Various uses of placenta
placenta recipes (mothering magazine, september 1983, vol. 28, pg 76) each placenta weighs approximately 1/6 of the baby's weight. Cut the meat away from the membranes with a sharp knife. Discard the membranes.
Placenta cocktail: 1/4 cup raw placenta, 8oz v-8 juice, 2 ice cubes, 1/2 cup carrot. Blend at high speed for 10 seconds

placenta lasagne: use your favorite lasagne recipe and substitute this mixture for one layer of cheese. In 2 tbl. Olive oil, quickly saute meat of 3/4 placenta, ground or minced plus 2 sliced cloves of garlic, 1/2 tsp. Oregano, 1/2 diced onion & 2 tbl. Tomato paste, or 1 whole tomato.

Placenta spaghetti: cut meat of 3/4 placenta into bite size pieces, then brown quickly in 1 tbl. Butter plus 1 tbl. Oil. Then add 1 large can tomato puree, 2 cans crushed pear tomatoes, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tbl. Molasses, 1 bay leaf, 1 tbl. Rosemary, 1 tsp. Ea. Of salt, honey, oregano, basil, and fennel. Simmer 1 1/2 hours.

Placenta stew: meat of 3/4 placenta in bite size chunks, 1 potato (cubed), 1/4 cup fresh parsley, 2 carrots, 3 ribs celery, 1 zucchini, 1 large tomato, 1 small onion. Dredge meat in 1 tbl. Flour mixed with 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp. Paprika, pinch of cloves, pinch of pepper, 6-8 crushed coriander seeds. Saute meat in 2 tbl. Oil, then add vegetables (cut up) and 4-5 cups of water. Bring to full boil, then simmer for 1 hour.

Placenta pizza: grind placenta. Saute in 2 tbl. Olive oil with 4 garlic cloves, then add 1/4 tsp fennel, 1/4 tsp. Pepper, 1/4 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp. Salt, 1/2 tsp. Oregano, 1/4 tsp. Thyme, and 1/4 cup of wine. Allow to stand for 30 minutes, then use with your favorite home made pizza recipe. It's a fine placenta sausage topping.