New Game, Label Recognition.

[gfofbiguy]

I've had steak n' kidney pie and pudding plenty of times... its not that bad, IMO. Organs like liver and kidneys are perfectly edible, when cooked well. But I draw the line at stuff like tripe. Funny how different cultures find different foods socially acceptable.

No, it's not the cultural difference that I didn't like the steak & kidney pie....it was the taste..........I guess it's an acquired taste, that one, probably like menudo and such (which has tripe in it and I don't care for that either LOL) I am pretty adventurous with my foods and tastes, but kidneys and my taste buds did not get along that evening LOL They did replace my supper with the steak and mushroom pie that I had ordered and gave us a free round of drinks, as it was their mistake bringing me the wrong thing.

[frenchvikki]

BTW, Fran, they have haggis in a can here at the British Grocers....um, didn't look too appetizing to me....

Until recently I used to buy my mother a food hamper for Christmas. The first year I did this, my father was still alive. Upon receiving that first hamper my father telephoned me to say thank you, but did I have to send them a hamper which contained tinned haggis, which he said was not fit food for human consumption.

Several years later, after my father had died, my mother telephoned me to ask had I yet ordered the hamper for the following christmas, and if not, could I please ensure that there was a tin of haggis in it. I was taken aback by this, for I know my mother loves good haggis as much as the next person. Asking her why, when she hated tinned so much, she just kept silent for a second and said "I know dear, but the dog does love it so for his christmas dinner".

So the moral of the tale is that tinned haggis makes good if expensive dog food. Personally I couldnt bring myself to be so cruel.

Tinned haggis is produced for tourists I think and for export playing the sucker card on those poor unsuspecting visitors, and we should be ashamed of this. No self respecting person of Scottish origin would dream of eating it. I would certainly not be so rude as to offer it to a visitor to my country. They would be better trying Pedigree Chum.

Good haggis is a joy to eat, together with mashed potatoes with a dribble of melted butter and a turnip or turnip/ carrot mash with a good sprinkling of pepper. There are many haggis recipes, but most include using the lights of the sheep; heart, lungs and liver, oatmeal, seasoning herbs and spices. They are not always wrapped in a sheeps stomache, although this is traditional, but in a variety of different artifical wrappings, all of which are inedible, and are not meant to be eaten. You can get vegetarian and vegan haggis, and sometimes these are actually very nice.



Haggis - a recipe

1 sheep's lung (illegal in the U.S.; may be omitted if not available)
1 sheep's stomach
1 sheep heart
1 sheep liver
1/2 lb fresh suet (kidney leaf fat is preferred)
3/4 cup oatmeal (the ground type, NOT the Quaker Oats type!)
3 onions, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup stock

Wash lungs and stomach well, rub with salt and rinse. Remove membranes and excess fat. Soak in cold salted water for several hours. Turn stomach inside out for stuffing.
Cover heart and liver with cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Chop heart and coarsely grate liver. Toast oatmeal in a skillet on top of the stove, stirring frequently, until golden. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Loosely pack mixture into stomach, about two-thirds full. Remember, oatmeal expands in cooking.

Press any air out of stomach and truss securely. Put into boiling water to cover. Simmer for 3 hours, uncovered, adding more water as needed to maintain water level. Prick stomach several times with a sharp needle when it begins to swell; this keeps the bag from bursting. Place on a hot platter, removing trussing strings. Serve with a spoon. Ceremoniously served with "neeps, tatties and nips" -- mashed turnips, mashed potatoes, nips of whisky.

[Skater Boy]

Look at it:



Et jus doosnay seem reet!

[Doggie_Wood]

Just look at it:



Et doosnay seem reet!

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

But it does resemble corned beef hash. Bet it don taste as gud.

[onewhocares]

Chipped Beef on Toast.....another not so pleasant meal

[Skater Boy]

.....another not so pleasant meal

Sooner or later, we ALL have to eat a nice big slice of Humble Pie.

[darkeyes]

Haggis looks gud 2 me... believe me babes..its tastes betta than it looks...an ya don eat the sheeps stomache eitha...

[gfofbiguy]

I would try it if I was in Scotland....not going to try the canned variety that I saw at the British Grocers.....

....and to the Humble Pie comment by Skater: "Bye, Bye Miss American Pie" ~~Don McLean

[shameless agitator]

Gonna try that haggis recipe

"She's My Cherry Pie" Warrant song

[miss_alexis_js]

Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry...

[Sarasvati]

and so is my leather clad torso. Get licking honeydripper

[GreenEyedLady(GEL)]

Driving Miss Daisey

[onewhocares]

Pulling petals off a daisy.....he loves me.....he loves me not.....he loves me....he love me not.

[Skater Boy]

De-flowering a virgin

[onewhocares]

Just happened to my friend Shirley....at thirty.

[darkeyes]

happened 2 my friend shirley at 16... tart! tee hee.

[Annika L]

Oh dear! I have to confess that "Laverne and Shirley" was the first thing to leap to mind.

(But I'll also toss in a bid for the haggis...had my share during my Scotland trip this summer, and I was very impressed!)

[Doggie_Wood]

Laverne and Shirley was my first thought aldo. But the levy was dry as was his leather clad torso?

AYYYYYYYYYYY! The Fonz. (snaps fingers) "Come 'ere cupcake!"

[darkeyes]

(But I'll also toss in a bid for the haggis...had my share during my Scotland trip this summer, and I was very impressed!)

C?? an wen me m8 Anikka is impressed...so shud yas all b... hard tart 2 impress at besta times!!!

Pass me the hooch babes so me can wash down the last of me haggis..

[onewhocares]

Hooch.....reminds me of the wonderful show M*A*S*H*.

[gfofbiguy]

"Hot Lips"

[darkeyes]

wich? or both sets?

[Sarasvati]

wich? or both sets?

If they're yours, you can guess wich (sic) ones. Put it this way, you would still be able to spout your glorious twaddle

[darkeyes]

Twaddle??? Twaddle??? Me giveya bloody twaddle... an sadly for me luffly S me lips..both sets r taken.. they belong 2 anotha far far betta than u or me... tho me has retained a 50% stake in 1 set for times of hardship an enforced absence...

[Sarasvati]

Glorious twaddle

(get your oxymoronic heads round that one - I'm thinking of a couple of people here who attacked me in another thread)

[darkeyes]

Eedjits an politicians speak twaddle..me tellsya how it is! Neitha gloriously or twaddle!

[Skater Boy]

"Rhubarb!"

(RHUBARB n. 1. Nonsense or noise spoken by a person. The origin of this term comes from the stage. People in crowd scenes who are to make "crowd noises" might say, "RHUBARB, RHUBARB, RHUBARB...". This is exactly the background sound one hears in the houses of Parliament. Whether the other MPs agree or disagree with the speaker of the moment, one hears a rumble which sounds remarkably like "RHUBARB, RHUBARB, RHUBARB ...". I'm told the reason for such Parliamentary grunting is because the MPs are not allowed to clap or boo.)

[MarieDelta]

"never rub another man's rhubarb" - the Joker( Batman)

[darkeyes]

An u Skater me luff mite jus b treadin on very dangerous ground in ere!

[gfofbiguy]

"Dangerous Minds"