Faggots were always popular when the butcher used to call and farm pig was killed. Miners also used to keep a pig and the faggots were an easily carried lunch when they needed nourishment for their strenuous work underground.
Ingredients:
450g (1lb) pig's liver
2 large onions
100g (4oz) fresh breadcrumbs
75g (3oz) suet
10ml (2tsp.) chopped sage
10ml (2tsp.) salt
2.5ml (1/2 tsp.) pepper
Cooking Instructions:
The liver and onions should first be finely minced then put into a mixing bowl
Add the breadcrumbs ,suet, sage and the salt and pepper then mix well
Shape the mixture into small balls
Place into a greased oven tin and bake in moderate oven for about 30 minutes
Remove faggots and add boiling water and a little flour to the tin to make gravy