[Sca-cooks] Jumbo Shrimp in Caramel Pepper-Garlic Sauce

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Jun 8, 2006, at 10:33 AM, Bronwynmgn at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/8/2006 10:18:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> tom.vincent at yahoo.com writes:
>
> <<What *really* didn't go over well were the chicken hearts   
> marinated in
> cider vinegar, parsley and cinnamon.  Fourteen pounds of  chicken  
> hearts.>>
>
> They went over well at my table.  We only had 6 people at it and  
> we  ate most
> of the bowl we were given.  Even one of the people who can be   
> picky about
> food textures ate a few.
> Well, OK, two of us ate most of them.  The two who are adventurous   
> eaters.
> 14 lbs was really a bit much; I don't think I'd have made that   
> much if I was
> feeding 300, and there weren't nearly that many people  eating...
> David's a good cook and getting really into period foods; now we  
> need to
> work on portion sizes....
>
> Brangwayna

Was this an adaptation of a "garbage" or numbles recipe? I'll bet you  
could make something pretty butt-kicking with cooked chicken gizzards  
and those seasonings, chopped to a hashy consistency...

Adamantius