I tried it while in Scotland, they had it for breakfast. I didn't care too much for it, however had some here which is excellent!
Haggis Day
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That book on Chicago Meat Processing was The Jungle by Upton Sinclair but you need to remember he was an avowed Socialist and the whole last chapter or two was how Socialism in America will solve all our problems. About the time that book was written one of my Grandfathers came over. Saved every cent he made, bought a small diary farm, then a little more land, then figured he could pasteurize and deliver the milk himself, then had his own cows but also started buying milk from other farms- did okay for himself, so this bit about the poor working man in a hopeless trap (Upton Sinclair) is sort of a bunch of bunk. I realize the meat processing could have been cleaned up and when this became an issue TR was President and enacted a lot of Food & Beverage laws, etc. So, much better.
One good thing about eating meat you got from hunting- you control the whole deal.
One good thing about eating meat you got from hunting- you control the whole deal.
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tried to watch but here is an 8 minute video turned into a 15 minute video because of too much talking... sorry,,, nothing personal.
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Isacc, very nice presentation and background of your area. Upton Sinclair (?)- The Jungle. Never heard of a haggis toss but did the caber. Originated to break up the formation of the Roman legion's flying wedge if I heard correct. What are neaps and tatties, peas and potatoes? Sam Arnold of the Fort Restaurant in Morrison, Co used to have an annual Awful Offal dinner. Bison tongue was anything but awful. A friend who visited Scotland bought a can of haggis to give as a gag gift. His dad made it stateside but never got the hang of playing the pipes. Nor did his neighbors.
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Ever read the processing on a can of potted meat, once saw where one of them was mechanically separated chicken. Kinda like stuff a chicken in a centrifuge and catch what comes out.
In reading this reminds me that there was a high likelihood that my ancestors got the heck out of there if not just to get a decent meal elsewhere.......
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Well, "We eat sardines oysters and clams whole. " not all of us do?!! Also, livers, gizzards, feet, organs ,tongues. NO THANK YOU!
Neeps = swedes (uk) = rutabaga (us)
tatties = potatoes
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I was fortunate enough to be posted to the Uk for a period when doing my twenty plus years in the Army. I spent six weeks quartered at Fort George in Inverness. I got pretty lean there. Scottish cuisine is not for me; lots of grain and what appeared to be left-overs, though cooked from scratch 
. My Father-in-Law is a Scot - on Robbie Burn's Night I volunteer as a driver for the family. That haggis must make the diners thirsty; they sure soak up the malt!
Pete
. My Father-in-Law is a Scot - on Robbie Burn's Night I volunteer as a driver for the family. That haggis must make the diners thirsty; they sure soak up the malt!Pete
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My favourite part in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was when workers periodically cleaned out the large pickling vats and discovered the bone remains of workers that accidently slipped in. Those fine workers soon appeared on the breakfast tables of Americans across the country
.Now, Haggis is starting to look appealing ...
Pete
Then you need to try a different one. Every haggis recipe is different just like every sausage recipe is different.
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Amazon has all kinds of Haggis. by the way Yuk!!!
do a search.
My MIL and FIL were grand whatevers in the USA of the Orangemen. Being a dutiful SIL who married their #1 daughter, I was delegated to drive them every time they had a function or dinner for the event and shopping for it. I had a car neither one of the in-laws drove or had a car.
I could put up with the Nephie dinners as it's har to screw up fish chowder but they did manage to with fish & Bruise. But after the first Haggis night I would even trade shifts at the FD to be unable to go. My DW used a different excuse.
do a search.
My MIL and FIL were grand whatevers in the USA of the Orangemen. Being a dutiful SIL who married their #1 daughter, I was delegated to drive them every time they had a function or dinner for the event and shopping for it. I had a car neither one of the in-laws drove or had a car.
I could put up with the Nephie dinners as it's har to screw up fish chowder but they did manage to with fish & Bruise. But after the first Haggis night I would even trade shifts at the FD to be unable to go. My DW used a different excuse.
Speaking of Orangemen, some of my relatives lived in Syracuse NY and Syracuse University's football team was "The Orangemen". The leading businesses in the area, etc. were all started by Orangemen (mostly). The University recently changed to "The Orange" I asked why and was told the "Men" in Orangemen was gender insulting to the distaff crowd so it was changed. "Orangemen were so named after William of Orange- is ignorance everywhere? When I first heard of the change I thought it might be some kind of a religious thing. And I wish they kept the same uniforms they had when they won the National Championship (Jim Brown, etc.)
Haggis is one of those foods like split pea soup, you probably don't want to order it in a 5 star restaurant but it is a pretty good comfort food. It's a stick to your ribs thing.
Haggis is one of those foods like split pea soup, you probably don't want to order it in a 5 star restaurant but it is a pretty good comfort food. It's a stick to your ribs thing.
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I had it in Scotland. I liked it fine.
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Very much, but lighter...
Oh what? You have an objection to long pigMy favourite part in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was when workers periodically cleaned out the large pickling vats and discovered the bone remains of workers that accidently slipped in. Those fine workers soon appeared on the breakfast tables of Americans across the country
Now, Haggis is starting to look appealing ...
Pete
I work nights, one night about 3AM when the Soviet Union was breaking up we were all talking about what would happen. One possibility was to save the union the Soviets would start a nuclear war.
Our secretary said if she heard missiles coming she would just run out side and wait for it.
I said they might hit Little Rock and the base there, or Fort Leonard Wood, but I doubt they would shoot Mountain Home Arkansas. We would just have to live through the aftermath.
She had never thought of this she said and asked what I would do.
I would gather up my neighbors and put them in my smoke house.
How would you feed them she asked.
Oh my, you have the wrong idea, I said. They would feed me the first year, then I would have their cattle the next.
It took her a moment to understand what I said
OMG!!!!
I don’t know if she ever figured out I was making a joke, but I followed up with telling her the story of John Johnson ( the liver eater)
Never had it but, when it comes to food, I'll try anything once. Specially if it is someone's heritage food. If I ever find someone making it I will gladly give it a shot.
