tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post16293025202456024..comments2024-02-29T10:26:56.584-05:00Comments on Ohiofarmgirl's Adventures In The Good Land: Meat, meat, meat, and more meat!Ohiofarmgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-91575854205814637692011-12-13T08:57:47.455-05:002011-12-13T08:57:47.455-05:00Thanks Big Onion - You are just right, freezing it...Thanks Big Onion - You are just right, freezing it so its easier to cut or grind is a great strategy. We freeze the fat usually because we cant get to the lard making right away. Great tip!<br /><br />Carolyn, ha! we never feel ready either - there's no "good" time for porkers, sometimes you just gotta use whatcha got. after of course, you do 97 other things.. ha!<br /><br />Ginny I was looking at your little hen last nite. I have to remember to take the camera out - she's just beautiful!<br /><br />hey Me, that is the best video EVER! thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Dave, and the Lard spoketh, "I am here, David. Come thou and render me." hee hee hee<br /><br />Yep, Chipmunk, can you believe it!?!? wowza! growing your own pork is such a great project.<br /><br />Thats the way to get 'er done, Jody! Excellent work! I'm guessing that porks arent so different as deer, except for the skin removal method. Pork hides dont come off in one fell swoop like deer or sheep.Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-32972958270603781472011-12-12T20:54:49.256-05:002011-12-12T20:54:49.256-05:00Nice! I really wish we could raise bacon at our pl...Nice! I really wish we could raise bacon at our place. Still, I can relate with a big piece of meat on the table. I spent the day processing a deer that a friend passed along to us. Yum!Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-34102053522928229362011-12-12T19:10:22.940-05:002011-12-12T19:10:22.940-05:00OMG! Is all that from those little piggies you had...OMG! Is all that from those little piggies you had last spring? I am breathless! Truly amazed!chipmunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341260129072773457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-3460151240146393332011-12-12T16:56:14.731-05:002011-12-12T16:56:14.731-05:00Oh Lard, Wherefor art thouOh Lard, Wherefor art thouDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-44891784327425576752011-12-12T14:03:49.543-05:002011-12-12T14:03:49.543-05:00Here is a link to some folks out in my neck of the...Here is a link to some folks out in my neck of the woods. They are doing videos that look cool and present some nice butchery. http://anatomyofthrift.com/Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952252347845508257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-45362866210635012972011-12-12T11:23:21.278-05:002011-12-12T11:23:21.278-05:00Them pigz sure look different :o) I bet you can...Them pigz sure look different :o) I bet you can't wait until Spring to get more of them :o) it's all so exciting to see it all in action..you won't have time for anything else..just make sure you feed my chicken..and get some rest with a bacon sandwich at your side :o)Gingerbreadshouse7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285484153508538882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-48372795788658209432011-12-12T10:08:03.356-05:002011-12-12T10:08:03.356-05:00I am soooooo very jealous of your fresh pork! When...I am soooooo very jealous of your fresh pork! When we have all the fence up, the pasture finished, the floors put in, and the fifty-six other major improvements done, we'll be getting our own little piglets; hopefully to dress out as nicely as yours!<br /><br />Bacon! bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon BACON!!!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-18249822646033048152011-12-12T09:21:29.747-05:002011-12-12T09:21:29.747-05:00So fantastic. Can't wait to be able to do this...So fantastic. Can't wait to be able to do this myself!<br /><br />For the lard, I highly, highly recommend first freezing the fat then grinding it before putting it on the stove. We occasionally get these cases of lamb ribs for the dogs that have a half inch or so of fat on them. We shave off the fat, freeze it, then when I have a bunch I grind it and then put it in a pot with some water to render it down.<br /><br />Cuts the whole process by at least a couple of hours.<br /><br />Just my two pennies! :) So jealous of that pork belly!Big Onionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828663940095148052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-66595692404866951212011-12-12T08:46:33.282-05:002011-12-12T08:46:33.282-05:00Ha! Robin, we were saying the same thing! A merry ...Ha! Robin, we were saying the same thing! A merry Christmas indeed. <br /><br />Hi Autumn - its just so beautiful... the pix dont do it justice. <br /><br />Thanks Becky, more as I go along today. :-)<br /><br />Aint that right, VPak! We are amazed at the differences. We had one "what is THAT" moment yesterday and are still trying to figure it out. We might have found the elusive "bacon loin"... thought to exist only in folk lore..<br /><br />Thanks Farmer! We are totally hooked - its worth it in the end. The other upside, that I'll be talking about later, is all the work they did clearing the land for us. Wow!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-43106091931234537562011-12-12T08:26:37.740-05:002011-12-12T08:26:37.740-05:00I miss that we didn't raise pigs this year...I...I miss that we didn't raise pigs this year...It was our first year of farming without them.<br />Your pork looks fantastic!farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067581296027303664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-33223688664961046702011-12-12T07:53:37.476-05:002011-12-12T07:53:37.476-05:00What a great pork harvest! Mmmm, BACON! I love you...What a great pork harvest! Mmmm, BACON! I love your enthusiasm! And you are correct in that it's only meat, how can you mess that up? After it's cooked, who could really tell if you did miss cutting it just right? Besides, I bet pigs are like people and each one is somewhat different anyway.Veggie PAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250455377130668508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-81380746580729364882011-12-12T07:24:11.604-05:002011-12-12T07:24:11.604-05:00That is definitely a lot of meat and fat. I really...That is definitely a lot of meat and fat. I really like these posts,becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-84164783884511120242011-12-12T07:06:56.884-05:002011-12-12T07:06:56.884-05:00Meat has never looked so good!
-AutumnMeat has never looked so good! <br /><br />-AutumnAutumnhttp://www.barntalkblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789865586418282697.post-72558274888423041572011-12-12T07:01:41.336-05:002011-12-12T07:01:41.336-05:00It looks like Christmas came early for you! Great ...It looks like Christmas came early for you! Great job on raising some fine bacon!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.com