Hi Virginia, I might just have to try some liver cooked like this, I love bacon. Thank you for sharing this with us. I will try just about anything once, it might not look good but it might really taste good. Tonya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia A." <vdach@gte.net> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Who Is Indian? > Yes, I do. But only because my ex husband's mother was/is about the best > cook in the world! She taught me to cook it her way, too. It's really tasty, > tender and good. My mother also used to cook it. It was awful. You could > have used it for a hockey puck! It was not only as hard as a brick, but was > gross when you tried to eat it................it was served at least once a > week. I am really surprised that my ex MIL was able to get me to even try > it let alone love it. > > She cooked bacon first and then pulled the cooked bacon out and sautéed the > onions in the bacon grease, (I also add a bit of garlic just for fun), then > she would put the liver slices (usually beef) in seasoned flour and put in > the bacon onion drippings. Cook on one side and then turn it over and cook > until it was done, adding the crumbled bacon back in after she turned it. > When it was nicely done, she took it out of the pan and made the best gravy > to put over real mashed potatoes with home canned green beans or home frozen > creamed corn. Makes me hungry just to think about it. My current man would > absolutely have a stroke if I served it to him. He won't eat anything > unless he knows exactly what it is and won't try anything if he 'thinks' > (now there is an oxymoron) that there might be something in it he might not > like. A perfect example of this.......I started making Irish Cream for > gifts at Christmas for selected friends. He happened to see the chocolate > sitting on the counter and would not even try it. He just KNEW it was going > to taste like chocolate. The gifted all raved about it and finally, after > one time too many of me telling people about why he wouldn't try it, he gave > up and did. Now of course, I have to hide it or he will drink it before I > get it all bottled! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bettye Woodhull" <betron1@sbcglobal.net> > To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:47 PM > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Who Is Indian? > > > > Do you like that liver smothered in onions also? My husband does too. > > He gets to eat it at a cafeteria sometimes as I can't (wont) cook it for > > him; anything else, but not liver. Bad experience when I was about 8 > years > > old - can't over come the thought of saying it was steak when it was > liver. > > Bettye > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "cowinjun" <cowinjun@comcast.net> > > To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 7:29 PM > > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Who Is Indian? > > > > > > > Mmmmm, nothing better than fresh liver straight out of the carcass and > > > onions. > > > Sgi, > > > Osda Elisti Nigadv, > > > Griz > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Bettye Woodhull" <betron1@sbcglobal.net> > > > To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:07 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Who Is Indian? > > > > > > > > >> Pu-lease!, Dan. 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Let me know what you think. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tonya Luckey" <luckeytonya@atlanticbb.net> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Who Is Indian? > Hi Virginia, > I might just have to try some liver cooked like this, I > love bacon. Thank you for sharing this with us. I will try just about > anything once, it might not look good but it might really taste good. > Tonya > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Virginia A." <vdach@gte.net> > To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:22 PM > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Who Is Indian? > > > > Yes, I do. But only because my ex husband's mother was/is about the best > > cook in the world! She taught me to cook it her way, too. It's really > tasty, > > tender and good. My mother also used to cook it. It was awful. You could > > have used it for a hockey puck! It was not only as hard as a brick, but > was > > gross when you tried to eat it................it was served at least once > a > > week. I am really surprised that my ex MIL was able to get me to even try > > it let alone love it. > > > > She cooked bacon first and then pulled the cooked bacon out and sautéed > the > > onions in the bacon grease, (I also add a bit of garlic just for fun), > then > > she would put the liver slices (usually beef) in seasoned flour and put in > > the bacon onion drippings. Cook on one side and then turn it over and > cook > > until it was done, adding the crumbled bacon back in after she turned it. > > When it was nicely done, she took it out of the pan and made the best > gravy > > to put over real mashed potatoes with home canned green beans or home > frozen > > creamed corn. Makes me hungry just to think about it. My current man > would > > absolutely have a stroke if I served it to him. He won't eat anything > > unless he knows exactly what it is and won't try anything if he 'thinks' > > (now there is an oxymoron) that there might be something in it he might > not > > like. A perfect example of this.......I started making Irish Cream for > > gifts at Christmas for selected friends. He happened to see the chocolate > > sitting on the counter and would not even try it. He just KNEW it was > going > > to taste like chocolate. The gifted all raved about it and finally, after > > one time too many of me telling people about why he wouldn't try it, he > gave > > up and did. Now of course, I have to hide it or he will drink it before I > > get it all bottled! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bettye Woodhull" <betron1@sbcglobal.net> > > To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:47 PM > > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Who Is Indian? > > > > > > > Do you like that liver smothered in onions also? My husband does > too. > > > He gets to eat it at a cafeteria sometimes as I can't (wont) cook it > for > > > him; anything else, but not liver. Bad experience when I was about 8 > > years > > > old - can't over come the thought of saying it was steak when it was > > liver. > > > Bettye > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "cowinjun" <cowinjun@comcast.net> > > > To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 7:29 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Who Is Indian? > > > > > > > > > > Mmmmm, nothing better than fresh liver straight out of the carcass and > > > > onions. > > > > Sgi, > > > > Osda Elisti Nigadv, > > > > Griz > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Bettye Woodhull" <betron1@sbcglobal.net> > > > > To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:07 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Who Is Indian? > > > > > > > > > > > >> Pu-lease!, Dan. I love Subway sandwiches, but can't look liver "in > > the > > > >> eye" -snicker - Bettye > > > > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > > > >>> <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > > > >>> <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > > > >>> Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > > > >>> ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner > > below > > > >>> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > > >>> > > > >>> ============================== > > > >>> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, > find > > > >>> marriage announcements and more. 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