Subj : Today in History - 1954
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Dec 23 2022 04:34:00

23 December 1954 - FIRST SUCCESSFUL KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PERFORMED: 
A medical team described by one doctor as a "bunch of fools," performs 
the procedure on 23-year-old identical twins, Richard and Ronald Herrick. 
The recipient will live for eight years; his donor brother will live 
until age 79. One of the doctors, Joseph Murray, will go on to win a 
Nobel Prize for his work in organ

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Steak & Kidney Pie w/Guinness
 Categories: Pies, Beef, Beer, Offal
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2 lb Chuck Steak; trimmed, in
           - 1/2" pieces
     12 oz Ox Kidney; cored, chopped
    1/4 pt Guinness
      4 tb Beef Dripping
      2 md Onions; sliced
      3 tb Flour; liberally Seasoned
      2 lg Mushrooms; sliced
    3/4 pt Beef Stock or water
      1    Bay Leaf
      4    Thyme sprigs

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      8 oz Self-raising flour
      4 oz Shredded suet or lard
           Salt & Pepper
      1 lg Egg yolk; mixed with a
           - splash of milk
 
  Place the steak and kidney in a bowl with the guinness and
  herbs. Cover and leave for at least 4 hours, preferably
  overnight. Drain the meat, reserving the marinade. Toss
  the meat in the seasoned flour.
  
  Heat 1 tsp of the dripping or lard in a large, heavy pan
  and gently fry the onions for five minutes. Remove the
  onions to a plate, add more of the dripping to the pan
  and fry the floured meat in batches until it's browned
  on all sides. Return the onions and the rest of the meat
  and any remaining flour to the pan. Stir thoroughly, then
  add the mushrooms, marinade, herbs and stock or water.
  
  Bring slowly to a simmer, stirring as the sauce thickens,
  then cover the pan and cook gently for 1 1/2 hours. Taste
  the gravy, adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and
  remove the herbs. Transfer to a deep pie dish, place a pie
  funnel in the middle and leave to cool.
  
  TO MAKE THE PASTRY: Sift the flour into a bowl. Sprinkle
  in the suet or add the lard, season with salt and pepper
  and mix lightly with your hands. Sprinkle in 2 tb of cold
  water, adding more as you mix with a knife. As it begins
  to clump together, use your hands to work it into a
  smooth, elastic dough. Leave to rest for five minutes,
  then roll out the pastry slightly thicker than normal.
  Cut a one-inch strip and lay it around the inside edge
  of the pie dish.
  
  Dampen it with water, then put the pastry lid in place.
  Trim and crimp the edge, knocking it back with the flat
  blade of a knife so that the actual edge looks as deep
  as possible. Make a small steamhole in the centre and
  cut some leaves from the pastry trimmings to decorate the
  top. Paint the pie lid with glaze. Bake in a pre-heated
  oven to 200ºC/400ºF/Gas Mark 6 for 15 minutes. Lower the
  heat to 180ºC/350ºF/Gas mark 4 and cook for 30 minutes
  until the pastry is golden brown.
  
  Lindsay Bareham
  
  Recipe from: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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.... Who needs veggies or nutrition? Bring on the luscious fat!
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