades ago. I learned from her when I
> > > > came home during a separation in my early 20's as I lacked experience-
> > > > although my first apple pie was probably the best on earth but the
> > > > kitchen looked like a tornado had struck! What I had were taste buds
> > > > and exposure to a wide variety of foods via her cooking and top
> > > > restaurants. Even after their divorce my father would come to our
> > > > house to eat for Sunday brunch- a story I innocently related to his
> > > > third hapless wife that caused quite a stir.// I am noticing a change
> > > > in what is offered in the meat counter at my usual supermarket- it has
> > > > a high percentage of immigrant shoppers and I have seen platters of
> > > > chicken feet, tongue,etc. The problem I face is cooking for one since
> > > > eating is also a social connection/celebration. How certain foods will
> > > > store. The shame of throwing out food. The memory of tears trying to
> > > > keep a full fridge/cupboard raising children without dough. Sometimes
> > > > food triggers such painful thoughts and memories one loses all
> > > > appetite.
>
> > > > "How the Food Makers Captured Our Brains" By Tara Parker-Pope
> > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/health/23well.html?em
>
> > > > On Jun 24, 3:24 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Then I'm confused as I had an ox tounge and mustard pickle sandwhich
> > > > > in my lunch box only yesterday.
>
> > > > > On 24 June, 00:06, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > You won't find steak and kidney pie, pickled tongue, stuffed heart,
> > > > > > sweetbreads on many current menus. Headcheese! Liver-chopped,
> > > > > > pate,sausage, braised with onions! Famers had their own economy-
> > > > > > using
> > > > > > the entire animal, crop. But then, you can recall Napoleon's Grand
> > > > > > Army retreat from Moscow eating horsemeat before freezing to death
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > gag at the thought of it all.//Perhaps the salvation of our food
> > > > > > chain
> > > > > > will be kosher. I can do that too! lol The Canaanites taught the
> > > > > > Jews
> > > > > > how to cook, build palaces and temples, etc.
>
> > > > > > On Jun 23, 9:42 am, "[email protected]"
> > > > > > <[email protected]>
> > > > > > wrote:
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> > > > > > > Huh!? Organ meats are taboo? Where the hell is that then?
>
> > > > > > > On 23 June, 15:11, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Gnawing on bone gristle and joints probably saved many teeth.
> > > > > > > > The
> > > > gel
> > > > > > > > that indicates a good soup. Organ meats are taboo perhaps
> > > > > > > > thanks to
> > > > > > > > transplant surgeons.
>
> > > > > > > > On Jun 23, 8:03 am, "[email protected]" <
> > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > Hey Slip,
>
> > > > > > > > > As an ex-butcher I couldn't agree more. Are you in London by
> > > > chance?
>
> > > > > > > > > As to muscles, well it is protien that is need to build
> > > > > > > > > these, so
> > > > I
> > > > > > > > > guess lots of nuts.
>
> > > > > > > > > On 23 June, 02:55, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > Good response Don but I would have to say as a meat man
> > > > > > > > > > that it
> > > > has
> > > > > > > > > > become increasingly difficult to find meat that is of the
> > > > quality of
> > > > > > > > > > let's say 40 or 50 years ago. The use of steroids and weight
> > > > > > > > > > enhancers have rendered meat as a tainted product of meat
> > > > purveyors.
> > > > > > > > > > Whenever I can, I purchase, at a higher price of course,
> > > > > > > > > > meat
> > > > > > > > > > containing no antibiotic's, no hormones and no
> > > > herbicide/pesticide
> > > > > > > > > > residue from grains. I'm not carnivorous on a daily basis
> > > > > > > > > > but
> > > > when I
> > > > > > > > > > indulge I want the best. A varied diet is the way to go and
> > > > > > > > > > moderation on any level is, in my view, level headed.
> > > > > > > > > > You are certainly right about individuals who appear frail,
> > > > however, I
> > > > > > > > > > think that is not as much attributed to the diet as it is to
> > > > the lack
> > > > > > > > > > of knowledge of the road on which they chose to travel. One
> > > > > > > > > > can
> > > > be
> > > > > > > > > > healthy and present a full muscular stature while engaging a
> > > > regimen
> > > > > > > > > > of vegetarian delights. It's all about vitamins and minerals
> > > > from a
> > > > > > > > > > variety of food sources.
>
> > > > > > > > > > On Jun 22, 8:03 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > Solid sleuthing Slip. I had my doubts on how healthy a no
> > > > meat diet
> > > > > > > > > > > could be. The only Vegans I know are very thin, pale and
> > > > > > > > > > > seem
> > > > to have
> > > > > > > > > > > low energy levels.
> > > > > > > > > > > That's ok in a girl but the guys look a little peaked.
> > > > > > > > > > > That
> > > > said,
> > > > > > > > > > > they'll probably still live longer then meat lovers like
> > > > myself. But,
> > > > > > > > > > > as they say, it's all about quality of life. I gotta have
> > > > meat.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > dj
>
> > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Slip
> > > > > > > > > > > Disc<[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > Please review this link..............
>
> > > > > > > > > > > >http://www.rawandjuicy.com/index.html
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > and then review this link..............
>
> > > >http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/healthy-food-the-cold-truth-abou...
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > and then tell me what you think about "Raw".
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > If those links weren't enough for you then try this myth
> > > > buster
> > > > > > > > > > > > link............
>
> > > >http://www.beyondveg.com/billings-t/selected-myths/selected-myths-1a....
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > So what do you think?
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