Liver anybody?

Growing up, my Dad brought the liver home. He, my sister, and myself would eat it, while my mother ate a bowl of cereal. Over time, my tastes changed, and I actually do not care for it anymore. Since my sister moved out, my father says it is not worth it to cook it just for himself.

BTW, nice looking buck!

I tried deer liver once,and didn't care for it.I didn't try soaking it an such.I'm not opposed to eating liver,in fact I like beef liver and onions,and fried chicken livers,I have tried pork liver,but I can't stand the texture..I gut most of my deer after hanging,and my dogs take care of the liver directly..I have ate several hearts in my day,but really don't fool with them much any more.

I love liver........ Have cooked it With in a half hour of the kill. Skillet. Coleman stove. sliced liver. Onions.
Now that`s some good eating. Heart.....bonus.

I save the liver and heart for the dogs. I usually cook them up on a camp stove set up on my welding table in the shop on a january day when its -10. The dogs love it. My wife won't even tolerate the smell of liver in her kitchen.

My mother fixed beef liver,and onions pretty often,and we all liked it..I remember that she beat it with the edge of a saucer a little,.I never get liver at home,because I'm the only one who likes it.My wife ,like many people automatically feel disgusted by the thoughts of eating liver,and I guess the kids took after her,.My mother would fix stuff that she didn't eat,but she fixed it because Daddy,and us kids liked it.One of my favorites was pork brains.They used to sell them frozen,and Mother would fix them for breakfast..I bet lots of folks would like foods that they think are terrible if they didn't know what they were eating.

I save the heart, but even tho I love beef liver and onions, I do not care for deer liver.

I slice deer liver, bread and fry with onions. Just love the stuff.

I don't eat anything from the gut pile

I'm getting nauseous just reading about it.

It smells awful, looks awful, tastes awful.

It's a 'filter' for the body. Yuk!

If you have to 'Soak it', 'Cover with Bacon or Onions'...etc to make it palatable, that's all you need to know.

Leave it in the field for the scavengers.

I was going to make some breakfast...but I'm not hungry now.

I'm not sure that it's a good idea to eat an organ that is a filter for toxins.

Not a fried liver guy either, whatever the species...
Although I do like braunsweiger and liverwurst sandwiches.

I LOVE liver, bacon, and onions....just hold the liver...

Ill eat it if its in dinuguan, but thats it....product of growing up with a ton of Filipino friends i guess, food smells horrid till its done, then tastes delicious.

I grew up eating just about every part of a cow or bull has to offer, mountain oysters, tongue ,tripe,liver and so forth, so deer liver is not any different to me.

I never have found anyone that could make it like my Grandmother could. I wish I had followed her around making some of her dishes so I could have documented how to reproduce them.

JackSprat said:

My mother fixed beef liver,and onions pretty often,and we all liked it.. ... .I never get liver at home,because I'm the only one who likes it.My wife ,like many people automatically feel disgusted by the thoughts of eating liver

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Same exact life lived here. I grew up liking it, but the wife won't even think twice about it. I guess I could cook it up myself, but I haven't ever gotten around to it because where I hunt, every ounce of animal that you decide to pack out had better be worth while because it is a serious chore. We do save and pack out the heart if it isn't hit and always toss it in the grind or cube it up.

I've recently gotten a hankering for some elk haggis. I just need to neck-shoot one so that I can save the lungs, liver, and heart. I told my wife that the only thing I want for Christmas this year is a jar of Vegemite and some MacSween's Haggis. The heck has gotten into me?!!?

Anyone who would eat liver would also live in Texas and have a friend in Washington who has tried to correctly educate his friend that liver belongs somewhere in a coyote or buzzards stomach and later as a small waste pile in the woods. Not that I am against digging it out of the waste on the forest floor but as indicated above " I don't eat anything that came from the gut pile".

First off - That's a really nice deer that you got.
Secondly, I really like beef liver but I only eat deer liver from a young deer. Even then I prefer beef liver because deer liver is very mild and firmer in texture. I like the strong taste that most people hate and deer liver is just too 'weak' tasting to me.

I never eat pork liver .. that's to bait trot lines for catfish.

I love beef liver and onions. Near the top of my favorite foods list. However, I've never had a chance to try deer liver. I'm gonna have to try it if I get one this year. Is it in anyway similar to beef liver?

Nice deer! Great shot. I don't remember eating deer liver ever.
I do like beef liver with fried onions or baked chicken livers wrapped in bacon on occasion.
I suppose I would gladly eat deer liver if somebody made it but with all that venison, I just don't see much need to save any guts.
I do get some who want the heart to pickle. I'll put it in a bag for somebody if they want it.

Heavens yes I like liver. Deer liver was about a once or twice a year treat. Growing up around cows, calf's liver was eaten with some frequency. Doesn't take much, just a frying pan and some onions.