[AT] RE: Eating while doing tractor things sort of ramble

[Dean VP]

Ralph:

Head Cheese was something entirely different than Scrapple or the Dutch
thing. We had both. The head of the hog was boiled and then the head meat
was scraped off and cooled. I don't recall it gelling other than that caused
by the remaining fat. It was a stringy type meat but quite tender. It too
was refrigerated and then fried again, kind of like hash browns, and served
as a breakfast meat. Of course with syrup over it. Quite different from the
other. It was considered a real delicacy meat and was a real treat but the
quantity was limited. Mom rendered the lard and made lye soap too. That is
where the cracklings came from for the other. We have tried to buy Head
Cheese in the specialty meat markets but it has never been anything like the
old home made stuff.

When my mother was still healthy and living in Iowa and we lived on the west
coast, any time she visited, she would carry with her some cracklings and
head cheese because she new it was one of my favorites. I miss her and the
food.

Maybe we will be able to find some original ingredients when we travel
trough Iowa next month. Almond patties too!  :-)      

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 8:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] RE: Eating while doing tractor things sort of ramble

Ed (and Dean), this scrapple you describe sounds a lot like what we used to
call "head cheese". As the name implies, the head of a pig , or maybe a beef
for all I know, was boiled down til all the edible parts came off. Then
cooled down til it formed a gel. Pretty good eating as I recall. I think its
available in the stores but hadn't really thought much about it til this
topic came up. ]

Ralph in Sask.
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/lgoff/latestpage.html
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From: Edward Tabor <edward.tabor at zoominternet.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] RE: Eating while doing tractor things sort of ramble


> Scrapple is a mixture of the "scraps" of the pig, items like fat, brain,
> snout, meats without cuts.  It is ground, mixed and seasoned, and frozen
> until used.  Cooked by frying and delicious  to eat.
>
> Ed
>
> David Myers wrote:
>
> >--- "D. Day" <ddss at scppd.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Anyone ever have Spoonbread and scrapple?  Now I'm
> >>getting hungry.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >Now I'm curious!  Have had spoonbread but what the
> >heck is scrapple?
> >I'll try just about anything once, maybe twice if it
> >doesn't bite back.
> >Dave Myers
> >Paw Paw, Michigan
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