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	Penis Stew. No really. No, really.
	In honour of Day 7 of 14valentines. Today's subject is sexual assault. There's an essay on the subject here. I didn't feel right posting something entirely frivolous/sexy today, but nor did I want to be depressing. So with tongue firmly in cheek, here's something to imagine when cursing the male sex. This recipe cracks me up. I've never actually made it, I confess, but a tiny, tiny part of me would like to. Sometimes. Maybe. This recipe hails, of course, from the incomparable Jennifer Paterson, of Two Fat Ladies fame. Good God, those two knew how to live. 450g/1lb penis (ram's or bull's) 3 tbsp oil 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed 1 large tomato, chopped 1 tsp cumin seeds, crushed 1 tsp salt freshly ground black pepper Scald the penis, drain and clean it. Place in a saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to boil, remove any scum, and simmer 10 minutes. Drain and slice. Heat oil in a large frying pan, add onion, garlic and coriander and fry until golden. Add penis slices and fry on both sides for a few minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients, add enough water to cover, and bring to boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer 2 hours, or till tender. Add water as necessary to prevent burning. Tags: food glorious food

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	From: jamethiel_bane	Date: February 8th, 2008 07:13 am (UTC)		(Link)

*frowns* I wonder what it would be like, texture wise. Possibly chewy (Going on mountain oysters, here, and... yeah)

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	From: arysteia	Date: February 8th, 2008 07:33 am (UTC)		(Link)

I really cannot say. I mean... It's a muscle... Isn't it? But long slow cooking... Yeah, no.

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	From: shihadchick	Date: February 8th, 2008 08:34 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Out of a sense of vague appropriateness I did decide NOT to go with my cock icon.

...yes, I'm definitely torn between outright laughter and a sort of intrigued seven-year-old-ish-EW!! type reaction here. Good choice, I think. *appreciative grin*

(Looking forward to going back through the past couple days properly, too. Oh LJ, how do you bring me so much interesting stuff when I lack time to read it then and there!)

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	From: arysteia	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:01 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: Out of a sense of vague appropriateness I did decide NOT to go with my cock icon.

I goggled for Africa the first time I saw it. It was actually featured in the 2FL calendar, and I had to have it on the wall in the kitchen for a month. Almost killed me. Then lo, it's in volume 3 of the cookbook too.

I never have time either. So, so many bookmarks now that I have to go back too. I'm in my lj renaissance though, so hopefully I will start to keep up. Maybe. *crosses fingers*

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	From: shihadchick	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:21 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: Out of a sense of vague appropriateness I did decide NOT to go with my cock icon.

Maaaan, I bet. And, ahahahahahaaaa, oh, wow. Nice.

Oyah, yes. And hooray renaissance, long may it endure, then. :)

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	From: kiwisue	Date: February 8th, 2008 09:05 am (UTC)		(Link)

My friend has that cookbook, and I was looking at the same recipe this NYE. Cool stuff (doubt I'll ever try it).

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	From: arysteia	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:02 am (UTC)		(Link)

Ha ha! Snap.

Yeah, this is one recipe even this adventurous cook will not be trying any time soon.

Am sad now because I have three episodes to go in my mad Pros watching spree.

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	From: kiwisue	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:14 am (UTC)		(Link)

Ah, you could always join in our Pros-watching: reenacting the thirtieth anniversary of the TV broadcasts, one week at a time, at the original time of 9 pm Sunday night.

londonronnie usually reminds us of the transmitted episode of the week, then

agentxpndble,

byslantedlight and others comment. There are recaps listed over at

pros_newsletter. A tad hard for us southern folk, because 9 pm Lad's Time is like 8 am Monday morning here (or 10 am in NZ), but I've managed an acceptable compromise by watching the evening before.

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	From: arysteia	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:18 am (UTC)		(Link)

Heh. If only I was still on holiday. I have overly ambitious plans for g/t this year now. And it's only February.

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	From: kiwisue	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:22 am (UTC)		(Link)

Mmmmm... hope I can go this year!

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	From: arysteia	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:33 am (UTC)		(Link)

That would be awesome. Between you, me, Mab and Elaine, with partial credit for Lyn, we could almost be a big fandom! ;-p

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	From: kiwisue	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:50 am (UTC)		(Link)

*vbeg* There should be plotting...

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	From: allzugern	Date: February 8th, 2008 06:20 pm (UTC)		(Link)

But...why? Was the tenderloin that expensive?

and thanks for all the great posts. I'm going to go back and read during the weekend.

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	From: arysteia	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:05 am (UTC)		(Link)

I have no idea, honestly. She attributes the original recipe to an Orthodox rabbi's mother in the old country, so maybe it's about using every single piece in hard times???

My pleasure. I'm in my lj renaissance, if you can't tell, and feeling great to be back. Now to finish and post the rest of my WIPs...!

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	From: talitha78	Date: February 9th, 2008 02:07 am (UTC)		(Link)

*looks at subject line*

*runs screaming in terror*

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	From: arysteia	Date: February 9th, 2008 05:07 am (UTC)		(Link)

Ha ha! Once upon a time, before there was a Supernatural calendar on my kitchen wall, there was a Two Fat Ladies calendar. This recipe stared me in the face while I was cooking for an entire month. \0/

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	From: feanna	Date: February 10th, 2008 02:52 am (UTC)		(Link)

I've never had penis, but when I lived in France on a farm for a little while I had sheep testicles. Slieced and fried. It actually wasn't bad, soft but not too mushy and not with the strong taste the meat had (which I didn't like). We had it, because the one-year-old-male-sheep were killed on the farm (a small one family one) and the meat was sold, but innards and stuff had to be eaten...

By the way, penis is not muscle (there are penis muscles, but those are at the root and do not extend into the penis itself, though that's for humans, animals might have more muscle,) but mostly the penis is filled with special blood containers/vessels that can be filled and closed off.

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	From: arysteia	Date: February 10th, 2008 08:16 am (UTC)		(Link)

How interesting! Thank you.

Sheep's testicles are sold in NZ (not in town, but in restaurants in rural areas) as "Mountain Oysters" and are considered a delicacy. I've never had them myself, but I probably would if I happened to be in the right place at the right time.

penis is not muscle

Can you tell I'm a classicist and not a scientist? Thanks for the info.

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In the story of Patroclus
no one survives, not even Achilles
who was nearly a god.
Patroclus resembled him; they wore the same armor.

Always in these friendships
one serves the other, one is less than the other:
the hierarchy
is always apparent, though the legends
cannot be trusted --
their source is the survivor,
the one who has been abandoned.

What were the Greek ships on fire
compared to this loss?

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grieved with his whole being
and the gods saw

he was a man already dead, a victim
of the part that loved,
the part that was mortal.

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