I still haven't decided if I want to mess with them again,lot of work. Then again,I keep thinking how good they were. You know where I can get some natural casings anywhere? I wanting to make some sausage.
I order the casings online. Either from sausagemaker.com or LEM. Whoever has them cheaper. They will come vac sealed and packed in salt. You just need to rehydrate them
i have an old book published in 1879 called Housekeeping In Old Virginia. it is a collection of recipes and life fromm the people of that time, and it describes killing of a bird at that time in great detail. " The best way to kill a fowl is to tie it by its legs, hang it up, and then cut off its neck. In this way, it dies more quickly, suffers less, and bleeds more freely." it goes on to describe the removal of the crop, and cleaning the bird...and emphasis on not breaking the gall. i thought it was interesting look into the past.
I remember as a kid my grandparents had chickens in their back yard in Puerto Rico. My grandmother would show me the one she wanted and told me to go catch it. Those things were hard to catch as a kid. A few hours later we would be eating some of the best tasting chicken you've ever sunk your teeth into!
My mom told me When i was in P.R. Bout the time i was 3 i got nosey and peeked out the window at the top of the stairs, saw a huge rooster, it " cuk a doodle dooed" and i got so scared i fell down the stairs. Lol
I had my first Indian head dress made by my Dad from our family dinner fare. About 4 years old and it didn't bother me.
