Chicken boarders

[Trish]

Lesley you've done so much work this year, just imagine next year will be so much easier .

You really deserve your lovely home and I'm insanely jealous, well done you guys.

[The Dogmother]

When does the meat come back Lesley?

 

Oh, and before I forget; you said to remind you about 1/2 a dozen eggs for Saturday

[Lesley]

They come back on Tuesday Clare - and I haven't forgotten your eggs yet - I'll wait until Saturday morning and then leave them in the hall

[Martin B]

PM coming your way Lesley!

 

Sorry

[Lesley]

I'm sure I'll cope Martin - just keep them in single numbers as I have to go and cook something soon

Edited November 2, 2006 by Guest

[Martin B]

I think everybody knows that 1 from me turns into 20 and normally at the end of them a completely different topic.

[Lesley]

OK Martin - 5 is enough now - i have to go

[Martin B]

Sorry.

 

See you later!

[Lesley]

Seven - seven altogether - just to ask about duck eggs!

 

Continuing from another thread.........Emma - the cafe doesn't open until 8.30 on Saturday. The car park is just past the cafe on the same side - nearer to the traffic lights.

 

We will probably have Lauren with us as my daughter is here with me today and is really poorly with a migraine. i've just taken her to the doctor. The medication she's been given will knock her sickly for a good 24 hours

[The Dogmother]

Rosie will like to see Lauren, Lesley

[theherd123]

Will be good to meet Lauren too!

 

So sorry to hear about your daughter Lesley, my mum suffers with terrible migrains too hope she is feeling better soon!

 

Tomorrow is going to be a very busy but very exciting day!

[Snowy]

Hope you all have a great time tomorrow

[The Dogmother]

My mother used to get 4 day migraines when we were younger - they were cured by my osteopath.

[Lesley]

How many pigs can you fit in a Mini?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two! - but it makes for an interesting drive home! 160kg of pork!

 

The Brewery/Sausage Room - part finished. This table is the only clean area! Waiting for two pigs to arrive.

 

This might not look like much but it is pretty daunting

 

Warning for next two photos!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jake - with a friend! Note the unfinished room behind him!

 

Lauren - with a friend or two!

 

Pork ready to cure for bacon

 

Pork with dry cure

 

This should be ready in 5 - 10 days time, probably nearer 10 as the pieces are large.

 

Each side of bacon cut into 4 of these pieces - we have 4 sides to cure.

 

We have kept one whole ham out to cure - it will go into a brine cure today. We have frozen most of the other cuts.

 

Today we will remove the Chaps (cheeks) and cook those and then the heads will be cooked and all the small meat removed.

 

We were sorting all the meat out late into the evening - at the end, when we were both really tired, I asked Carl "what are those bits in that bag?" - we looked and found 'those bits' were the 4 tenderloins They nearly got labelled as 'Sauaage' ready to use in a batch of sausages

[Louise]

Wow Lesley

 

The cheeks are the best bit

 

So glad nothing is being wasted

 

I'll bet it will be the best Christmas ham ever

[Guest]

 

Lesley - looks like Louise is on her way down to yours for the ham!

[buffie]

That made me go Lovely to see Jake and Lauren understanding where their food comes from. I'll put my bacon order in then We hope we may get to a christmas market your way Lesley, just everything is all over the place at the moment, date wise.

 

BBx

[red]

Nice pig

[The Dogmother]

That looks lovely Lesley *yum*

 

I hope that I can try a bit of the bacon when it's ready.

 

*drool*

[Karen & co.]

Wow that's a lot of meat to sort out

 

bet it tastes good!

 

karen x

[Cate in NZ]

Wow Lesley, lots and lots of pork

[theherd123]

Bacon butty anyone???

[Martin B]

Nice pictures. Apparently the cheek meat tastes nice.

[Mrs Frugal]

Lesley ! What a lot of bacon you're going to have !

[Cinnamon]

Crikey - I never realised how much pork can be got from 2 pigs before

 

Well done to all of you, it looks fantastic