Bacon..Bacon...I hate Bacon

[cjdmashley]

oh please don't ever let my DH know this thread exists!!

I'm not sure his pork-loving little soul could handle it. The "P" word

(as it is known in our house) is not allowed to be uddered unless the udder-er understands that is comes with having DH ramble off an ever growing list of his favorite pork cuts, recipes, and his overall love of bacon in particular. This is the funniest thing i've ever seen!!!

 

[Mak]

For those who want to know-

Scrapple is a loaf made from the trimmings and offal of slaughtered pigs. The meat is cooked in broth till tender and shredded finely. Then cornmeal is added to the broth to make a mush (and often buckwheat flour as well). The meat is mixed back in, with seasonings, typically, sage, thyme, and black pepper. Salt, of course. Formed into a loaf, allowed to set, sliced and often pan fried till the outside is crispy. It's actually quite tasty.

I grew up in PA- notheast part, but the PA Dutch cooking influence is all over the state. Scrapple grew from the concept of a farmer using "everything but the squeal" in a slaughtered pig. And, yes, I know- lots of people are a bit squeamish about eating liver, heart, etc, but it's really good stuff. Then again, I have always loved liver- calf, chicken... Pig liver is a bit strong and needs to be used in something like scrapple or liverwurst (another thing I love!).

Does that answer the scrapple questions? You can sometimes get it in supermarkets. Try it, you might like it!

And if you have access to a smoker and can get the belly- make your own bacon! The best thing you will EVER taste! And easy.

 

[ChickenAlgebra]

Scapple sounds entirely too much like Spam.

 

[babymakes6]

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Scrapple is NOTHING like Spam! The texture is similar, but the taste? Not at all!
I grew up in the heart of PA Dutch country and we like Scrapple with pancake syrup.

My Mom eats it with apple butter, but it is better with syrup.

 

[ChickenAlgebra]

Quote:
Scrapple is NOTHING like Spam! The texture is similar, but the taste? Not at all!
I grew up in the heart of PA Dutch country and we like Scrapple with pancake syrup.

My Mom eats it with apple butter, but it is better with syrup.

Depending on how I am feeling, I may try to make it. It'll probably be horrid, but I'll try anything once. Need to fatten up the pigs first so they make decent bacon.

 

[Rammy]

I am cooking lunch. I am making chicken in bacon grease..........................I dont think I can wait til the chicken is done..........oh, yeah...........maybe I better<g> yuuuuuummmmmm!!

Oooh, maybe I'll make some cornbread with the drippings later................see whatcha'll started?


Rammy

 

[gmendoza]

Ham
bacon
sausage

from the magical meat creature..pig.

 

[SLWyandotte]

scrapple sounds like a waste of good sausage stuffing. thats what we always do with the extra bits... or just make patty style sausage.

mmmmmm bacon and sausage and fried ham with grandmaw's big buttermilk biscuits, a pile of grits, scrambled eggs with melted hoop cheese on them with fresh tomato gravy made with bacon and sausage grease. ooooooo weeeee we gots som good food fo jew ya.

 

[Mak]

Oh, no, scrapple is not Spam. Not at all. Scrapple is much better. Yeah, really good with syrup!

We make sausage as well. Usually 5-8 lbs of 3 or 4 different kinds in a weekend. We use pork in our competition green chili, so we always have lots of scraps left over from cutting that. Homemade sausage is the best.

 

[EweSheep]

Scrapple reminds me of the Scottish "sausage" made of oatmeal and sheep innards. I bet it would be GOOD!

Saw the Mike Rowe program on Scrapple and I thought Ewwwwwww and yummy at the same time! No one got a good Scrapple around here for me to try!