Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

Pig kidneys are pretty porky, but I wonder if
young porkers' kidneys, same point in the relative
lifespan as veal, wouldn't be better.

Quite possible but I've never had the opportunity to test out that
hypothesis. Farmer Bill points out that if they're fed agricultural
waste that a 360 lb lardy "bacon" pig, a leaner 240 pound meat animal
and a 60 pound piglet on a spit all cost the same to raise, so he
doesn't slaughter young ones unless a customer requests one and is
willing to pay $240 for it.

What's the offal situation in general up there?

Readily available: beef shanks and liver, pork hocks, frozen chicken
livers, gizzards and hearts.

Sometimes available: lamb shanks, beef tongue, heart and kidneys,
pork tongue, heart, liver and kidneys.

Only if you know a hunter: goose and duck giblets, affordable soup
bones with a bit of meat on them, cheeks, brains, snouts, lungs,
stomachs and guts, spleen, sweetbreads.

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Title: Lithuanian Skilandis
Categories: Lithuanian, Pork, Ham, Offal
Yield: 24 servings

5 kg (10 lbs) fresh, lean pork
Ham
1 kg (2 lbs) fresh pork side
200 g (6 oz) salt
1 tb Pepper
5 Cloves garlic, minced
5 g (1 teaspoon) saltpeter
50 g (2 oz) 96% alcohol (to
Remove excess moisture)
1 ts Sugar
1 Pork stomach

Chop meats, add garlic, pepper. Heat salt in skillet and add to
meats. Mix well. Add saltpeter, sugar and alcohol. Mix gently.
Stuff meat mixture tightly into prepared pigs stomach, so that no
air pockets remain. When stuffing is complete, sew up opening and
place between 2 boards and tie tightly. Keep in a cool, dry place
for 8 to 10 days, then cold smoke, with alder wood for 3 weeks.
Towards end of smoking, add juniper branches to give that special
flavoring.

Lithuanian National Cultural Center
From: http://www.lnkc.lt
Compiled by Birute Imbrasiene
Translated by Giedre Ambrozaitiene

Even a stretched stomach can hold that much meat. You will
probably need three of them. - JW

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Cheers

Jim


... Sub cauliflower for mashed potatoes and any joy in meals.

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