Cooking from scratch

[KatyCooks]

Oh no, it even has a tooth sticking out!!!

 

[taxlady]

My parents served us head cheese when we were kids. Mom called it “veal loaf.”

My Danish mum made something called "sylte". It is similar to head cheese, but isn't necessarily made from the head, though originally it was. Sometimes there is veal included. It is a traditional Yule food, that is served on rugbrød (Scandinavian style, heavy rye bread.) in Denmark and Sweden and often on lefse in Norway. I really liked it. I have tried buying head cheese / brawn, but wasn't fond of the seasoning.

 

[jennyema]

If they'd called it head cheese imagine the visuals that would have been running around in your brain.

Exactly! But I ate it!

 

[jennyema]

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Ok. No. And I’ll usually eat anything …

 

[dragnlaw]

Better??? Look he's smiling!

 

[KatyCooks]

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No. Not really.

 

[Kathleen]

@dragnlaw That was very close to how my grandparents started to make their headcheese. Say what y'all want about it. It was quite good and G-ma was very particular about what actually made it into the final product.

 

[SGM Chef]

Kathleen hit the nail on the head.

When the cook knows what they are doing it is possible to change minds. G-ma knew what she was doing!

Every so often I'll hear "I don't like mushrooms, until I tried yours".

It is amazing that anyone would eat a hotdog if they saw them made.....

 

[KatyCooks]

Kathleen hit the nail on the head.

When the cook knows what they are doing it is possible to change minds. G-ma knew what she was doing!

Every so often I'll hear "I don't like mushrooms, until I tried yours".

It is amazing that anyone would eat a hotdog if they saw them made.....

True.

I don't like Okra, but probably only because the only time I tried it, it was slimy. I feel sure if someone prepared it for me and it wasn't slimy, I might find it perfectly acceptable. (I'm not rushing out to buy any for myself though!)

 

[dragnlaw]

True Katy, my sister prepared some okra for me while I was visiting in Florida. She breaded and fried, it was delicious. But any time I've tried it came out slimy - never again.
SGM - I've seen it made and have no problem. Favourite way is right out of the pkg - raw!

 

[KatyCooks]

True Katy, my sister prepared some okra for me while I was visiting in Florida. She breaded and fried, it was delicious. But any time I've tried it came out slimy - never again.
SGM - I've seen it made and have no problem. Favourite way is right out of the pkg - raw!

"...right out of the pkg - raw!" I hope that refers to mushrooms and not hotdogs Dragn!! LOL

 

[dragnlaw]

oh dear, sorry, gotta burst your bubble - I am referring to hot dogs. But I do eat mushrooms out of the package too!

 

[KatyCooks]

oh dear, sorry, gotta burst your bubble - I am referring to hot dogs. But I do eat mushrooms out of the package too!

You eat RAW hotdogs??

 

[dragnlaw]

Hot dogs are actually fully cooked, not raw. Just need to be heated up - that's the part I skip.

 

[jennyema]

We ate frozen hot dogs in the summer as kids

 

[Andy M.]

You eat RAW hotdogs??

It's basically balony.

 

[dragnlaw]

Balony in stick form. I haven't bought balony in donkey's years but finger food hot dogs, yeah.
Come to think of it, probably safer than steak tartar. LOL or ceviche, gag.

 

[CharlieD]

You eat RAW hotdogs??

Why not? Do it all the time. I do prefer them at room temperature, not strait from the fridge.

 

[KatyCooks]

Hot dogs are actually fully cooked, not raw. Just need to be heated up - that's the part I skip.

Yes, I did of course realise this after I went to bed!