On 4/27/2013 5:54 PM, gtr wrote:
> I had never bought a big chunk of chicarones, frankly I was scared of
> the stuff. I bought some about 3 years ago before we hosted a part. I
> whittled it up in finger-sized pieces and through it in a bowl by where
> I was bartending as guests arrived. They guys went into a *****ing
> frenzy* over the stuff, the equivalent of what I see in dogs as "milk
> bone hysteria". They just kept munching, with expletives, and the
> occasional aside that they were trimming days off their
> life-expectancy. The women (bless them all!) and the vegetarians stood
> off at a distance giving us the stink-eye.
>
> We're hosting another party in a couple of weeks and I thought I'd repeat it.
>
> It is what I consider about the most decadent food there is.
>
> Goes great with a martini, or beer, or cab or whatever€¦


Chop it up in small pieces and scramble it with eggs and onions. Serve
with warm corn tortillas and salsa for breakfast.

Thank me later.

George L