Re: Christmas came early at casa holymadness -- UPDATED with photos

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by iammatt

I have to say that, even as somebody who has done a fair amount of butchering of large-ish cuts of meat, though not for some years, my experience with the pig in France this year, my first time with a whole animal of any great size, changed my point of view about meat, food and especially how to make sure you don't dishonor a life by tossing away edible parts. Sounds kind of silly, but what can I say.
It's only silly, Matt, in a world where that idea doesn't matter because you can't monetize the ideal well. I couldn't possibly agree more, though. ~ H

 

[holymadness]

Victory.

Lasted over two months. Two delicious months.

 

[mm84321]

That's beautiful. What did you end up doing with the bone?

 

[foodguy]

white beans!

 

[acidboy]

Originally Posted by holymadness

Victory.

Lasted over two months. Two delicious months.

wow, and it looks like you didn't gain weight at all!

so what's next?

 

[holymadness]

The bone I gave to my mother-in-law since I didn't have the time to do anything with it. I haven't heard back from her yet but I suspect it's quite tricky to work with. There's a ton of rancid fat still on the bone that needs to be boiled off, then it needs to be sawed into pieces to get at the marrow... it's a bit of a project.

Now that I have changed countries I am looking for regional specialities, but so far it's nothing but poutine and ice wine. Bleugh. I was gifted a nice saucisson de Lyon à l'ancienne before leaving.

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by holymadness

The bone I gave to my mother-in-law since I didn't have the time to do anything with it. I haven't heard back from her yet but I suspect it's quite tricky to work with. There's a ton of rancid fat still on the bone that needs to be boiled off, then it needs to be sawed into pieces to get at the marrow... it's a bit of a project.

Now that I have changed countries I am looking for regional specialities, but so far it's nothing but poutine and ice wine. Bleugh. I was gifted a nice saucisson de Lyon à l'ancienne before leaving.

Tortiere can be very nice. Some very good cheese and foie gras can be find in the country surrounding the eastern townships.