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This recipe calls for animal brains or related nervous-system tissue. Cattle brain and spinal tissue can transmit bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the cause of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, which is fatal and has no treatment.
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Fried Calves' Brains
Have three pairs of calves' brains, wash in running cold water for thirty minutes, discard blood sinews, drain well, then plunge in two quarts boiling water with a teaspoon salt, half gill vinegar and slowly boil for two minutes. Drain, split in two lengthwise, lightly roll in flour, dip in beaten egg, then lightly roll in fresh bread crumbs. Arrange in a frying basket and fry in boiling fat for six minutes, or until a nice golden colour. Remove, drain well, dredge a half teaspoon salt over, dress on a dish with a folded napkin, decorate with six quarters lemon, a little parsley greens, and serve. ]]]]]