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[bobbi-j]

@LittleLakePhil - Happy Anniversary! You’re just a couple of months behind DH and me.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Happy Friday, Pond! It’s a slacker day at school today. The drama dept. is doing several performances that are taking up most of the day. So pretty much the entire day is spent watching plays.

With wolves nipping at your heels?


DH and I, along with his sister and BIL process all of our deer. The guys quarter them, bring the parts in the kitchen and we cut roasts and chops and trim burger meat.


We have 4 deer to process tomorrow. It will take a good part of the day.

Sounds like you process like we do. Tenderloin for lunch or supper on processing day for sure! We don’t skin our deer until the day we butcher - their theory is, it keeps the meat from drying out.


Oh, how very, very sad!


Count me in!


Awesome recap, Shaw!


Hugs to you too, Orr!



She is taking a break. She got spanked a few too many times for speaking bluntly which caused hurt feelings.


It seems that trauma in the elderly can be fatal more often than not.

be fun to have ya join us!

 

[bobbi-j]

One other thought on processing deer - our nephew used to work at the local meat processor. After listening to him talk, there is NO WAY we’d bring our deer in.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I am on my third day of slacking off here. I need to get busy but i don't wanna. It is cold and my neck hurts. Never mind, i will get a grip. Need to get the slop and heat it up for the chickens.

 

[room onthebroom]

Do the green beans with bacon and onions.

How do you make the cranberry sauce?
I'm looking for a good homemade recipe for @RUNuts , he is getting desperate.

@RUNuts
I use sugar & pineapple juice. A lot of people use OJ, but the pineapple juice gives it a special POW! (definitely a little clove & cinnamon too.) Remind me to give you the exact recipe later.

Cranberries sauce is easy..... Bag of cranberries..... Cup of brown sugar.... Splash of cherry wine..... Cup of water.
Boil till the berries pop..... Stir... Stir .... Stir..... Yum yum yum.

I love the popping of the berries. Such a satisfying sound!

 

[Alaskan]

Maybe I'll switch to bear..... Better eating anywaysi swear the best steaks I've ever had were bear.

Bear, at least up here... has Tricinosis (sp? That parasite in cysts in the meat... used to be common in pork) So cook it well... no jerky.

Never had a V plow. A V plow would work fine on my lane; not so sure about on the parking pad only 6' from the house door, unless the "V" could be reversed.

I'm not familiar with a 4 way? Sounds expensive.

V is usually move it all over the place kind of plow. We have one... a meyes.

I guess though where most of you all live a V plow isn't necessary..... Here it's almost required at times.

Yeah, here we need the fancy V. Stupid super long and curvy driveways.

One other thought on processing deer - our nephew used to work at the local meat processor. After listening to him talk, there is NO WAY we’d bring our deer in.

Why?

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I have a 24" snow blower that will get the job done, eventually. Just a PITA having snow blowing back in your face when the wind changes, not to mention throwing gravel everywhere, even with the auger set high, or busting shear pins whenever a chunk of gravel gets stuck. Much nicer in the warm truck cab listening to country music.

Yeah, durn right I'm spoiled; I figure I've earned the right to be spoiled by now.

Yeah I have a nice Arens snowblower and I've used it once.....a nice warm plow truck is sure the way to go....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Now that you mention it, my first plow was manual tilt, & the truck it was on had lock-out hubs. Don't miss either of them.

Still better than shoveling.....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Thanks Deb!

@RUNuts I haven't ever made this before but now I am confused why you need a recipe.
It seems pretty simple Mr.

Smack!!!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Bear, at least up here... has Tricinosis (sp? That parasite in cysts in the meat... used to be common in pork) So cook it well... no jerky.



V is usually move it all over the place kind of plow. We have one... a meyes.



Yeah, here we need the fancy V. Stupid super long and curvy driveways.



Why?

Tricanosis can also be killed off by over a month in the deep freeze...... but yeah I no what you mean..... not sure if our Black bears here have an issue or not.
But I always make my jerky in a hot smoker.... don't trust deer meat either.