Oxtail Jardiniere

[happy daze john in oz]

There was a time when offal of all kinds was available, but it appears those days are gone.

Items such as Kidneys, bot Pigs and lamb are very rarely found so no more Kate and Sydney pies.
Liver, or Lambs Fry as we call it here in Oz appears on the very odd occasion in the supermarkets and some times the butcher.

Tongue of any kind I have not seen anywhere and Ox tail is something from a long lost past.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Today, there are numerous varieties of the recipe and faggots are enjoyed throughout the United Kingdom, Faggots are old-fashioned, traditional meatballs characterized by their large size. They are especially popular in Wales and the Midlands region of England, made from pork offal and cheap cuts of meat such as heart and liver that are mixed with spices and fresh herbs, making it an inexpensive, yet extremely nutritious dish.

Steak and Kidney Pudding: This classic British dish consists of a suet pastry filled with diced beef, gravy, and chunks of lamb or pig kidneys. The pudding is traditionally steamed for a long time before serving. It can be accompanied by mashed potatoes and a variety of vegetables on the side.

The first recipe for this traditional dish comes from 1861, so it has surely passed the test of time.

According to some, the word haggis stems from the French word hacher, meaning to chop up or mangle. Originally, it was a poor man's meal made with liver and kidneys stuffed in intestines, providing a good way to feed a lot of people so that no meat would go to waste.

Haggis, Neeps and Tatties Stack for Burns Night is an example of how haggis can be served in the most enticing and beautiful manner. No, haggis isn’t the only thing Scots eat, but like anything else, if the quality is good, it’s delicious!

Pie mash and liquor is London's most famous traditional dish, enjoyed by Londoners, Cockneys and especially the liquor traditionally made made with eels.

Still popular here today but, pos not for the modern, feint hearted.

K.

[j hardy]

pity you are not here in qld. daughter just killed 3 pigs and a sheep, seeing as no one else eats it, i have a freezer full of liver and kidneys. liver and bacon and kate and sidney, monkey hanger health food.

[Keith at Tregenna]

LOL. All means so much differently here:

"Monkey hanger" is a colloquial nickname by which people from the town of Hartlepool in north eastern England were known.
Kate and Sidney? got it now, here - Snake and Pygmy.

Old dinner type joke from when we had common wealth:

What did the cannibal say when he came home and found his wife chopping up a python and a pygmy?
Oh no, not snake and pygmy pie again!

Bacon would not be a problem here. Liver is a bit Marie Antoinette: Let them eat pate.

Daughter, would go down well with many wives here.

Sheep, Mmmmm, mushy peas and mint sauce, to die for.

All in the best possible toast / meant taste.

K.

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[happy daze john in oz]

pity you are not here in qld. daughter just killed 3 pigs and a sheep, seeing as no one else eats it, i have a freezer full of liver and kidneys. liver and bacon and kate and sidney, monkey hanger health food.

Queensland, perfect one day but we here in Vic are not allowed in!!!

[Keith at Tregenna]

Wise to stop all cross contamination.

K.

[j hardy]

i used the expression "monkey hanger" because i are one, although a naturalised aussie for lo this many a year. you can take the boy out of hartlepool, but......

[Keith at Tregenna]

Love the song, still popular and sang
around the piano.

K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOqBOl2F6Uk