Thread: Heartfelt thoughts over a beer

Yep really enjoy the heart. Not so much of a fan of kidneys and liver, though I do feel like I should figure out a good way to make use of them.

Many years ago (early 70's) I worked in the freezing works and we regularly boiled the lamb hearts in our knife sterilizers to eat at lunchtime. This was an accepted practice, and although probably banned in todays PC world they were delicious. Another treat that you hardly ever see today is the sweatbread (thymus gland).This is a fatty gland found near the heart. It reduces in size with age but if you're lucky enough to shoot a young animal with one cut it out, slice it into strips and fry it dipped in flour. It's bloody amazing.

Any pictures of this gland? A mate of mine has mentioned it before but never shown me as he doesn’t eat them. I’d give anything a go, apart from mountain oysters 🤣

Originally Posted by Steelisreal

Yep really enjoy the heart. Not so much of a fan of kidneys and liver, though I do feel like I should figure out a good way to make use of them.

Liver, onions, sherry and a few herbs in the blender is the start of a nice pate.
When we farmed rabbits it was a weekly feed for us.