Sounds kind of like Haggis...with more civilized ingredients.
Always glad to share it. It's a family favorite.
Urban Survival Gardening is a real deal...close neighbors ought to work together to provide for the group...no man is an island.
Another website dedicated to Urban Survival...
Our plan doesn't involve neighbors as much as family members and some close friends that bring something to the table and who can come to our place, if need be, to provide a mutually beneficial group.
Lots of good material there! Thanks, even if you weren't the first on the scene!
Goetta is a Cincinnati/German peasant dish, like a lot of peasant dishes it's a meat-extender kind of meal.
Each summer, they have a big Goetta-fest in Cincinnati, but I've never been.
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
8 cups of water
2 1/2 cups of Pinhead (steel-cut) oats
1 large onion, chopped
1-4 bayleaves (recipe says optional, but for us it's a must. Some substitute sage)
3 teaspoons salt
1 pinch of black pepper
Put water in a stock pot and when it's boiling, add salt, pepper, and oats.
Cook two hours, stirring often with lid on over low heat.
Then add meat, onion, and bay leaves, mixing well (you might be tempted to add more water, but don't).
Let that cook for another hour, stirring often.
Then, pour it into bread loaf pans and set them to cool, then put them in the fridge at least over night.
To fix Goetta, slice the loaf (that first slice is the hardest one to get out of the pan) about 3/4" thick slices, and fry in bacon fat or crisco until crispy and browned on both sides.
Careful frying, since the little grains of oats can randomly pop and spray hot grease. Serve with eggs, fried over-easy.
I've never made Potato pancakes myself, but now that I'm thinking about it, I think I'll find a recipe online and try to make some this weekend.
Anyways, just some thoughts here.
Regards,
Doug
All of us expecting to shift over to a primitive lifestyle and completely different food are in for a rude awakening. Keep in mind we also eat about 3,500 calories a day. If/when SHTF things like sanitation and hygiene are likely to go out the window too (at least for a little while) and most of us are going to get sick. Our modern stomachs aren't accustomed to eating the stuff our grandparents ate. Sure, we eat crap but it's food product crap and not natural crap.
We need to relearn our bodies to eat stuff we were made to eat. Whole milk, raw meats/grains/etc., water that may not be completely clean. There's really no good way to practice for this other than doing it. Eat the "gross" stuff!
On that note, here's a link to the good (goetta) stuff. I also recommend Skyline chili. Mmmm mmm! https://store.cincyfavorites.com/goetta--burgers-c20.aspx
All of us expecting to shift over to a primitive lifestyle and completely different food are in for a rude awakening. Keep in mind we also eat about 3,500 calories a day. If/when SHTF things like sanitation and hygiene are likely to go out the window too (at least for a little while) and most of us are going to get sick. Our modern stomachs aren't accustomed to eating the stuff our grandparents ate. Sure, we eat crap but it's food product crap and not natural crap.
We need to relearn our bodies to eat stuff we were made to eat. Whole milk, raw meats/grains/etc., water that may not be completely clean. There's really no good way to practice for this other than doing it. Eat the "gross" stuff!
On that note, here's a link to the good (goetta) stuff. I also recommend Skyline chili. Mmmm mmm! https://store.cincyfavorites.com/goetta--burgers-c20.aspx
I agree with a couple of caveats. First, I can't call it gross. I prefer it over the crap I find myself stuck eating for the time being, although I can see the change coming. Fresh milk is one of my favorite things to consume, so buying a cow is on my short list.