Eating in the '50s

Ahhh, Sweetbreads! A friend of mine was always talking about them but he wouldn't tell me what they were. In the end, I agreed to eat some if he cooked them. I really don't remember much about them except they came in a tub and were round and white. Think he creamed them and we ate them on toast. Only once!!

I think they were pituitary glands, but may be wrong. Mum used to, rarely,  blanch, press, de membrane, flour, egg, breadcrumb then deep fry.  It was the deep fry bit I liked. Plus they were chewy IIRC

Not pituitary but pancreas or thymus.