Name: To Clean Calf Fries
Ingredients: Animal fries, or testicles, have a mild flavor and delicate texture somewhat like sweetbreads. They are considered a seasonal delicacy in many parts of the world. Gourmet first wrote about them in 1942, as a treat that hungry cowboys cooked for themselves.; Calf fires are available frozen from Highland Country Farms (800-398-7803).; Cleaning fries (once they've been thawed) can be a little unsettling —but if you think about what you are doing, so can the preparation of any creature. Each fry is enclosed in a sac of skin with a small opening. Pull the opening apart with your fingers to reveal the tender, membrane-covered portion inside. Cut the skin away with a knife, leaving the membrane intact, then proceed with the recipe.

Ingredients

Animal fries, or testicles, have a mild flavor and delicate texture somewhat like sweetbreads. They are considered a seasonal delicacy in many parts of the world. Gourmet first wrote about them in 1942, as a treat that hungry cowboys cooked for themselves.

Calf fires are available frozen from Highland Country Farms (800-398-7803).

Cleaning fries (once they've been thawed) can be a little unsettling —but if you think about what you are doing, so can the preparation of any creature. Each fry is enclosed in a sac of skin with a small opening. Pull the opening apart with your fingers to reveal the tender, membrane-covered portion inside. Cut the skin away with a knife, leaving the membrane intact, then proceed with the recipe.

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