Things you refuse to eat.

[mrs reb77]

I forgot all the 'inerds' in that list. You know, organ meats! Gizzards, livers, heart and even the odd cow tongue.

[gevans]

My dear old dad was a depression era child. He grew up in rural Arkansas. He liked to tell this story:
When we was agrowing up, we weren't as poor as some folks. We had us a possum head. We kept that head on a metal hook, hanging from the rafters. When Ma made soup, she'd dip that possum head in. Not too long, or you would wear it out, but long enough for the flavor to come through.
Well anyhow Paw loaned the possum head to some poor neighbors. They weren't as kerful and somehow let the dog get aholt of it and eat it. We durn near was poor then. We even almost thought about going on the welfare. Now that woulda been poor for sure!

I don't eat possum. At least not if I know it's possum. But I eat most everything else.

[mash]

Same thing, different animal. Who ever thought of eating such things should be...well....'snipped'

I've never eaten sushi, it's on my list of things to try once. Maybe.

Coming from the country, growing up on a farm, we've eaten many a thing some wouldn't consider. Turtle (soup, fried), squirrel (including the brain!), raccoon, snake (once), all those assorted 'Fries/Oysters' that are neither a fry nor an oyster, head cheese (which isn't a cheese), pickled pigs feet--just all kinds of stuff. Not saying I was a big fan of many of them though.

I have had squirrel before but not the brain. What would that taste like. Also head cheese is a Xmas special.

[hvacker]

This reminded me of an old saying.
The first time your on a date take her to dinner and watch how she eats.
The old saying is picky eaters are selfish lovers.
So far I think it's true.

There's another one. This one attributed to the French.

Washing vegetables is like washing people....They tend to loose their flavor.

About eating possum. I ate possum once. I was a victim of a trick by my then father-in-law. He told me it was a swamp rabbit. I puzzled that as it was dark meat and greasy.
I got him back with a Twinkie filled with Brylcreem. (The hair stuff)

[mrs reb77]

I have had squirrel before but not the brain. What would that taste like. Also head cheese is a Xmas special.

Kind of....like the salt and pepper I put on it! Seriously though, mushy texture but tasted kinda like fried fish eggs (ever have that?). Granny would fry up the entire squirrel head and all. You'd crack open the skull to get the brains. They all fought over it. Musta been a West Virginny thing!

My dad loves head cheese. And sardines. And cranberry sauce. All things most of the rest of us won't touch!

Possums are too ugly to eat. They resemble rats too much. Although....snapping turtles are fairly ugly themselves and don't taste half bad.

[mrs reb77]

I got him back with a Twinkie filled with Brylcreem. (The hair stuff)

Now that is just too cruel. You should've done the brownies made with x-lax. At least that is something that is supposed to be ingested.

[mash]

Kind of....like the salt and pepper I put on it! Seriously though, mushy texture but tasted kinda like fried fish eggs (ever have that?). Granny would fry up the entire squirrel head and all. You'd crack open the skull to get the brains. They all fought over it. Musta been a West Virginny thing!

My dad loves head cheese. And sardines. And cranberry sauce. All things most of the rest of us won't touch!

Possums are too ugly to eat. They resemble rats too much. Although....snapping turtles are fairly ugly themselves and don't taste half bad.

No never had fried fish eggs. But fried fish cheeks ( usually pike ) are good.

[hvacker]

If I remember head cheeze is made from the meat on the head. Pigs have a brain about the size of a tennis ball so there's not much there.

[mrs reb77]

All the different areas of meat on the head...cheeks, forehead etc., not the space between the bones!

[MrFixit246]

Now you got me thinking about stuff I "won't" eat. There are a few things i would not like to eat, but, will anyways to be polite or such. Things I prefer not to eat:
Dill Pickles
Sauerkraut
Mustard(on a sandwich)
oysters
tripe
Not much else

Things I will NOT eat:
Brains of anything
raw bugs
balut(tried it once in the Philippines, never again)

That is about it

MrFixit

[andserco]

Boiled okra....

[Lhill]

I will not eat brains, chitlins, pigs feet, bleh!

[crackertech]

Head cheese no way.