Re: Re: Haggis and other gross food

it was my understanding that the judges couldn't decide, so two of them shared the honor.

At 11:10 AM 12/16/02 -0800, you wrote:
Richard,
Which lovely young lady won the honor of being Miss Testicle 2002 at the
festival?  You'd think people in NE could find something better to celebrate.
;+)

Kitty

On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:05:08 -0800 "Richard T. Apking" <richa@midlands.net>
wrote:

> A small town, about 30 miles South of Omaha NE
> has an annual "Testicle
> Festival" during late June each year.  Last one
> I attended had 5 kinds on
> their "sample platter".  Weren't bad, I was
> among about 2,500 folks that
> also thought that.  Rich in Z-5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jim singer"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 7:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Haggis and other gross
> food
>
>
> > i'm usually up to try anything once--as long
> as i have some sort of
> > assurance that it hasn't killed too many
> diners recently. i had lamb fries
> > in a reasonably good restaurant in lexington,
> kentucky, once. my though
> was
> > "not bad, not good, no substitute for a lamb
> chop." the worst things i've
> > every gotten myself into were calves' brains
> [in a good french restaurant,
> > yet] and some kind of crab dish in a korean
> restaurant. i nearly lost it
> > both times.
> >
> > i've become a real fan of tripe soup,
> incidentally. the menudo of most
> > mexican restaurants is excellent. and, they
> swear, a cure for a hangover.
> > what i find interesting about that
> association, is that the turks also
> make
> > a rather good tripe soup that they claim is a
> cure for a hangover.
> >
> >
> > At 08:40 AM 12/15/02 -0700, you wrote:
> > >In the mountain west generally, they are
> called Rocky Mountain oysters.
> > >There is a restaurant in a tiny town called
> Severance CO that specializes
> in
> > >RM oysters and people used to drive long
> distances to go there, more I
> think
> > >for the novelty than the food.  I thought
> everything they served tasted
> like
> > >it was deep fried in the same vat and you
> couldn't tell one type of meat
> > >from another.  In other restaurants where
> they are cooked with more care,
> > >Rocky Mountain oysters are quite good.  I'm
> told that at some brandings
> the
> > >RM oysters are collected and cooked up
> later, but that has never happened
> at
> > >any branding I went to.  I have never seen
> calf fries offered on a menu.
> > >
> > >Linda in Wyoming
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > They're also called calf fries too, so
> don't get fooled on that
> either.
> > >In Colorado, I'm told they're called Rocky
> Mountain oysters.    UGH!
> > > > My earlier question still applies...
> > >
> >
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