Don't be fooled by their name--these menu items are really the glands of a calf cooked & eaten as a delicacy
[DOC] [TLE] DE GUSTIBUS - Sweetbreads - Loved But Misunderstood ... [PAR] Oct 17, 1990 ... LEAD: SOMETIMES people have no idea what they are eating, and more often ... 
their favorite pate is really the gelatinous remains of a calf's hoof?