[Sca-cooks] Mountain Oysters was Re: Okra

[Terry Decker]

Hmmm, I've only heard the term "mountain oysters" used in relation to cattle 
rather than hogs, although the term might easily be applied to any land 
mammal.  In Oklahoma, the term applied is calf fries or lamb fries for 
breaded and fried testicles.  Haven't heard of any hog fries yet, but 
industrial swine production is only about a decade old and is concentrated 
out in the Panhandle (last I checked).

Bear

----- Original Message ----- 

Okra has a distinct flavor (and yes a distinct texture whether raw, 
pickeled, boiled or fried). It is the ingriedent that turns a cajun/creole 
soup or stew into Gumbo. On a different note... the "mountain oysters" that 
are considered a delicacy for the "refined" pallet in the US that I haven't 
seen mentioned are horse testicles.(I always thought that "mountain oysters" 
reffered only to hog testicles only, just shows how regional language usage 
effects us.)
Lady Lie du Bosc