Working up in farm country Ontario when I was younger, around the Mildmay , Hanover areas, any of the local bars would have a big jar of pigs tails on the bar, much like you'd have a jar of pickled eggs. I thought they tasted awful, but the locals ate them up. An acquired taste for sure.
@Andy Mink
You truly can get anything on Amazon these days.
But you miss the experience of going here to get it. Check out the sign:
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I grew up in Lancaster, PA, and we got our meat from a local butcher. I was used to seeing brains, pigs feet, cows’ tongues, and pig’s stomach in the meat case. I never wanted to eat it, but my little kid brain was fascinated by it. When I went to college and saw meat in the grocery store pre-wrapped in plastic, I was horrified. I’d only ever seen meat cut fresh and wrapped in butcher paper. You’ll see the same things in this store pictured above. One thing I’ve never seen before was pickled pigs’ snouts ….big jars of it on the counter. Gross.
When I went in to get Phil’s goodies in April, a very elderly woman cutting vegetables with a very sharp knife waited on me. She was trying to convince me to buy some sticky buns….and she was telling me how they made them there with potatoes instead of flour, while waving the knife a mere inches from my face! It was a bit disconcerting. Her daughter finally came over and said, “‘Mom, I don’t think this woman needs a knife held to her to convince her to buy the buns!”
Oysters - way too much empathic pain involved. 
OH, now I see what you mean. OMG. Any male should be crossing their legs at that!Scanned the pic real quick. Read the last item offered on the upper left of the sign as "LIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS".
Still get most of the items listed regularly in NYC with the exception of ox tail and oysters. Ox tails has gotten way too expensive.
Omg. I do t remember the last time. I had braciole. Please send recipe.
It’s a trade off for homemade tortillas in the grocery store and tamales from little hole in the wall eateries.
This recipe will make four braciole.
Ah yes, the easy access to good Mexican and Southwestern food! Real New Mexican food is a special sub-class of these, no rice, seafood, etc. But I can get tamales from the local Mexican eateries around Kennett Square. The many mushroom farms have brought in a sizable Hispanic community to our area.It’s a trade off for homemade tortillas in the grocery store and tamales from little hole in the wall eateries.
That would be my plate of little necks
Actually they are a little bigger because they are called middle neck clams. They are just as tasty and you get more of a clam.
Looks great. Sounds like hot smoke.
Not today. It's actually breathable.Looks great. Sounds like hot smoke.
I'm wondering if you could have just left it outside for a cold smoke.
It's like a prime rib with a handle.
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