Scrapple? What is it??

[alice.b.toklas]

Is scrapple that bad? You can find worse things for sale at Wal*Mart, like sweet bread, beef tongue, liver, etc. Point is, if the Walton's sell it, that means people buy it.

[rt49andellis]

Ok, what's sweet bread? Something about it sounds wonderful. LOL But I'm guessing you're gonna tell me it's actually ground up piggy in bread.

[Mama Mangia]

rt49 - you got me laughing!!!!

In my house you will always find SWEET BREADS -- yeast cakes that are yummy for the tummy, etc.

But as far as SWEETBREADS (no space) - you won't find those in my house.
Enjoy reading this: Sweetbread is the name of a dish made of the thymus (neck/throat/gullet sweetbread) or the pancreas (belly/stomach/heart sweetbread) or genitalia of an animal younger than one year old. These animals are usually piglets or calves. However, llamas may also be preferred.

The two organs have very different biological functions, but look fairly similar and so are considered, for the purpose of cooking, to be comparable. Thymus sweetbreads are slightly longer and more irregular, with pancreas sweetbreads being larger and more rounded. To connoisseurs, the pancreas sweetbreads are the "real deal", whereas the throat variety are sometimes shunned.

Sweetbread is highly perishable and is considered a good source of vitamins and minerals.

Sweetbreads are simple to prepare and cook. Preparation is usually by boiling for a time, after which the fatty sinew is removed carefully without breaking the sweetbreads up. Unlike kidneys which require salting and soaking, sweetbread is simply seasoned and fried, with a knob of butter to finish. Often sweetbreads are crumbed, deep fried, and served with a slice of lemon.


I hope you havent' just eaten!!!

I know you are not brave enough to eat those - not after you clucked about pork in scrapple!!!! Geez - good ol' fashioned pork and you BAWKED!

LMAOROTF!!!!!

[Mama Mangia]

PS - I wish I could see your face while you're reading this!!!!

[alice.b.toklas]

Mama - My point exactly and sold at Wal*Mart. So people must want this stuff. Personally, I like scrapple. Now I wouldn't eat it everday, but it does taste nice.

[marymoomoo]

Wow. I've never heard of canned scrapple. I've never ate scrapple, myself, but I do know what it is (sounds kinda gross, IMHO).

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that canned scrapple exists. I mean, there is a such thing as "potted meat".

[rt49andellis]

GOOD GRACIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think we need to change the title of this thread to "Make Christina gag"

"Sweetbread is highly perishable" Yeah well.... I'm gonna be slightly perishable if I read another one of those descriptions. LOL!

PS - I wish I could see your face while you're reading this!!!!

Hahaaa.... My eyes kept getting bigger and bigger!!! And I think I may be green now.

[Mama Mangia]

LOL green-rt49!!!! You can't say you're not learning something new here!!! But there are many things I will not eat! It may be all in my head - but atleast it is not in my tummy!!! I would eat scrapple - as long as I made it out of pork chops! NOT in innards and outers and all that yucky stuff..............

[kwinem]

Rapa brand scrapple is absolutely the BEST, however, Jones is a close second. Rapa has different flavors, Beef, Garlic, original, etc. Try it, you'll like it How about "Liver Puddin'? Has anyone ever tried that? Mighty tasty, wonderful over pancakes & eggs.