Comments | morwen_peredhil: Ration Recipe: Kidneys and Macaroni

morwen_peredhil

Ration Recipe: Kidneys and Macaroni

Apr 06, 2009 20:46

At last it is time for another WWII ration recipe from hell, dear flist. Don't all thank me at once!

Kidneys and Macaroni2 sheep's kidneys or 1/2 lb. ox kidney ( Read more... )

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Comments 13

simone7418 April 7 2009, 01:03:45 UTC

You had me at kidney.

Man am I glad that I wasn't alive and eating when these recipes were being made. I have the funny feeling that I would have starved to death.

morwen_peredhil April 7 2009, 01:07:47 UTC

Kidneys! Dried eggs! Spam! *turns green*

I'm actually quite fond of properly cooked liver, but I've never been able to warm up to kidneys.

simone7418 April 7 2009, 01:11:22 UTC

I've never been able to even try liver. My grandmother used to make it frequently and I'd always have a reason not to eat it. I shudder to think of the things that I did eat when I was younger and didn't realize what they were. The first one that comes to mind is a Hungarian specialty called "blood sausage".

morwen_peredhil April 7 2009, 01:14:20 UTC

Blood sausage/black pudding isn't bad, actually. At least it wasn't when I ate it in Ireland and Scotland.

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sisterpandora April 7 2009, 01:13:08 UTC

What is that even supposed to be? I mean, from the title it sounds like Macaroni 'n' Cheese with Ham/Spam, but from the instructions, it begins to sound like someone tried to make chili but became seriously confused about the order of things.

morwen_peredhil April 7 2009, 01:16:24 UTC

This is a WWII British recipe, so I doubt they were all that familiar with chili. It's a cheap-meat-and-starch thing. Better than starving. Probably.

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morwen_peredhil April 7 2009, 01:21:46 UTC

The British weren't nearly as fond of putting everything in gelatin as the Americans were, although I think this virtue was negated by their fondness for suet.

xanath April 7 2009, 04:21:51 UTC

I think that would quite likely be my last meal, as it would incite me to kill myself.

morwen_peredhil April 7 2009, 04:26:07 UTC

Heh. This isn't even the least appetizing ration recipe I've ever posted.

xanath April 7 2009, 04:42:07 UTC

I know. Thankfully, I've forgotten some of them! :D

maddeinin April 7 2009, 14:47:44 UTC

I have never even tried kidneys, but I think this probably isn't the way to go with them.

(I made the lamb chili you recommended earlier this weekend, albeit with a ton of changes, and it was soooooo good. Man, I keep forgetting how great lamb stews can be. Thank you for the link!)

morwen_peredhil April 7 2009, 16:50:49 UTC

There may be a way to make kidneys appetizing, but this is NOT it.

Glad the lamb chili worked well for you. Lamb really does take well to stewing and strong spicing.