Broom Hilda by Russell Myers for November 03, 2018

We took my aunt Bonita out for dinner one night. She ordered liver and onions “because I never eat it at home.” (She lived alone and could have had it seven days a week.). I said that was why I was ordering steak. She ate about a quarter of it. I didn’t ask if she suddenly remembered why she never ate it at home.

“Liver is my number one most hated food. Oh, God, I get sick talking about it!” Guy Fieri

Cooked well, liver can be delicious. Cooked badly, it can be a substitute for an engine gasket!

Hey Broomie, I’ll be right over, love that liver, beef or pork.

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Liver and onions has to be eaten immediately after coming out of the skillet. Wait 5 to 10 minutes and you might as well throw it away.

Yes, but it’s the liver of my enemies.

I grew up eating calves liver because I was iron deficient and couldn’t tolerate iron pills. Now, I enjoy a good liver and onion entree from time to time. But, I love fried chicken livers anytime.

I love liver!

The guys knew it was part of Broomie’s preserved personal liver!

With a side order of raw turnips.

Nope. Liver is a filtering organ. No liver, no kidneys and nothing from the lower tract.

Liver lovers they’re not! I like liver and onions. It’s a good source of iron.

I was lucky growing up because my mom was a superb cook. Liver, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, spinach, pretty much anything kids tend to dislike was absolutely delicious at our house.

Liver and bacon casserole with mashed spuds is the best

First, cook up about half a pound of bacon.Then, in the bacon grease, cook a large chopped onion.Then, in the oniony bacon grease, cook a pound of calves’ liver (never beef—yuck).Marvelous!

Oh, I know that feeling!

Unfortunately, Mom ruled when I was a kid. Thank the Lord for ketchup—lots of ketchup!

That was my most hated meal as a kid…my Mom sat and waited for hours thinking I was going to eat it and there was no way it was going to cross my lips.