In article <hd3s7j0doh@news6.newsguy.com>,
George Leppla <george@cruisemaster.com> wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
> > I'd promised to upload and caption this series a couple of days ago. I
> > originally made this back in 2007 when there was a cooking challenge on
> > a.b.f. to cook something you'd not tried before, and it had to be
> > complex, time consuming and on the edge of your comfort zone. <g>
> >
> > I'd been curious about Calves feet since I first saw them for sale
> > around here so googled for recipes. This aspic (aka Calves Foot Jelly)
> > is supposed to be good as a tonic for the elderly and it turns out that
> > dad really fell in love with this recipe so I'll make it as often as he
> > wants me to. It generally takes me two days to make a batch due to the
> > cooling times, but I _can_ get it made in one day if I start early.
> >
> > It really is quite tasty...
> >
> > Pics here:
> >
> > <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet/CalvesFootAspic#>
> >
> > Or:
> >
> > <http://tinyurl.com/y8us6du>
> >
> > Enjoy! :-)
>
>
> That looks delicious!!!!!
Thanks! It can be a very visually attractive dish and it's very rich in
flavor.
> I've had that... my folks made it when I was
> a kid. My Father also made Head Cheese... same idea but made with a
> calves head. As kids, we were all pretty grossed out when he did that
> but the results were great.
My mom loved head cheese and made it at least a couple of times. :-) I'm
not a horse radish fan tho' and she always added that, so I most often
gave it a pass.
>
> When I lived in PA, the Amish/Mennonites would make "Souse". Very
> similar to Head Cheese except they added some better cuts of meat and
> ground the meat into finer pieces and added some vinegar and diced
> pickles to the mix I like that a lot but you don't see it around here
> very often.
>
> George L
I've read about Souse recently. I'd like to try making it some time!
Iirc, it's strictly made with pork.
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