Lets make head cheese...

[progressoid]

Maybe not. The first step gives one pause:

Clean hog head by removing eyes, ears and brains. Saw into 4 pieces.



I actually ate this a couple times in my youth.

Here's 235 more recipes for head cheese:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-00,head_cheese,FF.html

[noonwitch]

1. My mom said she used to watch her grandmother make it

She was from the old country (Austria). Mom would never eat it, though. Great-grandma did make excellent struedel.

My grandpa said that when they first got to this country (he was 11), they would eat Wonder Bread for desert, because they thought it was so rich and sweet.

[Abelman]

2. Ew ew ew

I've read part of The Jungle. I know all about that crud!

[chickenscratching]

3. so, is headcheese good?

i mean, it sounds quite nasty, but what did you think?

[progressoid]

4. Its an "acquired taste"

I never acquired it.

Back in the day, lots of people would eat all sorts of nasty stuff out of necessity.

Now I get my hog head parts the easy way......Hot Dogs.