[Sca-cooks] Scrapple, was Re: have you heard of this food item?

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009, Kathleen A Roberts wrote:

> On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:56:24 -0400
> Elaine Koogler <kiridono at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Now
>> scrapple is a dish
>> that came down through my family via Scottish/German ancestors who lived in
>> the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. 
>
>
> scrapple comes to me via pennsylvania dutch, lancaster PA, and 
> german/hungarian maternal grandfather who settled the family near the coal 
> mines.  it was a staple for our family when in baltimore, md.
>
> i FINALLY found it in New Mexico at John Brooks, a fairly local grocery 
> store.  it is in the freezer section, which makes the scrapple a bit mooshie 
> when cooked, but just as good.
>
> i probably should try making it from scratch, since i occasionally make 
> haggis from scratch.
>
> cailte

You can fake scrapple by using bulk pork sausage mixed with the 
cornmeal....

Margaret, whose father's family is from central PA