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Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 6:48 pm Post subject: I'm not stressed, honest

Ok, sit rep on the half piggy.

The leg was just huge, I've made a roast, a gammon joint and a great big ham for christmas from it, the two hams are currently in a brine tube.

Loin and bellies have been salted for bacon and are in the fridge, I've made the first (2) suasages which were amazing, but need more rusk. Going to get the various sausages made tonight if the red wine holds out.

Tomorrow is brawn, pate and stock day.

salami, salami, forgot about that!! Ok now I'm stressed.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 6:51 pm Post subject:
Take a nice deep breath. You'll be fine. Have you remembered to take pictures of everything for your forthcoming article?

madmonk

Joined: 08 May 2006
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 7:14 pm Post subject:
Blimey Johnyboy I wouldn't know where to start, you shouldn't be stressed you should be chuffed

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: I'm not stressed, honest

Jonnyboy wrote:

Going to get the various sausages made tonight if the red wine holds out.

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You could always drink white

snowball
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Location: swindon

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 7:28 pm Post subject:
Have you got your head, sorry, the pig's head, in brine? Enjoy the wine, and enjoy your achievements.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 7:31 pm Post subject:

Snowball wrote:

Have you got your head, sorry, the pig's head, in brine?
Enjoy the wine, and enjoy your achievements.

Damn, no. The 40 litre bin is full with the hams. The head etc will need a good twelve hours so i guess it's another purchase tomorrow and brawn making on sunday, or I could freeze it.

snowball
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 7:39 pm Post subject:
Sorry, didn't mean to add to your stress levels. Have some more wine, everything will turn out fine.

sean
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 7:40 pm Post subject:
Couldn't you put it in the bath or something?

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 7:42 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Couldn't you put it in the bath or something?

Need loads of salt with the volume required to cover it.

I'm eyeing up the wifes bread crock...

sean
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 7:43 pm Post subject:
Sink?

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 7:49 pm Post subject:
Bingo, nice cool belfast sink. Well done

pricey

Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6444

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 8:12 pm Post subject:
Freeze it, I have 4 in the freezer at the mo, waiting till I have some spare time. Well done by the way it all sounds great.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 8:44 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Sink?

Oh, I pity your visitors! A pigs head in the bathroom sink?!

Don't you have sprogs? - I thought they came with zillions of plastic toy boxes attatched!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45510
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 8:48 pm Post subject:
well worth the effort mate next one will be easier the sleep of the toiler is always just ,especially if the toiler is full of nice piggy product . im not sure bout wet cure but home done dry cure is splendid cant beat real sausages and the satisfaction of knowing what dinner is , great

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 06 9:02 pm Post subject:
Am reading this with serious trepidation:OH has agreed not to keep the gloucester two as breeding pigs but to send them to slaughter. Now realising that we need 4 more freezers and a lot of wine On the downside he keeps eyeing up Aberdeens and Dexters - Bodgers fault!

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