@chai2,
Quote: I looked in the pot and asked her what they were...
She said, "brains"
For some reason that reminded me of being 6 or 7 and a neighbor (the son-in-law of the woman who was
attempting to teach me how to play the piano), called me into the kitchen and delightedly, took the lid off a pan and showed me the snails he was cooking. I was not impressed - or interested. They were rather weird looking. Maybe my subconscious thunk them to look like brains.