New Year's Celebrations cause Global Warming (Vanity)

Just a reminder to everyone to keep a lid on the New Year's celebrations for the sake of the planet.

Co2 emissions from champagne bubbles, pollution and carbon from fireworks and BBQ grills, Carbon emissions from auto exhaust from traveling to parties, especially in SUVs and airplanes are detrimental to the planet.

Also, think of the massive hog farm waste pollution that happens because of the surge of people eating jowls with their black-eyed peas, not to mention the pesticides used in harvesting the peas.

We're all in this together. Have a happy and safe New Years and lets make 2008 as carbon free as possible.

Found this:

HAGGIS

Ingredients:

1 sheep stomach
1 sheep liver
1 sheep heart
1 sheep tongue
1/2 pound suet, minced
3 medium onions, minced
1/2 pound dry oats, toasted
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried ground herbs

Rinse the stomach thoroughly and soak overnight in cold salted water.

Rinse the liver, heart, and tongue. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook these parts over medium heat for 2 hours. Remove and mince. Remove any gristle or skin and discard.

In a large bowl, combine the minced liver, heart, tongue, suet, onions, and toasted oats. Season with salt, pepper, and dried herbs. Moisten with some of the cooking water so the mixture binds. Remove the stomach from the cold salted water and fill 2/3 with the mixture. Sew or tie the stomach closed. Use a turning fork to pierce the stomach several times. This will prevent the haggis from bursting.

In a large pot of boiling water, gently place the filled stomach, being careful not to splash. Cook over high heat for 3 hours.

Serve with mashed potatoes, if you serve it at all.

This looks great.

Will put that on the menu for next year.

Thanks... and Happy New year!

your blended friend,

Jay

Sounds yummy. In fact, I think it's the perfect food [sic] to help me fulfill my New Years resolution of losing 30lbs by June. All I need to do is keep only haggis in the house, and I'm guaranteed to meet my goal.

Of course, it's very possible that I will have starved to death by Valentines day, but what the heck...

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