Thanks. They are actually the temple meat of a pig. A bit chewy but they can be tough as leather if even slightly overcooked, and not very big, but they pack more pork flavor in one little bite than anything else I can think of! And yep, the ultimate in plain good old fashioned comfort food! We grew up calling them pig cheeks. We could get them for next to nothing at the John Morrell meat packing plant in town where my uncle worked. Now they sell them in some stores there and they call them Pork Temple Meat. Nope, still pig cheeks!
Glad you like the dishes...I love this stuff so much that I replaced my kitchen with everything I could think of - pots and pans, coffee pot, utensils, pot holders, dinnerware, knives, bakers, cookie sheets, tea sets. If they make it, I've got it. Never my life did I ever even have dishes that matched until very recently. Think I went a little overboard!
I am loving going through the pages of this thread!!
I had to replace everything when the bus of mine I was living was stolen I lost everything not even a stitch of clothing left found out it had been stripped then sold for scrap that was like 8 years ago no
Um, am I banned now? 
