Somewhere on teh intarwebs Arri London wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:16:19 -0700, Arri London wrote:
>>
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:07 -0700, Arri London wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Some people just have too much time (and minced meat) on their
>>>>> hands
>>>>>
>>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8337182.stm
>>>>
>>>> Aren't they called faggots ion the UK?
>>>
>>> No...a faggot is a liver-based meatball, wrapped in caul fat.
>>
>> Ouch. That hurts just thinking about it. Here in Texas we call
>> those Machitos - made with chunks of lamb and goat offal.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Probably the same intent...using up the organ meats. Pork faggots
> were/are a West Country specialty which I quite grew to like when I
> lived there. Although in our family we made liver dumplings, but
> usually tiny ones for soup. Faggots are served as a main course, with
> gravy. Obtainable frozen even

Man I love faggots! When I lived on a farm with my family, when we killed a
pig I always made them.

Unfortunately they're not available here in New Zealand and I don't own a
mincer anymore. LOL, getting hold of the pig's liver, kidneys, heart, caul,
diaphram and offcuts could be expensive too. There are very few real
butchers left...
--
Shaun.

"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's
warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchet, 'Jingo'.