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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 01:54 PM
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People Just LOVE Eating Those Calf Brains
:puke:

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - You can boil it in salted water, drain and chop it into neat little chunks, and then scramble it with a dozen eggs and three tablespoons of butter -- or you could coat it in cream, cheese and spices and fry to a crispy golden brown.

Mmmmmm, yummy, brains! With eggs or fried as fritters, they are just like grandma used to make but after the last few days, you may not want to eat them ever again.

The discovery of mad cow disease in a dairy cow in Washington state has led to renewed warnings that people should eschew cow's brains, as that is the organ most affected by the disease and among the most likely parts to spread the ailment to humans.

Yet for some, according to one historian of American food, the brain of the calf is something still to be enjoyed.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=2&u=/nm/20031231/od_nm/madcow_brains_dc
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 01:55 PM
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1. Vincent Price fed Peter Ustinov the brains of his poodles
That's all I know about the consumption of gray matter.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 01:55 PM
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2. I'd say that a lot of people in this country could use them
Have you been to the DMV recently?

Unfortuneately it doesn't work that way.
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 01:57 PM
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3. My mom grew up on a farm and she loves calf brains and
duck's blood soup....she tells we younger folks that "you don't know what is good..."

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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 02:00 PM
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4. tastes like chicken
No...wait...like scrapple?
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 02:01 PM
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5. As a brain-eating Zomby...
Stop picking on us brain-eaters! x(
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 02:02 PM
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6. Well then stop eating our brains!!!
brain-eater
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 02:23 PM
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8. Brains?? I guess some creatures like 'em..
ZombyFrogs like 'em

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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 02:43 PM
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9. ewww!
I love frogs, but that is a creepy one! :scared: :-)
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 02:49 PM
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10. why?
Brain is pretty usual in French supermarkets and restaurants - I've stayed clear of it, but my brother assures me that it's pretty tasty.

equal time: want a recipe in German?
--snip
Man legt die nach Nr. 81 vorbereiteten Kalbshirne in kochendes Salzwasser, worin man sie etwa 10 Minuten kochen läßt. Dann werden sie mit dem Schaumlöffel herausgenommen und auf ein Brett gelegt. Nach dem Erkalten schneidet man jedes in 3-4 Scheiben, bestreut sie mit ganz wenig weißem Pfeffer, wendet sie in Mehl, Ei und geriebener Semmel um und backt sie in Butter schön gelb.
--snap
http://www.gutenberg2000.de/davidis/kochbuch/nr515.htm
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karnac Donating Member (495 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 02:51 PM
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11. That looks like a Brain Sucker. STARVING!
:)

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Lefta Dissenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 02:05 PM
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7. I've wondered if
any of the disgusting crap eaten on Fear Factor has been bovine brain, spinal column or small intestine??? Where are the LAWYERS!!!!??!!!!!????????
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