grandma jennie's pickled heart and tongue

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17 Pinches
Atkins, IA
Updated on Dec 16, 2012

Ilo Rhines - when butchering cattle nothing went to waste

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Ingredients

  • 1 - beef tongue
  • 1 - beef heart
  • - vinegar
  • 1-2 - onions
  • - salt
  • 3-4 - bay leaves
  • - whole allspice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 package lemon jello

How To Make grandma jennie's pickled heart and tongue

  • Step 1
    Pressure cook tongue for 1/2 hour in water. Cool, peel and slice. Do not save the water!
  • Step 2
    Soak the heart in salt water overnight in the fridge. Cut into bite size pieces, trim fat.
  • Step 3
    Put to boil in pure vinegar with 1-2 onions, salt, 3-4 bay leaves and some whole allspice. Add 1/2 cup sugar, more if desired.
  • Step 4
    When tender remove meat from vinegar and bring vinegar back to boil, add a package of lemon juice, stir, return both heart & tongue to sauce and cool. Refrigerate.

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