Ever fed your food? Before you eat it?

[hotfarmboy1]

We name all of our cows. When we raised pigs they were named bacon, sausage, pork chop, and boy. My nephew named boy and it was really a girl. There is definitely nothing like raising your own meat. If you have never tried a fresh steak you need to. A farmer I work for raises cows and sells the meat out of his garage (it is a legit state certified business). He is located in greenfield and if anyone is interested PM me and I can give you his info. I think he is going to start selling pork soon.

I agree, freshly butchered meat is the best! I remember when I was a kid and grandpa would kill a hog and butcher it in the back porch of his house. The sausage was so lean you actually had to add oil to fry it! And the bacon and fresh side were better than any you'd get in the store!

I really wish I had been old enough to learn all that while he was still around. I'd love to be able to still do it today. Hopefully someday I will learn so I can do it for my (future) kids so they can experience it too.

 

[concrete dog]

heck yes

Im trying to talk the wife into letting me buy a pig. I want to feed it lots of beer get it fat and have fresh beer bacon...lol

man let me know how it tastes if she ever lets you get the pig drunk yhen cook it

 

[public servant]

fish food

I generally feed the small mouth balsa wood minnows.

 

[public servant]

beer infused beef steaks...mmmmmm.

Ive heard of folks feeding there stock beer or wine before butchering but didnt know it was part of a diet. I always assumed it calmed them down,since you want as little blood flow through the muscles as possible and alcohol thins the blood. I would think eating an animal that was calm before death taste better{and is more tender} than an animal that had an adrenalin rush before death.

Actually...you're dead on...sort of...pardon the pun... When an animal (or human) dies a traumatic death the adrenalin rush and other enzymes produced makes the meat tough...the alcohol lessesns the effects. Or at least that was how it was explained to me when butchering cattle and hogs. You always want a quick, clean shot on that imaginary cross between the ears and the eyes...hoist them upside down fast and then stick them quickly so they bleed out fast.

 

[Blue Tile Spook]

Never fed any animal beer at any time, but have named many animals over the years that we have later butchered and eaten:

Beef
chicken
duck
lamb
turtle
pig

The joy of growing up on a farm and being dirt poor during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

It's kinda like the old joke:

Q: How many dogs does a Chinese family have?

A: Five. Two for petting and three for eating.

 

[Benny]

Does anyone know how long it is after the steak is cut and when the butcher puts it out for sale?

I know, if I'm buying a nice cut of steak, it sure as heck be wrapped in paper, not plastic.

 

[public servant]

Does anyone know how long it is after the steak is cut and when the butcher puts it out for sale?

I know, if I'm buying a nice cut of steak, it sure as heck be wrapped in paper, not plastic.

Generally they are put out for sale as soon as they are cut. But they are generally aged 3 to 7 days (sometimes longer) from the time they are slaughtered until they are cut (processed).

 

[redneckmedic]

And while having a couple beers with his gramps I was told to feed the cow


Garth was a good drinking buddie.... But he was an even better steak!

LESSON: DON'T DRINK BEER WITH GRAMPS...YOU MIGHT BE HIS NEXT MEAL!

 

[public servant]

 

[DHolder]

Redneckmedic..... you have a "UNIQUE" thought process. +1