Deer Rear - Dried Venison, Pastrami, Ham

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My fridge was getting annoyed since I took my last brining bucket out for the buckboard bacon & never put anything else in. Rather than take a chance on mutiny I decided to brine a deer rear & keep the peace.


I started with this deer rear.


& removed from it the bone & silvers. All 3 pieces were then injected with 3 oz brine with cure.


They then went into my itty bitty brining bucket & just fit - that's a good thing b/c my small & medium buckets are reserved for a plan I have. I put the bucket in the fridge where it will stay for a few days to cure. That will give me time to make up my mind what I want to use them for. Probably a few different things 
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Dried venison.   LOVE IT.

Thats my vote.       
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Dried venison.   LOVE IT.

Thats my vote.       
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Yup one piece was already destined for that from the very get go - it's an awesome treat 
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Still up in the air about the other two - gonna scratch my back & think about it some more...

Foam wants some rear pastrami 
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  What to do... what to do...

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Ok I have decided to add a couple more deer rears to this project 
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So as of now there will be dried deer for C farmer, deer rear pastrami for Foam & I am still up in the air. Perhaps deer ham or pulled deer tacos or Curley bacon or.......   
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