Oh, Lardy!!!

Oh, Lardy!!!

After butchering in March, we used a beautiful April afternoon and set things up to render the fat into cracklin’s and lard.  A friend had her fat stored in the freezer, so we got together invited a few friends and had a good old-fashioned Lard...
Bacon, Bacon, Bacon………

Bacon, Bacon, Bacon………

After hog butchering this year, we cured and smoked our own bacon.  We chose not to do hams for several reasons.  We love roasts, and pulled pork both of which come from the same area of meat as the hams.  An additional reason is the requirements of the...
March Gathering 2015

March Gathering 2015

I just realized that I never finished this post about our March 2015 Gathering.  Sorry about that!  On March 8th several joined us for an informal Gathering at the Matthews Farm near Miller, Missouri.  We used the afternoon to visit, mingle and share...