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got our pigs back from the abbatoir yesterday, and butchered it ourselves. Easier than we thought!

and pleased cos the meat actually looks like real pork and everything!
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Post: # 169520Post Green Aura »

Looks very tasty. I repeat what I said to Susie - send sausages. :lol:
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looks gorgeous we used to keep GOS but that looks better than anything we produced
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thanks :flower:
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I know a dog who will do anything - even behave well - for a pig's ear. Hint.

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Post: # 169558Post Annpan »

Wow!! (I've been doing a lot of wowing today :? )

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I want pigs, I want pigs, I want pigs!!! :protest:


if you get really close to the screen you can almost smell it :)


ETA..... look at that skin too.....yum, yum....
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MKG wrote:I know a dog who will do anything - even behave well - for a pig's ear. Hint.

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well i would send you a couple of ears.. but we eat them ourselves. boiled for ages, then cut into strips, floured and fried. lovely!

sorry to the dog....
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good stuff Red, Bacon butties all round :mrgreen:
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That really looks delicious Red. Good work :cheers:


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Tip top Red - any bacon made from the bellies?

(Are your weaners booked for next year yet? lol)
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Thurston Garden wrote:Tip top Red - any bacon made from the bellies?

(Are your weaners booked for next year yet? lol)
not made any bacon yet - the bellies lie in teh freezer waiting our next move :icon_smile:

we certainly plan to keep pigs again next year!
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