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Skriven 2009-09-24 03:01:22 av DAVE SACERDOTE (1:123/140)
Ärende: Tongue
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Several years ago, I used to buy pickled lamb's tongues, put up in
mildly vinegary jars by a company called Rogers, which was based
somewhere in the northeast, and made a whole bunch of old-timey
"bar snacks" like pickled eggs, tongue, ham hocks, pigs feet, etc.
They're out of business now, vanished without a trace like so many
other companies that were prominent in the pre-internet era and began
their decline in the new millenium.  (As best as I can figure, they
closed their doors in about 2003 or so, but nary a web reference to
them exists - not even a rogue photo of one of their jar labels.)

I've found an excellent company called Long Lake Foods which purveys
all manner of pickled foods of excellent quality and superior 
customer service, but they don't put up tongue themselves (apparently
the startup costs for that particular product are high, and the cost
of tongues ain't cheap either) and the owner has told me that there 
seems to be no North American company currently producing pickled
lamb tongue for them to distribute.

So.

I went to my neighborhood butcher and found that I can get 10-pound
boxes of lamb tongues (frozen) from him.  Right now, I have a box of
them defrosting slowly in my auxiliary fridge.  When they're supple
again, I plan to pickle and jar them myself.  I'll post the method
when I do it (and of course, blog it with photos at the Cupboard if
anyone wants to try it themselves.)  Wish me luck.

Anthony, my butcher, sold me the tongue at cost.  And yet, they're 
still expensive! 



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