Q Talk

[Carmie]

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@PA Mom-mom wrote:

@beach-mom  I never understood why people didn't like scrapple. Maybe they didn't fry it crispy enough, or maybe it was made with bad ingredients. 

Now, if we're talking soft shells, I will walk over hot coals for them! I didn't encounter them until I was in my 30's, but it was love at first bite.

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We always had scrapple in our house when I grew up.  My family ate it fried and topped with King's Syrup.

I don't eat it.  Most often it is made with pig offal meat. Yuck!

[AuntG]

Did someone say pig heads?

[Catch71]

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@Puggywuggy wrote:
I live in Southern California, would someone please explain what scrapple is? I've not heard of the store or scrapple...TIA

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I grew up eating scrapple because we lived near Philadelphia. I only like the brand Habbersett; good spices.  We tried serving to a friend of my sons once and he said no thanks; it has everything but the oink in it.  We never laughed so hard.  I fry it like a previous poster said so its nice and crispy on the outside and serve with ketchup.

I should add; I ate as a child so if I never had it and was asked to have it as an adult, I would probably pass.  It is an aquired taste which I didn't question as a child and ate what my mother served.

[PA Mom-mom]

@Carmie  DH told me today they do add tongue, liver and heart. They never add intestines or stomach. That may be why some scrapple brands taste "gamey."  I trust DH, because he used to be a USDA meat inspector.

[Carmie]

@PA Mom-mom   It all depends on who makes it and where you buy it.

Some places do add everything except the oink to make scrapple.

You can be sure if the Amish made it...they waste nothing.  Many other meat houses do the same.

Offals include liver, heart, kidneys, sweetbreads, brain, tongue and tripe.  These organ are USDA approved, but still yucky to me.  I'll pass.

They are super nutritious and good for you, but not something I care to eat.

[Carmie]

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@AuntG wrote:

Did someone say pig heads?

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My husband and his family roast pigs and lambs on an outdoor spit.

My father, when he was living, always requested the pig head.  He said the most tender meat came from the head and face.

I could never stand to watch him eat it.

[Puggywuggy]

@PA Mom-mom Thank you so much for explaining what scrapple is...I honestly had never heard of it. 🤎

[BalletBabe]

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@AuntG wrote:

Did someone say pig heads?

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OINK   Not me!   LOL

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