Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 At 11:21 AM 4/25/02 -0500, you wrote: >So now I'm confused; were my references being fast and loose with their >terminology and calling the pancreas a thymus gland or are there really two >thymus glands? If there really are two thymus glands, it's odd that the >references you sent didn't include both thymus glands since the sources I >was looking at distinguished between them on the basis of quality. > >I hate when there aren't really good reference materials available! > > Asked my Dad about this last week. I always thought it was the pancreas. LOL...tasted so good it didn't matter. He said they're on both sides of the neck so there are two. He didn't know what the gland was other than sweetbreads and it's connection to milk when young. They're in cattle, sheep and pigs but too big and probably tough in cows Could be in goat too. Has to be the thymus. From an old butcher who didn't know much about science but sure could do a good job. Wanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2002 Report Share Posted April 26, 2002 A butcher has told me that sweetbreads is pancreas. But a dictionary says: " The thymus gland or pancreas of a young animal, especially a calf or lamb, used for food. " From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia: " The thymus gland (known as throat sweetbread) and the pancreas (stomach sweetbread), especially of the calf and lamb (although beef sweetbreads are sometimes eaten), are considered delicacies and are rich in mineral elements and vitamins. The pancreas is generally preferred to the thymus. Sweetbreads are highly perishable and, immediately after removal from refrigeration, should be soaked and parboiled, then creamed, curried, braised, or otherwise prepared for serving. " Roman --- Wanita Sears <wanitawa@...> wrote: > At 11:21 AM 4/25/02 -0500, you wrote: > >So now I'm confused; were my references being fast > and loose with their > >terminology and calling the pancreas a thymus gland > or are there really two > >thymus glands? If there really are two thymus > glands, it's odd that the > >references you sent didn't include both thymus > glands since the sources I > >was looking at distinguished between them on the > basis of quality. > > > >I hate when there aren't really good reference > materials available! > > > > > > Asked my Dad about this last week. I always thought > it was the pancreas. > LOL...tasted so good it didn't matter. He said > they're on both sides of the > neck so there are two. He didn't know what the gland > was other than > sweetbreads > and it's connection to milk when young. They're in > cattle, sheep and pigs but > too big and probably tough in cows Could be in goat > too. Has to be the thymus. > From an old butcher who didn't know much about > science but sure could do a > good > job. > Wanita > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2002 Report Share Posted April 26, 2002 Must be a New England thing to only use the thymus or how the man who taught my father was taught. I'd think with grain feeding the pancreas would be compromised and it wouldn't be a good organ to eat. With the thymus being active in milk stage that sounds like better nutrition. Wanita At 08:22 PM 4/25/02 -0700, Roman wrote: >A butcher has told me that sweetbreads is pancreas. >But a dictionary says: " The thymus gland or pancreas >of a young animal, especially a calf or lamb, used for >food. " > >From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia: " The thymus >gland (known as throat sweetbread) and the pancreas >(stomach sweetbread), especially of the calf and lamb >(although beef sweetbreads are sometimes eaten), are >considered delicacies and are rich in mineral elements >and vitamins. The pancreas is generally preferred to >the thymus. Sweetbreads are highly perishable and, >immediately after removal from refrigeration, should >be soaked and parboiled, then creamed, curried, >braised, or otherwise prepared for serving. " > >Roman > > >--- Wanita Sears <wanitawa@...> wrote: >> At 11:21 AM 4/25/02 -0500, I wrote: >> Asked my Dad about this last week. I always thought >> it was the pancreas. >> LOL...tasted so good it didn't matter. He said >> they're on both sides of the >> neck so there are two. He didn't know what the gland >> was other than >> sweetbreads >> and it's connection to milk when young. They're in >> cattle, sheep and pigs but >> too big and probably tough in cows Could be in goat >> too. Has to be the thymus. >> From an old butcher who didn't know much about >> science but sure could do a >> good >> job. >> Wanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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