On 28 Apr, snape@cix.co.uk <snape@cix.co.uk> wrote: > At the risk of bringing the theme on topic - the closest Black Country > equivalent to haggis would be faggotts or savoury ducks. (Is the term > "savoury duck" used in the BC or is it a Potteries expression?). Roughly > similar ingredients to haggis but without the oatmeal. And much tastier. Savoury Ducks are found in the north - I certainly used to find them in Yorkshire. Not as nice as faggots! > The ingredients (most of which, nowadays, many people would throw away) > are stuffed into an abdominal membrane called "caul" rather than into a > sheep's stomach. My grandmother used to call this "kell". > A relative of mine who is now in his eighties, in Hallam Street, West > Bromwich, still makes a batch of these occasionally. Would you like my mother's recipe, still in use until her death 5 years ago? I really must get round to making another batch of faggots! It was Bowkett's that spoiled me, their faggots tasted just like home made that I used to go there and not make my own. > Ron S > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: john/tina edwards jedwards14@neo.rr.com > Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:22:26 -0400 > To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [B.C.] OFF TOPIC:Haggis > I apologize for being off topic. You can send me answers off list but I > have to ask.On a other list I'm on there is the question of: 101 Things to > do with Haggis. First off do people really eat this?! It just doesn't sound > very ummmm good. Also what would you do with it? Some suggestions have been > doorstop,cat food,dog food, and so on. Again you can answer off list at > jedwards14@neo.rr.com > Thanks all for reading this Tina in Ohio > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- > d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk -- Chris Ramsbottom researching: BARRATT, DANCER, FELLOWS, GOODES, ROBINSON, TUCKLEY, WHEWAY MAHER all in and around Birmingham/Smethwick, 1850 to present day