Brains and Brawn. . . Trotters and Tripe

Forgotten & Forbidden Foods From Old Cook Books!This extraordinary recipe book will make your eyes water, and, possibly, your mouth! Even if you're dubious about the eating scrapple or head-cheese, it makes a highly entertaining read. Learn how our not-so distant ancestors found a use for just about every part of the cow, sheep, and pig, plus a long list of more unusual species. . . Plenty of ideas for jaded dinner party hosts with demanding guests!This cookery compilation makes a great novelty gift for epicures and gourmets, a wonderful talking-point for the bookshelf, but also contains invaluable, comprehensive reference material for serious cooks who want to stretch their horizons. . . How to skin skunk or eel, make a squirrel pie, or bear hams. . . Here's how to make your own haggis, chitterlings, fagots, black pudding, prepare sweetbreads. . . plus Peculiar Puddings, Surprising Soups, Sickroom Feasts, Fowl Ideas, plus the proper way to serve molluscs, reptiles and amphibians. . .