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Title: Hello from Texas
Post by: JDS on December 12, 2010, 09:03:21 pm: Hello,

New member here from Texas.
I live on a few acres in the hill country, and have cattle, free range chickens, turkeys, bees, and am about finished with the pig pen. I also cut, and bale hay and enjoy working in my garden.
I was raised in a very rural manner, and fondly remember curing ham, bacon, etc with my family. While we still make about 700 pounds of deer/pork sausage per year along with panas, jerky, and the usual vegetable canning, the art of home curing pork here, has mysteriously disappeared. It seems every recipe I read on the net uses at least some heat, or pumps it full of brine to cure the meat. When I was a kid, we would use salt/sugar cure and hang in the smokehouse for cold smoking. It bothers me more than it should that this "art" has disappeared from the scene here, and I would really like to revive it in my household, at the very least.
I really look forward to getting to know y'all, and learning from you. This is a great forum by the way.

Jeff
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: robert waddell on December 12, 2010, 09:06:40 pm: wellcome from Scotland there will be no chance of selling you some weaner's is there
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: Gordon M on December 12, 2010, 09:24:39 pm: Hello and welcome to the forum Jeff.
Gordon.
Central Scotland
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: JDS on December 12, 2010, 09:34:34 pm: Thanks Lillian, and Gordon.
This might be more of an education than I thought. Is a weaner usually of the bovine, ovine, or porcine variety?
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: JDS on December 12, 2010, 09:39:47 pm: You folks have a good night. I'm just about to get out of work,(3:40pm here) and go home and take care of the critters, and garden. I like to call it my daily therapy.
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Post by: Rosemary on December 12, 2010, 10:04:33 pm: Hi and welcome from Carnoustie :wave:
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Post by: darkbrowneggs on December 12, 2010, 10:37:48 pm: Hi and wlecome from Worcestershire in the Midlands of England.

I have cured bacon and ham, and it is no real problem. When I get time I will sort out some "recipes" if someone else has not done so first

All the best
Sue
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: Hilarysmum on December 13, 2010, 08:56:09 am: "Is a weaner usually of the bovine, ovine, or porcine variety?"

Its porcine. Welcome from Brittany, France.
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: robert waddell on December 13, 2010, 09:03:22 am: so what breed of porcine are you going for hampshire red hereford duroc or some other breed
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Post by: Cinderhills on December 13, 2010, 09:07:25 am: Hi and welcome from North Yorkshire. :wave:
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Post by: Sylvia on December 13, 2010, 11:28:49 am: Hello from Devon, England. There are plenty of books on home-curing so hope you can get going with it. :)
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Post by: manian on December 13, 2010, 11:33:20 am: welcome from derbyshire :wave:
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Post by: cluckingnuts on December 13, 2010, 12:44:47 pm: Croeso i'r fforwm (welcome to the forum)
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: JDS on December 13, 2010, 02:08:36 pm: Quote from: Cinderhills on December 13, 2010, 09:07:25 am
Hi and welcome from North Yorkshire. :wave:
Either Yorkshire, or Hampshire, I am partial to both.

Thanks Sue, I would appreciate it.

Ok Lillian, I'll buy them but only if you deliver : )

Thanks all for the warm welcome.
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Post by: faith0504 on December 13, 2010, 07:17:04 pm: hi and welcome from moray :wave:
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Post by: digit on December 13, 2010, 07:22:58 pm: Hi, welcome from Wales :wave:
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Post by: Daisys Mum on December 13, 2010, 08:53:08 pm: Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders :wave:
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Post by: knightquest on December 13, 2010, 09:34:59 pm: Hello and welcome from Birmingham, West Midlands.

ian
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Post by: morri2 on December 14, 2010, 09:11:46 am: Hello there! Heavens, you are a long way away, bet you don't get much snow where you are :D - Welcome from north Wales. :wave:
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Post by: Frieslandfilly on December 14, 2010, 10:44:41 am: Hi and welcome from Oxfordshire :farmer:
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Post by: katie on December 14, 2010, 05:31:30 pm: Another welcome from Worcestershire! :wave:
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Post by: Sudanpan on December 14, 2010, 06:16:52 pm: Do you wear a Stetson on your smallholding? :D ;)
Hi from West Cornwall - I think we might be the closest to you geographically!
Tish
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Post by: sheila on December 15, 2010, 01:04:33 pm: Welcome from deepest Lincolnshire. It's always interesting to hear how people from other countries do things. I look forward to reading your contributions to the recipe section.
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: JDS on December 15, 2010, 06:31:36 pm: Thank you again all very much. I am enjoying learning how you folks get along.
It snows here, (South Texas) once every 5, to 10 years. Even then it's only a few inches, and does not stick for long. Good thing because nobody here knows how to drive in it.
For the most part, the only folks here who wear stetson's here are drug store cowboys, and don't know a thing about animals and, or farming.
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: robert waddell on December 15, 2010, 07:37:14 pm: o i like it am so tempted to quote a line from a movie but will hold of for a while sounds like the texans would be at home in scotland cant drive in the snow
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: knightquest on December 15, 2010, 08:59:47 pm: ~~Lots~~ Most of the people in the UK can't drive in snow....................Lets rev the engine until we burn through the ice....................or just polish it so no one can get traction... >:(

Sorry, rant over

ian
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: Eastling on December 16, 2010, 08:15:14 pm: Lol Ian you are so right
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Post by: Eastling on December 16, 2010, 08:16:57 pm: Hello & welcome JDS from Kent :wave:
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Post by: Hilarysmum on December 17, 2010, 09:06:43 am: Quote from: knightquest on December 15, 2010, 08:59:47 pm
~~Lots~~ Most of the people in the UK can't drive in snow....................Lets rev the engine until we burn through the ice....................or just polish it so no one can get traction... >:(

Sorry, rant over

ian

You should try living here, I'll stick on your bumper save my brakes, when you stop I'll stop .....eventually
Title: Re: Hello from Texas
Post by: bloomer on February 18, 2011, 07:22:32 am: alaska wow bet you understand snow

welcome to the forum