Sometimes you just have to be flexible. While trying to diligently work to get ready for Olivia's 17th and Ariana's 16th Birthday party, and already behind schedule, we get a call that we need to change our sewing room into a butcher shop. Being the party is tomorrow, and we are behind on what we have left to still get ready, we do what we have to do and quickly switch gears. It usually always works out in the end and in this case it did as well. The Dischers and some of the Millers came over for a hands on Science Class and were a great help. Thankyou for all the help!!
Sewing flags, before switching gears
The most important part of butchering
Gutting (1300 pounds)
Skinning
Knife Sharpeners, (Very Important)
Keeping the meat cool, before cutting off the fat
The Cutting Crew (Very Dangerous)
More of the Cutting Crew
Uncle Tom is the Grinder
More Cutters
Thomas (cutting the butcher and freezer paper into just the right sizes)
Grace (Weighing the meat & wrapping)
The Wrappers, (Sarah and Grace)
The "unlabeled" finished product
4 comments:
That was lots of fun! :) :) :) I can now add "cow" to my list of animals I sort of know how to butcher. :) And the party was great-ya'll did an unbelievable job with all you had to do!!!! :)
Amazing how the Lord knows just when those cows are going to need to be butchered! (After all, He even keeps track of the sparrows!) And what a blessing that He gave you all the strength and sweet friends to pull together and get it done and still have a wonderful medieval fest the next day (so I hear from reliable sources!).
Good work, Pollocks!
Great job!! How satisfying that must have been to finish and put all that good meat in the freezer!I am very impressed that you pulled together the medieval feast the next day! Your crews looked very efficient. I am sure the Millers and Dischers learned alot -- maybe we can hold a butcherin' of our own in the future!
The Stricklens
Fun times!!!!!!!!!
I really enjoyed looking at all your pics. thanks for sharing.
AuntMary007
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