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am just preparing this for tea

and it suddenly occured to me

why do we coat the liver in seasoned flour? i do it cos it was the way my mum and my granmother did

i also coat stewing steak in the same way before putting it in the hotpot

but why?

is it something to do with thicking the gravy pre gravy granules?


lol

Bev

Yes I think it is Bev, not that I am an expert or anything. lol

Funny how things are passed down the line. My very good friend flours very lightly her turkey at Christmas I asked why and she said because Mum did it and when the same question was put to her Mum she said because my mother did the same.

Tina x

Bev I do it too and I've never known whybut anyway I'll be round in a minute for my tea, I adore liver and onions

Barb

bev

just asked hubby (ex chef) and he said to help seal the meat and give brown coating on outside and also helps thicken the gravy

hi harp

not heard of that one

i have floured potatoes before roasting and they come out lovely and crispy

i just wish i could make yorkshire puddings like my mum

mine come out more like welsh cakes lol

thank goodness for aunt Bessy

lol

stop it stop it stop it - you're making me hungry !!!

oh hi barb

yes it is hubbys favorite too

*quickly flours more liver*

Yum,yum.

x

uuummmm

can you smell those onions frying????

ooooohhhhhh!!!!!

you're such a tease!

lol jill

i know but am soooooo good at it


lol

Bev

Yukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Yukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

can you tell I dont like it lol

dawnie

how can you not love liver and onions

i mean the very smell has my mouth watering


lol

Bev

That's right Dawn.
My mummy used to do it and taught us, it does thicken the gravy.
I do love a bit of liver.
People don't eat it much these days do they?
We have it perhaps once a week... lambs liver..... nice.
Deanna X

If my OH fancies Liver and onion,I get him ready made!!!!!!!!Tesco Finest do a lovely one.
Shame hardly ever gets broad beans either.Yuk.

yes deanna

we always have lambs liver

i have tried pigs but i prefer lambs

i dont eat kidneys though, hate them


Bev

oh helen

how can you not like broad beans

i mean they are right up there with sprouts

lol

bev

Broad Beans Yukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk as well.

Liver or any offal cant eat.
First ever school dinner was Liver and havent liked it since hubby has tried to get me to eat it by cutting really thin but nope cant do it

Bev, All liver is nice, but they often need to be cooked in a different way.
Lambs liver is just such a *nice* tasting liver, where the others are often quite bitter.
AND... Helen, you don't like Broad Beans?
We love all beans in our house, in fact we love most vegetables.
Deanna X

do you like pate dawnie

thats made from liver

well some is

i make my own at xmas from chicken livers so quick and easy to make and delicious too