The Scrapple Thread

[SteveFromYellowstone]

Yes or no?

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

Slave food.

[RocketCitySkins]

I thought scrapple was that stuff you used to repair a wall. :whoknows:

[Cherick]

I've never tried it, but I just googled for images and it looks like dog food. :D

[Cherick]

I thought scrapple was that stuff you used to repair a wall. :whoknows:


:slap: That's spackle :D

But by looking at that scrapple thing, you might as well use it with similar results :)

[SteveFromYellowstone]

I grew up thinking it was a regular breakfast food. Is it regional or something?

[Ford]

I grew up thinking it was a regular breakfast food. Is it regional or something?

Yes. People here in Oklahoma have no idea what scrapple is.

[HBnotBlades]

Scrapple is filthy disgusting, that's just my opinion of course, but I can't even stand the look if it. I know it's really popular in western PA, and I used to date a girl who was from just west of philly (like the fresh prince) and her brother was obsessed with it. He would make scrapple sandwiches all the time and I couldn't even be around to smell it.

[stoshuaj]

I grew up thinking it was a regular breakfast food. Is it regional or something?

most definately

Eastern Shore = mmmmmm, scrapple

[RammsteinSkins]

I have never heard of it before this and I just google imaged it and I seriously doubt I would ever eat that.

[SteveFromYellowstone]

I have never heard of it before this and I just google imaged it and I seriously doubt I would ever eat that.

It sounds and looks terrible, but it just tastes so good :silly:

[SnyderShrugged]

is that the same thing as Liver Mush (or mash?)

[LLandryistheshiz]

It sounds and looks terrible, but it just tastes so good :silly:

It does sound and look terrible, but it is tasty. I can only eat so much at one time though.

[GibbsFactor]

is that the same thing as Liver Mush (or mash?)

Yeah, but it's pork mush. It ain't kosher that's for sure. But it's damn tastY!

[SnyderShrugged]

Yeah, but it's pork mush. It ain't kosher that's for sure. But it's damn tastY!


I had it once while camping in NC. We fried it on an open fire w/ eggs and onions

[THEREALTOR1]

Love the scrapple!
Crispy on the outside, and mushy in the inside = mmmmmmmmm!

[Painkiller]

Scrapple is a pretty popular breakfast food in Southern Maryland. We love us some scrapple. Many of us anyway. :drool:

[twa]

I have never heard of it before this and I just google imaged it and I seriously doubt I would ever eat that.

I had to google it as well,...I will try most anything once,but it don't look tempting at first glance.

[SC_RedskinsFan]

I remember eating this as a kid. I always loved it. Makes me want to go get some now. :hungry:

[MonkFan8]

Looks like a weird cross between meatloaf and spam. I'd probably give it a try. First I've heard of it.

[Monte51Coleman]

Scrapple is the truth. :yes:

[SteveFromYellowstone]

Scrapple is a pretty popular breakfast food in Southern Maryland. We love us some scrapple. Many of us anyway. :drool:

Must be a Southern Maryland thing. I really had no idea that scrapple was this unknown. This is a staple breakfast food to me.

[Redd]

.............Yeah you can tell they use every part of the pig that's left right there.:puke: I'll stick with the Bacon and Ham if given a choice. Probably try it if there's nothing else though.

[Skinsfan1311]

MMMmmmmmm.....scrapple...sliced thin and cooked crispy......

[HOF44]

Store scrapple, not so good, Amish scrapple=money!!

ArtMonkFans dad brought some home made scrapple from PA to the tailgate and it was the best I've ever had. I think most anyone that tried that liked it.

[Mufumonk]

Thin and crispy..........everything from the hell to the squeal.

[SC_RedskinsFan]

Store scrapple, not so good, Amish scrapple=money!!




You are on the money here.

We called it Panhas. It took me a few minutes to remember it was called scrapple also. You could only get it one time of the year.

The good ol days growing up in the Shenandoah Valley.

[Tastes Like Chicken]

Funny you mention it, I was craving scrapple the other day. Haven't had it in years.

Got into a discussion with Ben, about scrapple while we were waiting for the Green Lot to open last Sunday. He said one time, he saw eyelashes and was grossed out.

Pigs have eyelashes? :wtf:

Okay, that swayed me. :puke:

[techboy]

It's been described to me as "the parts of the pig that were rejected as not good enough to be in a hot dog". :)

I always thought it was a Philly thing.

[Joe Sick]

Heck yeah! Slice it thin and fry it up! Used to eat a lot of it in college - my roommate from the Eastern Shore was addicted.

Growing up, we were more into bacon and home-kill sausage. Mmmm, spicy sausage...

Has anyone else heard of Souse?

[Mufumonk]

It's been described to me as "the parts of the pig that were rejected as not good enough to be in a hot dog". :)

I always thought it was a Philly thing.

Like I said........everything from the heel to the squeal. Whatever is leftover from sausage is used to make scrapple.

[No_Pressure]

There's a reason the word "crap" is in the middle of it.

[Joe Sick]

From wikipedia:

Scrapple is a savory mush of pork scraps and trimmings combined with cornmeal and flour, often buckwheat flour. The mush is formed into a loaf, and slices of the scrapple are then fried before serving. Scraps of meat left over from butchering, arguably too disgusting to be used or sold elsewhere, were made into scrapple to avoid waste. Scrapple is best known as a regional food of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the rest of Maryland.

Scrapple is arguably the first pork food invented in America. The culinary ancestor of scrapple was the Low German dish called Panhas, which was adapted to make use of locally available ingredients. The first recipes were created more than two hundred years ago by German colonists who settled near Philadelphia and Chester County, Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries[1].

A similar food, pawn haas or pon haus -- a term hailing back to the old German dish -- contains no meat but is made of seasoned corn meal soaked in the broth left over after the pork is removed to make the pudding. It can be found in most supermarkets throughout the region in both fresh and frozen refrigerated cases. It can sometimes be found in frozen form in cities as far away as Los Angeles.

Not sure where that earlier comment about "slave food" came from...

[Rumrunner6900]

I LOVE scrapple. Plan on having some for breakfast in the morning.

Definately a regional thing. It is pretty big in PA.

My favorite store bought brand is Rapa, but I had the opportunity to eat home made scrapple in PA last year. That was excellent. It is all about the spices used!

I suggest everyone try it once. Close your eyes if you have to, just savor the taste.

[buenosdiaz]

in the heirarchy of breakfast sides i dont see any place for it

ive never had it and hadnt heard of it but googled and ive eaten pretty gross things but it just looks dull

anyways here in the dc area i never see taylor ham anywhere, i think i actually asked for taylor ham once and the people looked at me like i was an idiot

is that a regional thing (jersey) as well? i want some taylor ham now

[Joe Sick]

My favorite store bought brand is Rapa...

I didn't even know there was another brand, other than homemade...

[chipwhich]

I didn't even know there was another brand, other than homemade...

If you don't know RAPA you don't live in an area known for scrapple.

Scrapple is excellent if cooked correctly.

And it is nothing like spam.

[Drop]

Scrapple is gods gift to breakfast.

[motorhead]

Love the scrapple!
Crispy on the outside, and mushy in the inside = mmmmmmmmm!

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Scrapple.
My mom would make a maybe once a week.Got to have it with eggs and home fries.

[Thiebear]

Its been a while, but man i loved me some scrapple...
That stuff looks bad, and tastes fantastic.

[Capt Rich Fla]

Looks like a weird cross between meatloaf and spam. I'd probably give it a try. First I've heard of it.

Your in MD right now and this is the first you've heard of it?

[THEREALTOR1]

If you don't know RAPA you don't live in an area known for scrapple.

Scrapple is excellent if cooked correctly.

And it is nothing like spam.

A friend of mines dad works for Rapa. I actually prefer Delaware Maid to Rapa.

But with that being said, when I was little, my grandfather used to raise and slaughter pigs, and no store-bought scrapple (or sausage, or bacon, or pork chops for that matter) will ever be as good as "home-made".

[Capt Rich Fla]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhttp://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/captrichfla/Scrapple01.jpg

[Zguy28]

MMMmmmmmm.....scrapple...sliced thin and cooked crispy......I like my a little thicker so its crispy on the outside, but soft and moist inside. :hungry:

[MintHillSkinsFan]

I know I'll catch hell for it on this board(especially if Xameil sees this) but
Scrapple >>>> Bacon!

It's what God has for breakfast.

I could eat a Scrapple, egg and cheese sammich for breakfast every day for the rest of my life and die a happy man.

I grew up in Calvert county and old Miss Myrtle down the road used to make scrapple whenever her husband would butcher a hog and to this day I've still never had better.

[buenosdiaz]

snouts and pork hearts? haha

[stoshuaj]

snouts and pork hearts? haha

just b/c you may not have known it, doesn't mean you haven't eaten worse, you have ;)

[buenosdiaz]

just b/c you may not have known it, doesn't mean you haven't eaten worse, you have ;)


lol no ive known and i have...

thats why i cant hate on it lol if you grew up on something you dont really care whats in it

now trying it for the first time knowing whats in it? haha different story

[da#1skinsfan]

what do you scrapple people know about livermush?

[buenosdiaz]

what do you scrapple people know about livermush?


what do you mean..."you people"?

[Ax]

Scrapple, a part of the breakfast of Champions.

[Koolblue13]

Philadelphia Pate. Scrapple is disgusting. Cook it until it's crispy as hell and cover with ketchup.

The real money is on Taylor Pork Roll. That is the best breakfast meat around. It's Trenton good.

[China]

What, no recipe? Start with 1 whole hog's head:

1 -hog's head, split
1 ts Salt
6 Peppercorns
3 Whole cloves
1 Bay leaf
2 c Cornmeal
1 Onion, finely chopped
1/4 ts Cayenne
1/2 ts Freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 ts Or more ground sage
Salt and freshly ground -pepper

Parboil hogs head, in water to cover, for 10 minutes.

Drain; discard water. Return to pot with fresh water to cover, salt, peppercorns, cloves and bay leaf.

Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 3 hours, or until meat falls off the bones easily.

Strain stock; reserve. Remove all meat from bones and chop; set aside.

Reheat stock; gradually add cornmeal, stirring constantly until thick, about 15minutes.

Add meat, onion, cayenne, nutmeg and sage; adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.

Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Refrigerate until set. Slice and fry for breakfast.

Will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Serves 12.

[Monte51Coleman]

Many of the tv chefs assert the principal of using the whole beast, Anthony Bourdain and Michael Symon to name a couple. Both are advocates of eating offal or organ meats along with things like pig's ears and feet (trotters).

So, it looks like Scrapple can now be considered gourmet food.

Bon appetit! ;)

[MintHillSkinsFan]

what do you scrapple people know about livermush?

Livermush or Liver pudding is along the same lines as scrapple. It's cooked up with the spices and then poured into a mold, or into links in the case of liver pudding. Then you fry it up for breakfast.

It's much better than actual liver. In fact, I never thought it tasted like liver at all.

[dwbiggs]

You haters are trashing scrapple and whats in it but you will go out and eat burgers from McDonalds? ;):rolleyes:

[da#1skinsfan]

what do you mean..."you people"?

haha!!!!


Livermush or Liver pudding is along the same lines as scrapple. It's cooked up with the spices and then poured into a mold, or into links in the case of liver pudding. Then you fry it up for breakfast.

It's much better than actual liver. In fact, I never thought it tasted like liver at all.

Oh I know all about it, I live in NC and its a Carolina thing down here.....nasty though...give me a slab of country ham or some bacon anyday! But HUGE in the south. the scrapple folks in the NE who arent familiar with LM would love it.